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AP source: White House to name new oil agency head
A Democratic official is telling The Associated Press that the White House is about to announce a new head of the agency that regulates the oil industry.
Tags: newscast , management
NOAA official honored for oil spill efforts
Amy Merten, spatial data branch chief in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Response and Restoration, is being honored for her efforts at using a new online data system to help clean up in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Tags: amy merten , Service to America Medal , NOAA , technology , best practices
Coast Guard harbored concerns about oil rigs
Globs of sticky brownish ooze soil miles of sensitive shoreline and marsh from Alabama to Louisiana. Former Coast Guard vice admiral Brian Peterman tells Federal News Radio deepwater oil rigs have caused concern for years.
Tags: Federal Drive , USCG , Brian Peterman , Command Consulting Group , Suzanne Kubota
Allen on his Coast Guard service, Gulf Coast oil spill
Adm. Thad Allen is one of the most widely praised feds for his work during the Gulf Oil Spill. Recently retired, he joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the Coast Guard response to the spill and his time in office.
Tags: Thad Allen , Coast Guard , Gulf Coast , Dorobek Insider
A look inside BP's operations center in Houston
CNN's Brian Todd brings us details
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Update: Oil spill pictures reveal devastation
CNN's Brian Todd brings us an update.
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USGS' Hsieh helped stop Gulf Coast oil spill
The work by Dr. Paul Hsieh has led to a nomination for a Service to America Medal in the Science and Environment category.
Tags: Paul Hsieh , USGS , Service to America Medals , Sammies , Gulf Coast , In Depth
Have a crisis? There's an app for that.
Alex Howard, Government 2.0 Washington Correspondent for O'Reilly Media, explains some of the ways government departments are taking advantage of collaborative tools to meet their missions.
Tags: Alex Howard , O'Reilly Media , Gov 2.0 , apps , technology , Dorobek Insider
Oil spill panel calls for higher standards
A presidential panel investigating the Gulf oil spill says that the oil industry, Congress and the Obama administration need to do more to reduce the chances of another large-scale disaster. Panel co-chair, former Senator Bob Graham joins us with details.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , Bob Graham
Public floods BP with oil response ideas
USA Today reports the public submitted 123,000 ideas to BP on how to stop the oil flow and clean up the spill.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , USA Today , Thad Allen , transparency , innovation , Gov 2.0 , Gulf Coast
