Panel Suggests Ways to Ensure U.S. Energy Security
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The United States must diversify its  global oil supplies, expand a world network of strategic  petroleum reserves and raise fuel efficiency standards to  ensure its energy security, a panel of experts recommended on  Wednesday.
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A Washington, D.C., think tank has launched a cybersecurity commission full of top experts in the field, with the goal of creating a list of recommendations for the next U.S. president.The Center for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ) wants the commission to come up with a list of recommendations that the new president who takes office in January 2009 &quot;can pick up and run with right away,&quot; said James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program. The commission, made up of 32 cybersecurity experts, plans to finish its work by the end of 2008.Co-chairmen of the commission are retired Admiral Bobby Inman, former director of the U.S. National Security Agency; Scott Charney, corporate vice president for trustworthy computing at Microsoft; U.S. Representative Jim Langevin, a Rhode Island Democrat and chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cyber Security and Science and Technology; and Representative Michael McCaul of Texas, the ranking Republican on the subcommittee.Cyberthreats against the U.S.&#160;are growing, and it&#39;s&#160;important for Congress and the next president to take action, Langevin said. In the past year, his committee has investigated hundreds of cyberbreaches within the U.S. government.Langevin remains concerned about U.S. government networks, he said. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported 844 cybersecurity incidents in fiscal years 2005 and 2006, he noted.When the lead agency for protecting the U.S. against cyberattacks has hundreds of vulnerabilities, &quot;we&#39;ve clearly reached an unacceptable situation,&quot; Langevin said.The commission will expect action on its recommendations, added McCaul. He promised to push the recommendations in the cybersecurity subcommittee.&quot;The time is now for action,&quot; he said. &quot;For any [presidential] administration, it&#39;d be unwise to ignore that.&quot;Among the members of the committee are three former cybersecurity directors at the White House Office of Management and Budget; former Federal Trade Commission member Orson Swindle; former DHS assistant secretary for cybersecurity Amit Yoran; former head of the U.S. Department of Justice computer crimes division Marty Stansell-Gamm; and executives with Oracle, EMC, Internet Security Systems, and Verizon Communications.
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At 10 a.m. on April 4, 2001, representatives of 13 environmental groups were brought into the Old Executive Office Building for a long-anticipated meeting. Since late January, a task force headed by Vice President Cheney had been busy drawing up a new national energy policy, and the groups were g...
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The Bush administration proposed upgrading fuel economy standards for passenger cars on Wednesday, starting a process that will bring close scrutiny from automakers, environmental groups and key members of Congress.
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The United States needs to urgently set a "carbon price" as the first step in cutting emissions of carbon dioxide contributing to global warming, a panel of environmental and energy experts said on Thursday.
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A working group appointed by President Bush recommended a food inspection approach that focuses on points of vulnerability that arise before products like food and toys reach the United States.
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A US government advisory panel is to recommend a revision to the minimum level of crude inventories required to ensure adequate supplies of crude oil to the nation&#39;s refiners to produce gasoline
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The U.S. government should create a body to foster the free flow of scientific knowledge and researchers from other countries while balancing the threat from enemies, an expert panel said on Thursday.
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Thirty years ago, Rep. Jim Oberstar testified in favor of his legislation to install solar panels at federal buildings. Now, as chairman of the House Transportation Committee, he's got the juice to make it happen &#151; at least on a small scale.
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The Pentagon is not prepared to respond to a catastrophic chemical, biological or nuclear attack within the United States, placing Americans at risk, an independent panel reported to Congress on Thursday.
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To ensure affordable and reliable  energy supplies in the future, the United States needs to  diversify its global oil supplies, expand a world network of  strategic petroleum reserves and significantly boost vehicle  fuel standards.
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Leaders of the Group of Eight said Sunday that they were committed to transparency, competition and increased investment in the energy sector in a joint statement on energy security, a focal theme of this year&#039;s G-8 summit.
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Two top senators offered a bipartisan plan on Monday to remedy what the Sept. 11 commission called &quot;dysfunctional&quot; congressional oversight of US anti-terror efforts.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on Saturday called on countries to find and secure nuclear and other dangerous material to keep it out of the hands of terrorists.
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With the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq serving as a backdrop, a high-level international panel called for sweeping changes Tuesday of the United Nations, including a recommendation that the Security Council must in the future authorize any pre-emptive or preventive global military action.
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US energy policy over the long term will require new nuclear power plants, cleaner coal and cars that get more miles per gallon, experts said Wednesday.
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The Bush administration says the   United States needs an extra 20 years to meet Congress' goal of   having almost a third of U.S. motor fuel supply come from   energy sources other than gasoline.