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Witnesses testified about the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s implementation of the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which authorized greater appropriations for the CPSC an…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held an oversight hearing on the Transportation Security Administration. In his testimony, John Pistole defended the TSA’s aggressiv…

Transportation officials testified on national rail infrastructure and the needs of public and private users of the system.

Telecommunications leaders from Facebook, Apple, Google, and AT&T, and academics spoke about industry practices in regard to online data collection and usage, and consumer rights.

Witnesses testified on pipeline safety and the September 9th natural gas pipeline explosion in a San Bruno, California. The incident killed several people and destroyed almost 40 homes. They…

Witnesses talked about the future of human space flight in relation to President Obama’s recent announcement of a new direction for NASA. Among the issues they addressed were the plan’s impa…

Witnesses testified about port and maritime security as well as efforts to prevent terrorist attacks at the nation’s vital ports. They also spoke about efforts to update port security legisl…

Officials from the Federal Communications and Federal Trade Commissions testified on their agencies' efforts to protect consumers' online privacy.

Witnesses spoke about the oil spill cleanup and restoration effort in the Gulf of Mexico. They also focused on new technology to clean up the oil and ways in which the government both review…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of John Pistole to be assistant secretary of Homeland Security and Administrator, Tran…

Witnesses testified about children’s online privacy and the adequacy of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the midst of new technologies and media. COPPA was over 10 yea…

Witnesses testified about the response efforts to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill forllowing a catastrophic explosion on the oil rig, Deepwater Horizon. Heads of the Coast Guard and National Oc…

Julius Genachowski testified on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) national broadband plan, released by the commission on March 17, 2010. Since the release of the plan, a court deci…

Automobile manufacturers testified about the U.S. government response to the Toyota recalls of vehicles due to break and acceleration issues.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Robert Harding to be assistant secretary of Homeland Security and administrator, Tr…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the effect on competition and consumers of a merger between NBC Universal and Comcast. Chairman Genachowski and Ms. Varney s…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the effect on competition and consumers of a merger between NBC Universal and Comcast. Several committee members expressed t…

Officials testified about the U.S. government response to the Toyota recalls of vehicles due to break and acceleration issues. In his testimony, Secretary LaHood promised a complete investig…

Witnesses testified about proposals to establish high-speed rail lines. Among the issues they addressed were the high cost estimates associated with the proposals, environmental and economic…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science and Space held a hearing on NASA’s human space flight plans. Norman Augustine, Chair of the Review of U.S. Human Space…