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April 29, 2015
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Thune to Kick Off Hackathon to Improve Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will kick off Hack4Congress, a hackathon that brings together coders, designers, and innovators to develop platforms to better Congress through technology. Sen. Thune submitted three challenges that hackathon participants could tackle at the event, including an […]

April 29, 2015
Press Release
Thune, Nelson Applaud Senate Passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act
“This bill provides important incentives for whistleblowers in the auto industry to bring safety concerns to the attention of federal regulators when harmful safety defects are not reported.”
April 28, 2015
Press Release
Statement on Nomination of TSA Administrator
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger has been nominated to serve as an Assistant Secretary for Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
April 28, 2015
Press Release
GAO Releases Report on First Responder Network
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today titled the “Public-Safety Broadband Network: FirstNet Should Strengthen Internal Controls and Evaluate Lessons Learned.”
April 24, 2015
Press Release
Five Years After Deepwater Horizon, Full Committee Hearing to Examine Lessons Learned
The committee will convene on April 29, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.
April 23, 2015
Press Release
Digital Trade Provision Included in Trade Promotion Authority
Inclusion of digital trade in TPA is critical for the modern era and will address harmful foreign barriers to digital trade.
April 23, 2015
Press Release
Thune Statement on GAO Report on FCC’s Lifeline Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report released today on the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline universal service program.  “In January 2014, I asked GAO to examine the FCC’s reforms of the Lifeline program. […]

April 22, 2015
Press Release
Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Aviation Safety
Chair Ayotte will convene a hearing on FAA Reauthorization.
April 22, 2015
Press Release
Coast Guard Commandant to Testify Before Oceans Subcommittee
“Staying Afloat: Examining the Resources and Priorities of the U.S. Coast Guard.” The hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
April 22, 2015
Press Release
Thune and Smith: Maximize Valuable Federal Research
The COMPETES Acts of 2007 and 2010 served as the authorizing vehicle for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).