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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar delivered remarks at a National Academy of Medicine forum on prescription drug prices. Secretary Azar announced a new Trump administration propo…

Co-chairs of the Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise outlined their interim report on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Co-chair Norman Aug…

Former energy and defense officials along with industry professionals spoke at a conference on energy policy and security Speakers included former Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister…

Witnesses talked about the future of human space flight in relation to President Obama’s recent announcement of a new direction for NASA. Former Apollo astronauts criticized the plan as a “b…

Witnesses testified on the role of government in energy innovation. They warned of major setbacks in the development of alternative energy in the coming years as federal funding runs out for…

President Obama spoke about the future of the U.S. space program. In his remarks he explained his decision to eliminate plans for a new manned moon mission, and called for a restructuring of…

Panelists talked about bipartisanship for the purposes of strategic planning and investing in the future. Topics included national security, education, and energy issues. Following their rem…

Panelists talked about challenges to U.S. fiscal and economic health and identified ways to overcome a “broken” Washington. Among the topics they addressed were the state of the U.S. economy…

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…

The NASA Human Space Flight Review Committee is charged with formulating plans for future U.S. space missions. Norman Augustine talked about the first meeting of the Committee. He talked abo…

A press conference was held for the release of the report Saving America’s Future: A Challenge to the American People, the first report from the Strengthening America’s Future Initiative (SA…

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a forum on the economic outlook and the components of an economic recovery plan to spur job creation and create long-term growth. Part…

The second conference of The National Consortium convened convening teachers, administrators, academics, and professional leaders for two days of discussions on the nature of, and best me…

Former Lockheed Martin chairman and chief executive officer Augustine talked about the Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century, a panel of experts convened by the N…

The Homeland Security Advisory Council held their quarterly meeting. The group provided advice to Secretary Tom Ridge. A number of issues were addressed, which included information sharing, …

Norman Augustine talked about science research. He said that such research had been badly neglected in the United States in recent years, and that this neglect was partly responsible for som…

Currrent and former NASA officials talked about the future of manned space flight and space exploration programs. Among the topics they addressed were the types of missions to be conducted, …

At the inaugural meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, chaired by Secretary Ridge, he swore in the other members, and then spoke about the Department of Homeland Security and it…

Witnesses testified about the safety of the V-22 Osprey program. At issue were several recent crashes by the aircraft, future spending commitments, and reliability. Officials said that a rev…

Kenneth Adelman and Norman Augustine talked about their book, Shakespeare in Charge: The Bard’s Guide to Leading and Succeeding on the Business Stage, published by Hyperion. The authors exp…