Government Matters (Full Show) – February 24, 2022
Updates on the James Webb Space Telescope; coordinating oversight of large government expenditure programs; challenges of creating a carbon-free electric grid
Updates on the James Webb Space Telescope; coordinating oversight of large government expenditure programs; challenges of creating a carbon-free electric grid
The James Webb Space Telescope launched on Dec. 25 after nearly three decades of development. The roughly $10 billion telescope sent back its first images just a few days ago. Dr. Christyl Johnson, deputy director for technology and research investments at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said the James Webb Space Telescope, essentially the […]
The federal government has spent over $3.5 trillion in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to date, according to USAspending.gov. Some waste, fraud and abuse is inevitable in all large government expenditure programs. Lessons learned from the pandemic spending can be used to deter waste, fraud and abuse in future programs like the infrastructure law to […]
The Biden administration has a national goal of reaching completely carbon-free electricity by 2035. Achieving that goal will involve transitioning power production, upgrading thousands of miles of transmission and more. Jonathan Moch, postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center, said this goal is tough but still doable if the country starts now […]
