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NASA Awards Global Change Research Support Services Contract
NASA has awarded the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Support Services contract to ICF Incorporated LLC of Fairfax, Virginia.
This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a value of $25,870,622 and an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity component maximum value of $8 million, for a total potential contract value of $33,870,622. The five-year period of performance includes a one-year base period and four one-year options.
The purpose of the USGCRP support contract is to acquire technical and administrative support for the USGCRP National Coordination Office (NCO), located in Washington. The NCOs mission is to assist the nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change. To that end, the office provides technical, analytical and programmatic support to the Subcommittee for Global Change Research, which provides guidance to in
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Two Trump appointees are being investigated for posting reports denying climate change. Source: By Lisa Friedman, New York Times • Posted: Monday, January 25, 2021
The Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General said it will investigate an incident earlier this month in which two former Trump appointees posted debunked scientific reports denying the existence and significance of man-made climate change, purportedly on behalf of the United States government.
Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, along with four other Senate Democrats, had requested the inquiry into potential wrongdoing around the postings and improper use of government logos. In a letter Friday to the senator, the compliance and ethics staff of the inspector general’s office wrote, “After careful consideration, we decided to review this matter further.”
Snow Ends Saturday Night, Leaving Us With Clearing Skies Sunday We should have a grand total of 3-6 of new snow in the Twin Cities by the time the snow ends Saturday Night. While getting anywhere could be a bit slow Sunday morning with slick roads, we will see clearing skies throughout the day. Click for more. - D.J. Kayser
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Snow Continues Into Saturday Night
Snow will continue to fall across the state Saturday night, tapering off for most areas (except portions of northern Minnesota) by the morning hours Sunday. (First graphic: WeatherBell loop from 6 PM Saturday night to 6 AM Sunday. Second graphic: NWS Twin Cities timing on when snow will end.)