Nextgov - Authors - Douglas P. Guarinohttp://www.nextgov.comen-usThu, 16 May 2013 16:09:47 -0400House Could Withhold DHS Funds While Waiting for Chemical Security Reporthttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/house-could-withhold-dhs-funds-while-waiting-chemical-security-report/63224/Appropriators want to hold back $20 million until Homeland Security produces progress report and spending plan.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireThu, 16 May 2013 16:09:47 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/05/house-could-withhold-dhs-funds-while-waiting-chemical-security-report/63224/DefenseBEEE/Shutterstock.comEPA Nominee Declines Comment on Controversial Nuclear Incident Guidehttp://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/epa-nominee-declines-comment-controversial-nuclear-incident-guide/62451/Document references IAEA guidelines suggesting intervention is not needed until drinking water is contaminated with radioactive iodine 131 at a concentration of 81,000 picocuries per liter.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireThu, 11 Apr 2013 15:39:31 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/epa-nominee-declines-comment-controversial-nuclear-incident-guide/62451/Emerging TechEPA Relaxes Public Health Guidelines For Radiological Attacks, Accidentshttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/04/epa-relaxes-public-health-guidelines-radiological-attacks-accidents/62381/Watchdog groups blast a new guide for coping with a disaster's environmental fallout.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireTue, 09 Apr 2013 15:36:25 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2013/04/epa-relaxes-public-health-guidelines-radiological-attacks-accidents/62381/HealthJackie Johnston/AP file photoWatchdog Groups Blast White House-Backed Nuclear Cleanup Studyhttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/04/watchdog-groups-blast-white-house-backed-nuclear-cleanup-study/62323/Feds agree to extend the comment period.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireFri, 05 Apr 2013 15:29:33 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/04/watchdog-groups-blast-white-house-backed-nuclear-cleanup-study/62323/CIO BriefingTed S. Warren/AP file photoWhite House Advances Controversial Nuclear Incident Response Guidehttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/04/white-house-advances-controversial-nuclear-incident-response-guide/62243/New approach is expected to relax long-held cleanup standards.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireTue, 02 Apr 2013 16:01:19 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/04/white-house-advances-controversial-nuclear-incident-response-guide/62243/DefenseBullit Marquez/AP file photoWhite House Supports Rollback of Cleanup Standards for Nuclear Incidentshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/white-house-supports-rollback-cleanup-standards-nuclear-incidents/62121/Administration would relax long-held standards for cleaning up radioactive material released through disaster or acts of terrorism.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireWed, 27 Mar 2013 13:55:10 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/white-house-supports-rollback-cleanup-standards-nuclear-incidents/62121/DefensePablo Martinez Monsivais/APNRC: New Nuclear Plant Safety Measures Not Premature But Final Decision Pendinghttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/nrc-new-nuclear-plant-safety-measures-not-premature-final-decision-pending/61803/In the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meltdowns in Japan, the commission has identified a host of potential ways to improve the security and safety of U.S. reactorsDouglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireMon, 11 Mar 2013 16:09:44 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/nrc-new-nuclear-plant-safety-measures-not-premature-final-decision-pending/61803/DefenseThe Pilgrim Station nuclear power plant in Plymouth, Mass., is one of the aging facilities.AP file photoEnergy Officials Are Divided Over Nuclear Agency's Futurehttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/energy-officials-are-divided-over-nuclear-agencys-future/61621/Break-in at the Y-12 weapons complex raises questions about NNSA stewardship.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireFri, 01 Mar 2013 13:31:09 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/energy-officials-are-divided-over-nuclear-agencys-future/61621/DefenseEPA withholds information on dirty bomb reporthttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/epa-withholds-information-dirty-bomb-report/61144/The information could reveal whether the officials are speaking out against their own agency’s long-held health standards.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireWed, 06 Feb 2013 16:33:27 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/02/epa-withholds-information-dirty-bomb-report/61144/DefenseBills would impose tougher chemical security ruleshttp://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/01/bills-would-impose-tougher-chemical-security-rules/60900/One of the measureswould impose additional requirements on industry through DHS's Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireFri, 25 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0500http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2013/01/bills-would-impose-tougher-chemical-security-rules/60900/CIO BriefingOne of the bills would authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate security at water facilities that use dangerous chemicals.B Brown/Shutterstock.comObama administration weighing more aggressive medical isotope policieshttp://www.nextgov.com/health/2012/06/obama-administration-weighing-more-aggressive-medical-isotope-policies/56206/White House said it would look to favor buying medical isotopes produced without the use of bomb-grade uranium.Douglas P. Guarino, Global Security NewswireMon, 11 Jun 2012 15:00:12 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/health/2012/06/obama-administration-weighing-more-aggressive-medical-isotope-policies/56206/HealthJezper/Shutterstock.com North Korea's failed rocket launch prompts missile defense questionshttp://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/04/north-koreas-failed-rocket-launch-prompts-missile-defense-questions/51048/Douglas P. GuarinoWed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2012/04/north-koreas-failed-rocket-launch-prompts-missile-defense-questions/51048/Defense