As you know, in October 1997, the NASA Administrator chartered the Cost Assessment and Validation (CAV) Task Force, chaired by Jay Chabrow, to perform an independent review of the Space Station program.

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Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus, who created the task force to dig into the party's woes and offer remedies, called the assessment the most unsparing and comprehensive ever done by a major political party.

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Given their authorities, programs, and expertise, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) have institutional capacities that can contribute significantly to the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and restoration efforts, including scientific and policy expertise as well as experience gained in the Task Force process and other planning efforts in the Gulf area.

WHITEHOUSE: Executive Order -- Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration