Bonneville Power Administration: Feds Release Damning Investigation of BPA’s Hiring Practices & Management Culture (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_feds_release_damning_inves.html

Revised Draft I-937 Rules Suggest Significant Changes in Energy Conservation Compliance (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/revised-draft-i-937-rules-suggest-significant-changes-in-energy-conservation-compliance.html

Governor Inslee Proclaims Public Power Week October 6-12 - Mason PUD 3 Celebration Continues (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1275

San Juan Islands Clash over Broadband; Another Board Member Steps Down (Journal of the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/226928601.html

Snohomish PUD Makes Case for Dam, Residents Push Back (Monroe Monitor, WA)

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2013/10/08/pud-makes-case-for-dam-residents-push-back/

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BPA Acting Administrator Statement on U-S Department of Energy’s DOE Inspector General Report (Bonneville Power Administration)

“The findings in the Department of Energy Inspector General’s report are deeply troubling to all of us at the Bonneville Power Administration.  The Department and BPA are fully committed to addressing the problems with our human capital management program and providing recourse to the many individuals, including veterans, who were impacted by our flawed hiring practices.  I also want to reiterate my commitment to a workplace free of retaliation, particularly against those who raise concerns. As we move forward to rebuild our human resource capabilities, all of us at BPA will continue to serve our core mission by bringing reliable, low-cost, and environmentally sustainable power and transmission service to the people of the Pacific Northwest."

Elliot Mainzer, Acting Administrator

Bonneville Power Administration