Smithsonian Institution

December 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC – The Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill approved by the Senate today includes a new public-private partnership established by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to begin addressing the Smithsonian Institution’s $2.5 billion facilities maintenance backlog.    » read more »

November 16, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, today called on the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents to provide further explanation regarding allegations that political pressure influenced the content of a recent exhibit on the Arctic.    » read more »

Oct. 4, 2007 -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History elected three prominent historians, Ellsworth H. Brown, James O. Horton and Vicki Ruiz, to its advisory board effective Oct. 5. The Smithsonian's Board of Regents approved the three candidates for three-year terms with the option of serving a second term.    » read more »

September 28, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, has called on the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents to respond to the latest news of continued maintenance and security issues at their facilities, which were detailed in a new Government Accountability Office report released today.    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, today urged the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents to move rapidly on a reform package recommended by an independent investigative committee.    » read more »