Department of Energy

Here’s one step the Energy Department could execute to help insure grid resilience

The stability of the nation’s electrical grid depends in part on large power transformers. The size of small houses, these transformers are in short supply…

Workforce

FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo, signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev. Officials in Nevada's rural Lincoln County have drafted an emergency declaration and are planning with state officials to handle possible crowds that might arrive for an event next month dubbed

This bill could compensate veterans exposed to radiation at a Nevada test range

Veterans Affairs

FILE - Framed by the Manhattan skyline electricians with IBEW Local 3 install solar panels on top of the Terminal B garage at LaGuardia Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources won't be enough to keep the lights on. Nuclear power is emerging as an answer to fill the gap as states transition away from coal, oil and natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst effects of a warming planet. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Big bucks up for grabs for those who can make buildings more energy efficient

Green Buildings

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National Science Foundation HQ with Metro passing by

How the National Science Foundation is dealing with a big budget increase

Budget

Private funding scales up DoD’s dual-use development projects

Contracting

GAO spikes the Federal Supply Schedule cross-walk; sellers beware

Commentary

Photo by Gigi Schumm

A checkup on cybersecurity with Energy Department CIO Ann Dunkin

Cybersecurity

Army’s $15M TMF award bolsters new strategy for securing operational technology

Army

The Weather Service can never know too much about water

Technology

A national laboratory comes up with a new version of a very basic metal

Technology

FILE - A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming an online job ad shows that all new employees that the IRS intends to hire after a funding boost in the Inflation Reduction Act will be required to carry a firearm and use deadly force if necessary. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

There’s no 2023 budget, but lots of new money is flowing into at least some federal agencies

Congress

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A busy week for Congress with a Chips Bill that keeps growing

The Senate will continue debating the Chips Bill this week. Find out more about that and other important happenings on Capitol Hill, Tom Temin talked with…

Congress

A federally-backed effort to improve cybersecurity of US manufacturing

The more compute-intensive manufacturing becomes, the more companies and their factories need cybersecurity protection. Now a new cyber roadmap is out…

Cybersecurity

Energy Department takes the title owning the fastest computer in the world

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge National Lab is home to the world’s fastest supercomputer.