Education Department
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Frank Rusco, the director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at GAO, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss a recent GAO report.
October 20, 2011 -
Energy sells helium-3 faster than NNSA can collect it. What this means, and why it\'s a problem, is explained for us by GAO\'s Dr. Timothy Persons.
June 13, 2011 -
Contractors may cost more than you think. The Energy Department is finding that out the hard way. Mark Gaffigan is the Managing Director for Natural Resources and Environment Issues at GAO.
June 02, 2011 -
Two prominent lawmakers think the Energy Department should have authority to order action during a cyber attack on the electrical grid.
May 06, 2011 -
Pete Tseronis, the chief technology officer at the Department of Energy, tells Federal News Radio federal data centers will start to look a lot like Facebook.
May 04, 2011 -
EPA environmental protection specialist Una Song joins host John Gilroy to talk about the Energy Star project and how it can help your agency monitor its energy use. April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011 -
OFSA conducted a survey to point out which departments and agencies were best using open source technologies.
March 08, 2011 -
The Defense and Energy departments will team up on a pair of multimillion dollar research projects. The goal is to give the military access to secure, reliable renewable energy, both in deployed units and on military bases.
March 07, 2011 -
The Department of Energy has given out the largest ever awards of the Department\'s supercomputing time to 57 innovative research projects. Computer simulations will be used to perform virtual experiments that in most cases would be impossible or impractical. Using two world-leading supercomputers with a computational capacity roughly equal to 135,000 laptops, officials say the research could, for example, help speed the development of more efficient solar cells, make improvements in the production of biofuels, or develop medications that can help slow the progression of certain diseases. Selected projects were chosen for their potential to advance scientific discoveries, speed technological innovations, and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
December 14, 2010 -
Energy Secretary said China\'s growing innovation should spur US to ramp up investment in clean energy, despite a shift in Washington on climate change.
November 30, 2010 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles. EPA\'s Karl Simon joins us with details.
November 12, 2010 -
The pilot facility will demonstrate the scalability of phosphorescent OLED technology and materials. DOE\'s Jim Brodrick explains how it works.
November 02, 2010 -
The Office of Personnel Management gave the top award for Chief Human Capitol Officers of the Year to John U. Sepúlveda, assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
October 22, 2010 -
A smart electrical power grid could decrease annual electric energy use and utility sector carbon emissions at least 12 percent by 2030. We get details from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory\'s Rob Pratt.
October 18, 2010 -
During chemical, biological, and radiological/nuclear atmospheric releases, the more information available about which way the wind is blowing, the better. To that end, WeatherBug, DHS and DOE are working together. Details from WeatherBug\'s Bill Callahan.
October 01, 2010