Energy Department
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The Agriculture Department, the Energy Department and the Navy are turning to industry to try to leverage advanced technologies to produce a new generation of biofuels. A request for information they just issued says the private sector would have to match any federal funds the agencies spend. The three departments are willing to spend up to 500 million dollars to jumpstart an industry to produce fuels that could serve as drop-in replacements for jet fuel and diesel. The Navy is aiming to get half its energy from alternative sources by the year 2020.
September 19, 2011 -
An Energy department lab is still offline 10 days after a major hack attack. Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update
July 12, 2011 -
The government\'s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has suffered a cyber attack.
July 06, 2011 -
The Defense Department says it\'s committed to changing both the way it uses energy and the kinds of energy the military uses.
June 15, 2011 -
The Obama administration released its policy framework for modernizing the nation\'s electric grid Monday. As has been the case in national strategies on other topics the White House has released recently, the administration wants the federal government to emphasize its role as a facilitator and standards author rather than a regulator.
June 13, 2011 -
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CIO Rosio Alvarez said she soon will release a RFP to move the lab\'s ERP system to the cloud. Berkeley already moved its email to the cloud.
June 01, 2011 -
A new bill for saving energy and money for your agency. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) explains it.
May 18, 2011 -
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra expects GSA to issue a solicitation by May 10 for a $2.5 billion contract for email-as-a-service. It\'s part of how the administration wants agencies to move to cloud computing. Kundra said five of seven short-term IT reforms efforts are on track.
April 28, 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 -
President Obama said the Defense Department must continue to cut wasteful spending from its budget for the country to reach fiscal health. At the same time, the country must continue to invest in energy, science and technology, he said.
April 19, 2011 -
The Defense Department is preparing its first departmentwide strategy on how it uses energy for military operations and what it\'s doing to move to more secure energy sources. Leaders are hopeful that the strategy will be sent to Congress in April.
April 01, 2011 -
While Google ranks as their ideal employer, many college students say they are interested in working for federal agencies.
March 21, 2011 -
We ask Steve Isakowitz, chief financial officer of the Energy Department and co-chairman of the CFO Council.
March 18, 2011 -
A council working group will deliver recommendations and options to the Office of Personnel Management for how to improve the way managers rate employee performance. OPM Director John Berry said appraisals need to be simplified and happen more frequently.
March 17, 2011