Energy Department
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The America Competes Reauthorization Act authorizes the agency\'s programs and sets a path toward the future. President Obama signed the bill into law Tuesday. Several other science and technology agencies receive marching orders from lawmakers.
January 06, 2011 -
The AFFIRM panel discusses how to stay innovative.
November 18, 2010 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development went from being the poster child for the dysfunctional federal hiring process to being a model of what others are striving for.
November 17, 2010 -
WFED\'s Jason Miller describes efforts at some agencies to cut hiring time.
November 17, 2010 -
Many agencies have reduced the time it takes to hire a new employee. DoD, Energy and VA are among the departments that have made the most progress over the last year. OPM Director John Berry said a full government-wide look will not be available until early 2011.
November 17, 2010 -
Subhead: Administration honors sustainability efforts by seven agencies with the 2010 GreenGov Presidential awards.
October 07, 2010 -
DoE wants to make all of its roofs white or light color to help reduce the amount of heat buildings absorb. GSA is testing solar panels, geo-thermal and solar chimneys in different buildings around the country. The goal is to help reduce the government\'s $25 billion annual energy bill.
October 06, 2010 -
The Department of Energy is testing out new hydrogen technology. Learn more about it through Federal News Radio\'s Greening of Government series.
October 04, 2010 -
This week Navy Secretary Ray Mabus released a report that calls for establishing a congressionally mandated Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force to coordinate federal, state and local actions to restore the Gulf after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
October 01, 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 -
Reverse auctions -- in which the bidder is the seller -- have helped larges companies and cities save millions of dollars in energy costs and could be used for individuals and neighborhoods, according to a Southeastern Louisiana University professor in
September 29, 2010 -
Agencies must make their data networks compliant with the IPv6 protocol now. The government and private industry face a looming crisis as Internet addresses defined by an increasingly dated technical protocol run out, possibly as early as next year. Agencies must first upgrade external servers to run the new protocol.
September 28, 2010 -
Vote today in our Best of the Federal Government series.
September 10, 2010 -
DoE set up Energy Savings Performance Contracts with several different companies to work under a share-in-savings approach to reduce agency utility bills. Agencies do not have to pay upfront costs to move electricity or other infrastructure away from fossil fuels. The contracts could help agencies meet the White House\'s carbon footprint and greenhouse goals.
August 19, 2010 -