Energy Department
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For decades, nuclear proponents have kept alive the idea of safe fusion power. Now the DoE has launched a program to rev up research into the technology.
May 13, 2020 -
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently made a solar cell that comes close to the holy grail of 50% efficiency.
May 01, 2020 -
The Energy Department is bringing something a little larger to the coronavirus fight, the IBM Summit supercomputer.
April 02, 2020 -
Artificial intelligence, supercomputing and advanced data analytics will play a significant role in the Trump administration’s long-term response to the coronavirus.
March 25, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management granting agencies new authorities to help in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 23, 2020 -
Federal agencies have requested an additional $45.8 billion in funding for 2020 alone, which the White House said is necessary for its governmentwide response to the coronavirus. Extra telework support is at the top of the list.
March 19, 2020 -
Dams and hydro power stations might be crucial but they can harm the nearby fish. The Dept. of Energy wants to address that.
March 13, 2020 -
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is the latest agency to conduct a large-scale test of its telework capabilities amid growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
March 10, 2020 -
DoD wants its installations to have their own power sources.
March 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows that while diversity has increased among workers at the State Department overall, that has not been the case for upper level managers.
February 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Republican Study Committee want to overhaul federal employee pay, performance awards and hiring systems.
February 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration launched a bid to ensure fairness in an important part of federal rule-making.
January 27, 2020 -
An Energy Department employee violated the Hatch Act when she gave a tour of a nuclear waste treatment plant to a congressional candidate, the Office of Special Counsel said Thursday. The employee has resigned and agreed to a three-year debarment from federal employment.
January 16, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, IT security controls continue to be a material weakness for the financial management systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
December 23, 2019 -
With where they went and what they'll do, the program director from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, David Tew, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 20, 2019