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  3. About Energy Department

    The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production. DOE also sponsors more basic and applied scientific research than any other US federal agency; most of this is funded through its system of United States Department of Energy National Laboratories.

    In the United States, all nuclear weapons deployed by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) are actually on loan to DOD from the DOE, which has federal responsibility for the design, testing and production of all nuclear weapons. DOE in turn uses contractors to carry out its responsibilities; design of the nuclear components of the weapon - Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; engineering of the weapon systems - Sandia National Laboratory; manufacturing of key components - Los Alamos National Laboratory, testing - Nevada Test Site; and final weapon/warhead assembling/dismantling - Pantex.

    Many federal agencies have been established to handle various aspects of U.S. energy policy, dating back to the creation of the Manhattan Project and the subsequent Atomic Energy Commission. The impetus for putting them all under the auspices of a single department was the 1973 energy crisis, in response to which President Jimmy Carter proposed creation of the department. The enabling legislation was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Carter on August 4, 1977. The department began operations on October 1, 1977. The agency is administered by the United States Secretary of Energy, and its headquarters are located in Germantown, Maryland as well as southwest Washington, D.C., on Independence Avenue in the Forrestal Building, named for James Forrestal.

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    2. DOE takes innovative approach to data center consolidation

      Explore Government Computer News (Aug 8 2011) Servers

      DOE takes innovative approach to data center consolidation The Energy Department has forged a partnership with Lockheed Martin to increase energy efficiency through data center co... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Lockheed Martin   Department of Energy   Energy Department

    3. Nations agree to global data center metrics

      Explore Government Computer News (Apr 15 2010) Servers

      ...stry." More on PUE: Air flow control can yield more efficient data centers Representatives from the Energy Department’s Save Energy Now and Federal Energy Management Programs, the Environmental Protection Agency’s... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Energy Department   IBM

    4. Will Politics Slow the Wind?

      Explore Science News, Articles and Information (Mar 9 2010) Wind

      Will Politics Slow the Wind? ... poses "a perceived threat to the embedded generators," said David Corbus, senior engineer with the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. "They color it in different ways. But when you come down to... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Energy Department   American Electric Power   National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    5. DOE uses cloud computing for science, CIO says

      Explore Government Computer News (Dec 11 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers

      DOE uses cloud computing for science, CIO says The Energy Department gets cost savings by performing some of its scientific computations with cloud computing technologi... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Department of Energy

    6. Creating the Greenest Building in the US

      Explore Business News & Financial News (Dec 7 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

      Creating the Greenest Building in the US ...ere could "have a huge impact on our nation's energy security," says Jeffrey Baker, director of the Energy Department's local field office. The federal government also plans to continue studying—and tweaking—the build... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Department of Energy   Energy Department

    7. Clean-Energy Execs Take Pitch for Climate Bill to White House

      Explore The New York Times (Oct 8 2009) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

      Clean-Energy Execs Take Pitch for Climate Bill to White House ... to lead in this next Industrial Revolution," Chu warned. He used the occasion to announce that the Energy Department will provide up to $750 million from the stimulus law to accelerate the development of conventional... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   U.N.   John Kerry   Barack Obama

    8. Google Plans Private Government Cloud

      Explore InformationWeek (Sep 16 2009) Cloud Computing

      Google Plans Private Government Cloud ...or more great jobs, career-related news, features and services, please visit our Career Center. The Energy Department will fund LED and organic LED research with funds from the economic stimulus package. MEMC Electron... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Vivek Kundra   Energy Department

    9. Sandia supercomputer boots a million virtual machines

      Explore Government Computer News (Aug 6 2009) Supercomputer

      Sandia supercomputer boots a million virtual machines Computer scientists at the Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratories have simultaneously booted one million Linux kernels, all of which r... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Energy Department   IBM

    10. Building Power Lines Creates A Web Of Problems

      Explore npr.org (Apr 28 2009) Wind

      Building Power Lines Creates A Web Of Problems ... grid built quickly. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says that no matter how much authority it has, the Energy Department shouldn't play the bully by simply declaring eminent domain when it wants to build a new line. He s... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Steven Chu   Energy Department

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