Department of Energy (DOE) Archives

Ann Dunkin delivers a keynote at FedTalks 2023. (FedScoop)

Energy Department looking to make ‘broad bets’ for furthering quantum research and development

CIO Ann Dunkin said DOE is looking to innovate quantum technologies through both internal and external R&D.

4 days ago By Caroline Nihill

A blue charger is plugged into the front of an electric vehicle. Only the nose of white the vehicle is shown in the frame. — Electric vehicles were displayed before a news conference with White House Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about the American Jobs Plan and to highlight electric vehicles April 2021 in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

ChargeX working group releases electric vehicle error code recommendations

A consortium operated by several Department of Energy national labs released 26 error codes to improve the reporting of EV charging issues.

Nov 29, 2023 By Madison Alder

The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons)

National Science Foundation convenes first meeting on NAIRR pilot following Biden order

The science and research agency convened a meeting with more than 100 government, private-sector and nonprofit attendees Tuesday to discuss the National AI Research Resource.

Nov 9, 2023 By Madison Alder

President Joe Biden walks to sign an executive order after delivering remarks on advancing the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Inventories to be ‘more central part’ of understanding how agencies use AI under White House guidance

The White House is specifically seeking input on what should be made public in agency AI use case inventories as part of the Office of Management and…

Nov 7, 2023 By Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla. sit at a dark wooden table with microphones and papers atop it in a House hearing room. — Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla., testify during a hearing before the House Committee on Rules in July 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to reauthorize National Quantum Initiative Act

The House bill would reauthorize a law aimed at bolstering quantum research after it expired Sept. 30.

Nov 3, 2023 By Madison Alder

Rory A. Cooper, who uses a wheelchair, shakes hands with President Biden in the East Room of the White House. A uniformed man stands next to them holding a National Medal for Technology and Innovation to be presented to Cooper. — President Joe Biden presents the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Rory A. Cooper, of the University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Oct. 24 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden’s tech and innovation medal recipients include those with VA, Energy, NIH ties

Federal government awardees honored for their innovations in mobility devices, cancer treatments, and drinking water technologies.

Oct 24, 2023 By Madison Alder

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden administration seeks technology to drive vision of net-zero emissions for federal buildings by 2045

GSA and the Department of Energy want information from companies with under-utilized and early commercial technologies that are ready for evaluation in existing buildings.

Oct 16, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

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One threat facing the world’s fastest supercomputer? Raccoons

At times, wildlife have gotten into infrastructure used to provide power to the supercomputers at the Oak Ridge National Lab.

Oct 6, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Energy CIO Ann Dunkin speaks at FedTalks 2023. (FedScoop)

Batteries, 5G, AI and the battle for spectrum: How DOE is adapting

FedScoop recently sat down with Ann Dunkin, CIO for the Department of Energy, to discuss how emerging technologies such as AI and 5G are impacting agency operations.

Oct 5, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

National lab’s mismanagement of property put sensitive information and tech at risk, watchdog states

The report stated: “By not classifying, accounting for and dispositioning its sensitive and high-risk property, BNL is at risk for potential adverse impact on public health and…

Oct 5, 2023 By Caroline Nihill