Modernization
Energy Department Plans to Release Guide to Scaling IT Modernization
The agency has found success in taking small steps to deploying large-scale changes.
Emerging Tech
Congress Concerned Over Crypto's 'Massive' Energy Needs
The House Energy and Commerce Committee heard witness testimony on crypto’s power consumption, and renewables' role in making the industry sustainable.
Emerging Tech
Energy Launches New Program To Overhaul the U.S. Electrical Grid
Pursuant to President Biden’s sustainable energy plans, the Department of Energy launched a new initiative to restore the country’s electrical grid through expanded access and more resilient systems.
Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Supercomputer to Support Renewable Energy Innovation Coming in 2023
HPE will build Kestrel, named for the American falcon, for an Energy Department lab.
Modernization
Energy Department Awards Verizon $34.6M to Modernize its Communications Services
Two new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task orders will underpin the work.
Emerging Tech
America’s First Exascale Supercomputer Is ‘On Track’ for 2021 Deployment
Next-gen systems like it are expected to drive unprecedented innovation.
Emerging Tech
Inside Pacific Northwest National Lab’s 5G Innovation Studio
Federal officials are exploring what the next generation of wireless capabilities has to offer.
Ideas
These 3 Energy Storage Technologies Can Help Solve the Challenge of Moving to 100% Renewable Electricity
Energy storage can make facilities like solar farms more profitable by letting them store power for cloudy days.
Emerging Tech
Energy Awards $54 Million in Microelectronics Grants
The awards are designed to increase energy efficiency and stimulate U.S.-based innovation.
Emerging Tech
Argonne National Lab Inches Closer to Exascale Age with New ‘Testbed’ Supercomputer
Polaris will support the Energy Department’s user community as it prepares for new, more powerful computing capabilities.
Emerging Tech
Oak Ridge-Made Software Platform Digitally Twins All U.S. Buildings
Those involved aim to help improve nationwide decision-making about energy efficiency.
Digital Government
How DHS and a National Lab Aim to Advance First Responders’ Drug Detection
As opioid abuse rises, government officials are engaging with states and industry to improve tech used to spot narcotics.
Digital Government
National Labs Move to Support Researchers Seeking Name Changes on Past Work
As part of broader inclusivity campaigns, the labs aim to relieve some burdens faced by transgender authors or others whose names have changed over their professions.
Ideas
How the Energy Department Can Improve Cybersecurity in the Energy Industry
The Energy Department has an obligation to protect both public and private energy interests on critical infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
Bill Would Commit Tens of Billions to Modernize National Labs
Rep. Bill Foster shed light on how the bill fits into a broader Congressional strategy to boost U.S. investments in science and research, and what’s to come for the National Lab Caucus.
Cybersecurity
Energy Updates Assessment Tool for Administration’s 100-Day Cybersecurity Sprint
The update comes as lawmakers jostle for jurisdiction over cybersecurity across multiple critical infrastructure sectors with a slew of bills advancing in both chambers of Congress.
Cybersecurity
Energy’s Cyber Response Office Misspent Millions Due to Lack of Budget Management
Complaints alleged the relatively new CESER misspent $11.7 million, though the inspector general could only substantiate some of those claims.
Artificial Intelligence
National Lab Researchers Boost Chip Design Processes With Artificial Intelligence
The experiments could hold the potential to help ease future semiconductor shortages.
Cybersecurity
Energy Department Revising Cybersecurity Requirements for Nuclear Administration Contractors
The changes are coming as the industry argues current regulations are overly burdensome.
Cybersecurity