Tag Archives: DOE

Final FY ‘12 Budget Yields Better- than-Expected Results for Science

Congress recently passed the remaining nine appropriations bills to fund the government throughout Fiscal Year 2012 and the move was just in time as a continuing resolution funding the government expired at midnight on Dec.  16th. While partisan politics was on full display throughout the process, key concessions from Republicans about policy riders and funding […]

DOE to hold workshop on long-term plans

The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR) Capstone workshop on July 13 in Washington, D.C. to improve the agency’s long-term planning and increase its effectiveness. Steve Koonin, undersecretary for science at DOE, said the review will: Lay out the nation’s energy challenges in context; Outline the principles for optimizing DOE’s […]

New DOE Strategic Plan: U.S. S&T May Be Slipping

The U.S. remains a high-technology leader, but its position in the growing global economy, may be slipping, states a newly released strategic plan by the U.S. Department of Energy. “Innovation will drive our economic prosperity in an increasingly competitive world. Although the United States still leads the world in computers, communications, biotechnology, aerospace, and other […]

House Energy & Water Development Subcommittee Approves FY12 Spending Bill

The House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee recently approved its FY 2012 spending bill, which includes funding for research at the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill provides $4.8 billion for the Office of Science, $43 million less than FY 2011 funding. While this is a reduction from FY 2011, it could be viewed […]

Accelerators are Critical to America’s Future

Accelerators will continue to play a crucial role in addressing America’s future needs.

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