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Supplemental FY08 funding: New money is flowing to US government agencies, following President Bush's signing of a supplemental funding bill on June 30. The bill allocated $400 million in new funding to four federal agencies: the National Institutes of Health NIH ($150 million), the National Science Foundation NSF ($62.5 million), the National Air...; Tags: agency, Benefits, Department of Energy, FDA, Government, HEALTHCARE, MARKETING, National Science Foundation, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-07-31
Department of Energy and the Swedish Energy Agency Expand Cooperation with Volvo Concerning Advanced Drivelines: STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: The government of the United States and the Swedish State intend to extend their cooperation with the Volvo Group (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) concerning development of alternative drivelines. The consequences of the extended cooperation include the US Department of Energy, DoE, and the Swedish Energy Agency providing...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, MARKETING, R&D, Sweden, Volvo; Research articles 2008-06-30
Homeland Security Capital Corporation Announces $20 Million Contract Extension Award in Service Subcontract for Department of Energy: Company's Newly-Acquired Safety and Ecology Corporation SEC Subsidiary to Continue Radiation Control Services for Major US Government Contractor ARLINGTON, Va. -- Homeland Security Capital Corporation (OTCBB:HOMS), a consolidator of companies in the fast-growing homeland security industry, announced that its newly- acquired Safety and Ecology Corporation SEC subsidiary has been...; Tags: Company, Department of Energy, Government, SEC; Research articles 2008-04-11
Anti-nuke activists sue lab over testing: A nuclear watchdog group filed suit Monday to stop Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from operating a Biosafety Level 3 lab that conducts research on deadly pathogens such as anthrax, bird flu and West Nile virus. Livermore-based Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environments' lawsuit claims the Department of...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-03-12
Lab faces pathogens suit: A nuclear watchdog group filed suit Monday to stop Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from operating a Biosafety Level 3 lab that conducts research on deadly pathogens such as anthrax, bird flu and West Nile virus. Livermore-based Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environments' lawsuit claims the Department of...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-03-12

Group sues lab to stop pathogen testing: A nuclear watchdog group filed suit Monday to stop Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from operating a Biosafety Level 3 lab that conducts research on deadly pathogens such as anthrax, bird flu and West Nile virus. Livermore-based Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment's lawsuit claims the Department of...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-03-11
FY2009 budget request.: President Bush has sent a $3.1 trillion budget to Congress for fiscal year 2009, which begins October 1, 2008. The amount projects a budget deficit of $407 billion. The Washington Post reports that the plan "omits several costly features, including tens of billions of dollars of...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-03-01
Funding for Basic Nuclear Medicine Research Restored: On December 26, President Bush signed an omnibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2008. The bill contains $411,273,000 for biological research at the Department of Energy DOE Office of Science, including $31.5 million for Medical Applications and Measurement Science. This is an increase of approximately $17.5 million explicitly for basic...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-02-01
Yucca Mountain Update: Excerpt from the testimony to the committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate on October 31, 2007. 1. NRCs Licensing and Adjudicatory Role, Michael Weber, Directory, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. The NRC staff is in the midst of an important transition- from the prelicensing, consultative role...; Tags: Department of Energy, environment, Government, radiation, Regulations, SOFTWARE, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2008-01-01
A New Strategy to Spur Energy Innovation: No one questions the need to develop new energy technologies. Government can play a critical role by increasing funding and reorganizing its programs. The United States must confront the reality of its energy circumstances. Consumers and industry are facing the prospect of a continued rise in the real...; Tags: agency, Department of Energy, financial, Government, innovation, Leadership, MARKETING, Strategy, technology, U.S.; Research articles 2008-01-01
US authorizes new research funding: On August 9, President Bush signed into law the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act. Designed to increase the federal resources devoted to education and research in the fields of science, engineering and mathematics, the Act authorizes a total of $33.6 billion...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, NIST, president, training; Research articles 2007-08-15
Energy Department to Slash Own Energy Intensity 30 Percent: WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has introduced a program aimed at reducing "energy intensity" across the Department of Energy complex nationwide by 30 percent. The Transformational Energy Action Management, TEAM, Initiative, is supposed to fundamentally transform the way the Department manages...; Tags: agency, Department of Energy, Government, MARKETING, secretary, team; Research articles 2007-08-14
Experts expect pump reprieve in U.S. to be brief: For weeks, drivers have welcomed declining or stable gas prices. But with continuing U.S. refinery problems, rising crude oil prices and escalating demand, industry experts say the recent reprieve is temporary. The overall trend for pump prices is up. "The last seven weeks or so the U.S. Department...; Tags: barrel, Department of Energy, Government, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Pricing, Regulations; Research articles 2007-07-23
Former Oak Ridge Bechtel Jacobs Employee Charged With Violating Atomic Energy Act: To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD: +1-202- 514-1888 WASHINGTON, July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee has charged a former contract worker at East Tennessee Technology Park with converting to his own use restricted government materials utilized for uranium enrichment...; Tags: Department of Energy, FBI, Government, Tennessee, U.S., U.S. Department of Justice; Research articles 2007-07-19
Two-month gas price reprieve could end soon: Drivers for the past few weeks have welcomed declining gas prices. But U.S. refinery problems, rising crude oil prices and escalating demand means the reprieve is a temporary one, experts say. Pump prices will soon trend up again. "The last seven weeks or so the U.S. Department of...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, Manufacturing, Regulations; Research articles 2007-07-12
Governor Rendell Continues Opposition to Mid-Atlantic Corridor Designation: To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Barry Ciccocioppo of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116 HARRISBURG, Pa., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today filed final comments with the U.S. Department of Energy in opposition to the proposed Mid-Atlantic Area National Corridor. The Governor argued such a designation is premature,...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, Governor, MARKETING, Pennsylvania, SALES; Research articles 2007-07-09
Public Hearing: First U.S. Mixed Plutonium-Uranium Fuel Plant: CHICAGO, Illinois ENS — --> The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowing the public to request a hearing on a proposed license for Shaw Areva MOX Services to operate a mixed-oxide, MOX, fuel fabrication facility at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. ...; Tags: Department of Energy, E-mail, Fax, Government, MARKETING; Research articles 2007-03-22
Vote good for Argonne, Fermilab.(News): Byline: Tona Kunz Daily Herald Staff Writer A day before the deadline, the U.S. Senate passed a spending bill that unfreezes science budgets from their 2006 levels and might stave off cuts or closures at two suburban research centers. The $464 billion...; Tags: closure, Department of Energy, Government, MARKETING; Research articles 2007-02-15
Cheat Sheet | Compact fluorescent bulbs a great switch-on switch: Lightbulbs are synonymous with bright ideas - in cartoons, at any rate. But compact fluorescent bulbs can also be a small, yet brilliant, step toward energy efficiency. The Department of Energy says they use two-thirds less energy than incandescent bulbs and last 10 times longer. Why buy?Compact fluorescent bulbs (also...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, Manufacturing, Mercury; Research articles 2006-10-20
From Energy Wish Lists to Technological Realities: Federal policymakers have long agreed on energy technology goals; now they must come together behind the policies that can succeed. The aspiration for new technology has been at the heart of every energy policy developed since the first oil embargo in 1973. President Bush's 2006 State of the...; Tags: Department of Energy, Government, incentive, innovation, Leadership, Strategy, technology; Research articles 2006-10-01