News from April 2023
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Outlines Recruitment Efforts to Fill Growing Number of Vacancies
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Environmental Management (EM) Workforce Management Office is implementing recruitment efforts to fill more than 300 vacancies across the cleanup program.
Chair Rodgers: “Data Brokers’ Days of Surveilling in the Dark Should be Over”
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."
Chair Rodgers: “Data Brokers’ Days of Surveilling in the Dark Should be Over”
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Who is Selling Your Data: A Critical Examination of the Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy."
Lore of the Ring: What Was Lost is Now Found
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Hanford Site Social Media Reconnects Worker with Class Ring Missing for 30 Years.
Energy Department discusses 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board on April 19
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
CESER Partners with CISA to Release New Framework for Software Bill of Materials Sharing
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: On April 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly released a proposed framework to guide software developers and users seeking...
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Building a Stronger Health Workforce and Improving Primary Care
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Existing Federal Programs to Build a Stronger Health Workforce and Improve Primary Care."
Chair Rodgers on Solutions to Lift Permitting Burdens to Deploy Broadband
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."
Hanford Makes Progress Retrieving Tank Waste, Prepares for Future Transfers
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site workers continue to make headway dissolving solid waste in a large underground storage tank in a campaign to remove and transfer 426,000 gallons of radioactive and chemical waste to a newer double-shell tank for safe storage until the waste is treated.
DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting April 20
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) ASSISTING FEDERAL FACILITIES WITH ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES (AFFECT) ADVANCING NET-ZERO FEDERAL FACILITIES grant opened on April 20.
Hanford’s Valerie McCain Recognized for Leadership, Named Top 25 Newsmaker
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Bechtel announced today that Valerie McCain, the late project manager at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), was recently named a Top 25 Newsmaker for 2023 by Engineering News-Record magazine. The magazine honored McCain, who passed away after a short illness, for leading the WTP team to achieve key milestones.
Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on April 19
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Rodgers on Solutions to Lift Permitting Burdens to Deploy Broadband
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."
Switching Roles: EM to Host First Reverse Industry Day for Virtual Audience
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: EM is hosting its first Reverse Industry Day (RID) next month, giving the contractor workforce an opportunity to share details on the industry decision-making process and offer perspectives to enhance the cleanup program’s business environment.
ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: Time to end business as usual with China
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Washington Times. Joe Biden’s record over the last half century proves one thing - he will never get serious about China. As a result, America’s energy security and national security are threatened. In February we learned that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) experts determined a Chinese lab leak was ...
New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum; Supplemental Notice of Second New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum discussed on April 19 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
DOE-GFO grant application closes on Aug. 15
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-based Resource Management and Availability for future power systems (OPTIMA), DE-FOA-0003034 grant opened on April 20.
Sunshine Act Meetings discussed on April 19 by Energy Department
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
CESER Partners with CISA to Release New Framework for Software Bill of Materials Sharing
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: On April 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly released a proposed framework to guide software developers and users seeking...
DOE Recognizes Two EM Sites for Exceptional Project Management
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk presented EM two Project Management Awards during a ceremony last week, recognizing exceptional results for complex projects.