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Biden-Harris Administration Secures Good Deal for Taxpayers as it Continues to Replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of 3.2 million barrels of U.S. produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
New University-Based Cybersecurity Centers Advance Resilience Efforts
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER)
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DOE Announces 6 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of 3 million barrels of U.S. produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Strengthening Cybersecurity Across the Liquified Natural Gas Lifecycle
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 3, 2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
NNSA to conduct aerial radiation assessment survey over Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 23-27
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex and nearby area, May 23-27, in preparation for the Indianapolis 500 race on Sunday, May 28.
DOE CSGF Strengthens Diversity With 2023-2024 Class
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) will receive 39 new students for 2023-24, a new class size record.
NNSA and Defense Threat Reduction Agency partners remove radioactive sources from Guatemala
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration successfully removed two U.S.-origin radioactive sources from retired cancer therapy machines at Liga Nacional Contra el Cáncer/Instituto de Cancerología (LIGA/INCAN) in Guatemala City, Guatemala in April.
CESER Announces New Funding Recipient to Fortify Energy Delivery Systems
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a seventh selection for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response’s (CESER) University-Based Scalable Cyber-Physical Solutions Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
DOE Prepares for Hurricane Season, and So Can You
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
June 1 marks the first day of hurricane season in the U.S., which runs until November 30.
Wildfire Awareness Month: How You Can Prepare
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Between 2016 and 2020, the federal government spent an average of $2.5 billion per year on fire suppression in federal lands alone.
U.s. Department Of Energy Announces Purchases For The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it will purchase up to 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in continuation of the Biden-Harris Administration’s three-part replenishment plan.
DOE CESER Helps Fortify the Energy Sector’s Digital Supply Chain with GE Gas Power
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) today announced a collaboration with GE Gas Power to test one of the company’s critical infrastructure systems used in gas, steam, and wind applications.
NNSA delivers 2023 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan to Congress
By DOE Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Report includes efforts to implement the Biden Administration’s 2022 Nuclear Posture Review
NNSA invites comments on Notice of Intent for Sandia National Laboratories’ Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement
By DOE Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration published a Notice of Intent (NOI) today to prepare a new Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico (SWEIS).
CESER Supports DOE’s $38 Million Funding Opportunity to Secure the Grid of the Future
By DOE Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $38 million funding opportunity for National Laboratories to advance key research and development priorities needed to build a grid that can deliver resilient, reliable, flexible, secure, sustainable, affordable, and equitable electricity.
CESER Partners with CISA to Release New Framework for Software Bill of Materials Sharing
By DOE Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
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 to share a software bill of materials (SBOM).
NNSA expands Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program to strengthen its workforce
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 14, 2023
The Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded nine new grants totaling $40.8 million to Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to leverage untapped potential in students and expand the DOE-NNSA talent pathway.
Phase II contract awarded to Nuclear Fuel Services for uranium purification and conversion
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded a $428,050,945 Phase II contract to Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS).
NNSA establishes the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 14, 2023
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has established the Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security (ACNS).
NNSA Administrator visits Westinghouse Sweden facility
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 14, 2023
Jill Hruby, the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the U.S. Department of Energy and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, visited Westinghouse Sweden in Västerås, Sweden, on March 17.