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Department of Energy

Energy and Water Development: FY2010 Appropriations

Posted Wed, 08/26/2009 - 00:00

The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies.

America COMPETES Act and the FY2010 Budget

Posted Wed, 06/03/2009 - 00:00

The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) became law on August 9, 2007. The act responds to concerns that the United States may not be able to compete economically with other nations in the future due to insufficient investment today in science and technology research and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development. The America COMPETES Act is intended to increase the nations investment in science and engineering research and in STEM education from kindergarten to graduate school and postdoctoral education.

Service FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations

Posted Tue, 05/05/2009 - 00:00

On April 9, 2009, the White House sent Congress a request for $83.4 billion in supplemental appropriations for defense, foreign affairs, domestic fire fighting, and some other purposes for the remainder of FY2009.

Energy Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5)

Posted Thu, 04/09/2009 - 00:00

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) emphasizes jobs, economic recovery, and assistance to those most impacted by the recession. It also stresses investments in technology, transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure and proposes strategies to stabilize state and local government budgets. Energy provisions are a featured part of ARRA. More than $42 billion is provided in appro-priations for energy programs, mainly for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Most funding must be obligated by the end of FY2010.

Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union

Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 00:00

Congress passed the Nunn-Lugar amendment, authorizing U.S. threat reduction assistance to the former Soviet Union, in November 1991, after a failed coup in Moscow and the disintegration of the Soviet Union raised concerns about the safety and security of Soviet nuclear weapons. The annual program has grown from $400 million in the DOD budget a little over $1 billion across three agencies — DOD ($415.5 million) DOE ($529.9 million) and the State Department ($71 million).