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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Energy by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of June 21, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 17 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, and 9 positions do not have nominees.
The position was created on October 1, 1977, when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act, establishing the department. [2] The energy secretary and the department originally focused on energy production and regulation. The emphasis soon shifted to developing technology for better and more efficient energy ...
The U.S. Department of Energy has zeroed in on three regions of the country it has determined are in major need of new electric transmission infrastructure and eligible for future federal funding ...
The American Gas Association has mounted a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy’s final Consumer Furnace Rule, establishing new standards for residential furnaces to make them more ...
The Department of Energy executes the research to support its missions through 17 national laboratories. The chart shows the nature of the research done at each laboratory. Each multipurpose science laboratory possesses a number of core capabilities and facilities that enable a wide range of multidisciplinary research.
Office Name Took office Left office Notes Secretary of Energy: Grace Bochenek: January 20, 2017 March 2, 2017 Rick Perry: March 2, 2017 December 1, 2019 On October 17, 2019, Perry announced that he intended to resign at the end of the year. [24] Deputy Secretary of Energy: Dan Brouillette: August 7, 2017 December 4, 2019 Became Secretary of Energy.
The Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, [1] previously the Undersecretary for Energy, is a position within the United States Department of Energy.The under secretary oversees the department's energy and environment programs, including environmental cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex, nuclear waste management efforts, and applied energy research and developmental activities.