Department+of+Energy

 **Department of Energy ** //“The Department of Energy's mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex. The Department's strategic goals to achieve the mission are designed to deliver results along five strategic themes:” // Energy Security ****: Promoting America's energy security through reliable, clean, and affordable energy **
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 * Nuclear Security ****: Ensuring America's nuclear security **
 * Scientific Discovery and Innovation ****: scientific discovery, economic competitiveness, and improving quality of life innovations in science and technology **
 * Environmental Responsibility ****: Protecting the environment by providing a responsible resolution to the environmental legacy of nuclear weapons management **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Management Excellence ****<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: Enabling the mission through Management **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #00ff73; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #00ff73; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Leaders: **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Inspector General: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Gregory Friedman
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Principal Deputy Inspector General: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Herbert Richardson
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services: ** Rickey Hass
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assistant Inspector General for Performance Audits: ** George Collard
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assistant Inspector General for Investigations: ** John Hartman
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assistant Inspector General for Inspections: ** Elise Ennis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Assistant Inspector General for Resource Management: ** Linda Snider
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Counsel to the Inspector General: ** Sanford Parnes

**<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">History of the Department of Energy **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The beginnings of the Department of Energy can be traced back to the Manhattan Project and the race to develop the atomic bomb. Congress then engaged in a debate over civilian versus military control of the atom. Settling this debate was The Atomic Energy Act of 1946, which created the Atomic Energy Commission. The Atomic Energy Commission was created to maintain the civilian government control over atomic research and development. During the Cold War, the commission focused on creating nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ended exclusive government use of the atom and began commercial nuclear power industry, thus giving the Atomic Energy Commission the authority to regulate the new industry. Due to changing needs the Atomic Energy Commission was abolished in the mid 1970's and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 created two new agencies. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulated the nuclear power industry and the Energy Research and Development Administration managed the nuclear weapon, naval reactor and energy development programs. The energy crisis of the 1970's showed the need for unified energy organization and planning. The Department of Energy Organization Act combined the federal government's agencies and programs into one single agency. Then the energy crisis of the 1970's showed the need for a unified energy organization and planning. The Department of Energy Organization Act then brought the federal government's agencies and programs into one single agency. The Department of Energy was activated on October 1, 1977, which combined the responsibilities of the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Federal Power Commission, and parts and some programs of other agencies. Over its two decades, the Department shifted its focus as the needs of the nation have changed. In the 1970's the department focused on energy development and regulation. In the 1980's its main priority became nuclear weapons research, development, and production. Since the ending of the Cold War the department focused on environmental cleanup. Today the Department of Energy's main focus is to ensure energy security, maintain the safety and reliability of nuclear stockpiles, cleaning up the environment and developing innovations in science and technology.

<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Agencies under the Department **

<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**Civilian Radioactive Waste Management:** The safe handling and disposal of spent nuclear fuel Fossil Energy:<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ensuring that we can continue to rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">National Nuclear Security Administrations: **Fights against nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

**<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Articles ** <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] Written by Karim Nice and Julia Layton This article explains how a Hybrid car works and what is under the hood causing the driver to get more miles to the gallon.

[] Published on April 28, 2009 In the article it states that Honda and Nissan are trying to find the right technology to create a hybrid “plug in” car.

[] Written by Ben Kage and published on November 28, 2006 In this article you see the investigation of state and local governments about whether or not it is possible to convert hybrid cars to plug in hybrids.

Dear President Obama,

I believe that the government and the Department of Energy need to provide more funding for the research of hybrid and hybrid plug in cars. The world is running on a fossil feuls without thinking about how limited they are. Fossil feul is in such high demand that if we don't find another way to create energy and run cars and etc. we might run out and be left in a terrible situation. If we start the research now it will better us off in the future.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sincerely, Abby Zeppenfelt <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Two Questions: <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What is the Department of Energy’s main focus today? <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How do the five strategic themes of the Department of Energy tie together?

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