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Department of EnergyD.O.E.
What is D.O.E. ?
D.O.E. is a Cabinet Department concerned with the U.S. policies regarding:
Energy
Safety in Handling Nuclear Material
Additional Responsibilities?
Nuclear Weapons Program
Nuclear reactor production for Navy
Energy Conservation
Energy Research
Radioactive Waste Disposal
Domestic Energy Production
Mission
The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. (http://www.doe.gov/mission)
Secretary
Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu◦ Dr. Steven Chu is charged with helping implement President Obama's ambitious agenda to invest in clean energy, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, address the global climate crisis, and create millions of new jobs. (http://www.doe.gov/leadership)
Date of Establishment
Formed: 4 August 1977
Proceeded by Federal Energy Administration
Budget
Division Funding (in billions)
Management $0.4
Energy and Environment $10.6
Science $4.9
Nuclear Security $10.5
Other $0.6
Total $27
20%
20%
13%6%
22%
7%
3%
2% 2%
1%
4%
Percent of Budget Spent
Defence and International Security
Social Security
Saftey Net Programs
Interest on Debt
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP
Benefits for Federal Retirees and VeteransTransportation Infrastructure
Education
Science and Medical Research
Non-security International
Other
Number of Employees
The D.O.E. is quite large with
≈16,000 federal employees
≈93,094 contract employees
Emerging D.O.E. Technologies
Solar
Wind
Biomass
Nuclear
Water
Wave
Results
What I knew
D.O.E. Regulates and researches new energy technologies
Is the most important cabinet position because it fuels the country’s massive energy needs
Does not count for nearly as much as organizations like D.O.D.
Majority of information seen in presentation
What I learned
Real progress is being made because this cabinet position.
Department of Energy also controls nuclear weapons
Works Cited
http://www.energy.com