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DOE Awards Support Service Contract to Small Business

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for EM Headquarters (HQ) Consolidated Technical Support Services (CTSS) to Catawba-TEA, LLC, of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Catawba-TEA, LLC is a Joint Venture between Catawba Engineering and Environmental Services and Trinity Engineering Associates, Inc. Catawba-TEA, LLC is a certified Small Business Administration 8(a) Program participant.


Pallone Elected Ranking Member of Energy and Commerce Committee for 118th Congress

News Release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected him Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the 118th Congress...


Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the Confirmation of Gene Rodrigues

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today following the U.S. Senate confirmation of Gene Rodrigues by voice vote to serve as Assistant Secretary for Electricity at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP ) contractor team recently recognized project contributions by 14 suppliers by presenting them with Premier Supply Chain Contributor Awards during a ceremony at the Hanford Site.


U.S. Department of Energy Top Accomplishments in 2022

Release: * Fusion Energy Breakthrough: In December, scientists at the National Ignition Facility at DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved fusion ignition , creating more energy from fusion reactions than the energy used to start the process. It was the first time this has ever been achieved in ...


EM Awards Fees for Contractors’ Performance Across DOE Complex

News Release: EM recently awarded performance-based fees payments to 14 of its contractors at sites across the DOE complex, including Hanford, Savannah River, Paducah, Portsmouth, Nevada, Idaho, Los Alamos and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.


Leaders Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Passage of Bills to Reauthorize Rural Health Program and Child Cancer Research

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) issued the following statements regarding legislation that passed the House of Representatives today.


House Chairs Share GAO Findings on Opportunities to Improve Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings

News Release: On Thursday, Chair Kathy Castor of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Chairman Bobby L. Rush of the Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee...


Year in Review Highlights Progress as EM Shifts to Toughest Challenges Left

News Release: After more than 30 years of mitigating the most pressing environmental risks, EM is approaching a crossroads, shifting to remaining work that involves some of the toughest and most expensive challenges. EM summarized its cleanup accomplishments across the complex, including numerous major program priorities, in its 2022 Year in Review released today.


Manchin Praises Form Energy Announcement to Site First American Battery Manufacturing Plant in Weirton, West Virginia

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, praised the announcement from Form Energy, Inc. (Form Energy) that they have entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to build the first iron-air battery manufacturing ...


LM Plans Wildlife Conservation Initiatives at Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site

News Release: A wide diversity of animals and native plants call the Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site home.


Pallone and Rush Applaud House Passage of the Martha Wright-Reed Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following statement after the House passed S. 1541, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022, the companion bill to Rush’s H.R. 2489, the Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act...


Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement for Underserved and Indigenous Community Microgrids

News Release: DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the DOE Office of Electricity (OE), released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), titled “Underserved and Indigenous Community Microgrids.".


Steady Beat of Progress in 2022 Shapes Oak Ridge’s Future Success

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) maintained its momentum in 2022, accomplishing ambitious EM priorities, altering skylines and advancing key projects essential to up-and-coming cleanup.


New Animated Video Lays Out Path to West Valley Main Plant Demolition

News Release: WEST VALLEY, N. Y. - Click here to watch a new animated video showing how EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) will safely take down the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).


Idaho Site Set for Substantial Near- and Long-Term Cleanup Progress

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM and a contractor counterpart have outlined end-state plans for Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site facilities that will result in a prominent transformation across the 890-square-mile site within this decade.


Immediate Notifications Alert Hanford Workforce of Potential Network Issues

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL ) contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently launched a new method to quickly and easily alert Hanford Site computer users if an issue is affecting the Hanford Site network.


SRS Contractor’s Procurement Practices Lead to Over $100 Million in Savings

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Drawing from innovation, purchasing tools and DOE-wide commodity agreements, an EM cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has saved more than $124 million over the last six years.


31 notices published in week ending Dec. 17 by Energy Department

There were 31 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.


Proposed Subsequent Arrangement discussed on Dec. 23 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.