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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

Organization

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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

Website Address

(http://www.energy.gov)

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