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The department is headed by the [[United States Secretary of Energy|secretary of energy]], who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of the [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. The department's headquarters are in southwestern [[Washington, D.C.]], in the James V. Forrestal Building, with additional offices in Germantown, Maryland. | The department is headed by the [[United States Secretary of Energy|secretary of energy]], who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of the [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. The department's headquarters are in southwestern [[Washington, D.C.]], in the James V. Forrestal Building, with additional offices in Germantown, Maryland. | ||
See [[Portal:2020 DOE Transition Book]] for more details. | |||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 21 December 2024
The 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.
The DOE was created in 1977 in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis. It sponsors more physical science research than any other U.S. federal agency, the majority of which is conducted through its system of National Laboratories. The DOE also directs research in genomics, with the Human Genome Project originating from a DOE initiative.
The department is headed by the secretary of energy, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the Cabinet. The department's headquarters are in southwestern Washington, D.C., in the James V. Forrestal Building, with additional offices in Germantown, Maryland.
See Portal:2020 DOE Transition Book for more details.