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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is entrusted with a broad and diverse portfolio across its major mission areas of nuclear security, science, energy, and environmental remediation. At its core, DOE is a science and technology powerhouse with an unparalleled network of 17 National Laboratories. DOE spearheads innovation to successfully address national security challenges, promote energy independence, create jobs, increase economic prosperity, and boost U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. The Laboratory network provides a unique capability to the Nation in that it serves not only DOE’s missions but also provides research and development support to multiple other Federal departments and agencies (e.g., Department of Defense; Intelligence Community; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and National Institutes of Health), as well as numerous universities and industry partners. | The [[Department of Energy|United States Department of Energy]] (DOE) is entrusted with a broad and diverse portfolio across its major mission areas of nuclear security, science, energy, and environmental remediation. At its core, DOE is a science and technology powerhouse with an unparalleled network of 17 National Laboratories. DOE spearheads innovation to successfully address national security challenges, promote energy independence, create jobs, increase economic prosperity, and boost U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. The Laboratory network provides a unique capability to the Nation in that it serves not only DOE’s missions but also provides research and development support to multiple other Federal departments and agencies (e.g., [[Department of Defense]]; [[Intelligence Community]]; [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]; and [[National Institutes of Health]]), as well as numerous universities and industry partners. | ||
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The Department of Energy brought many Federal energy activities under one umbrella and provided the framework for a comprehensive and balanced national energy plan. The Department undertook responsibility for long-term, high-risk scientific research and development of energy technologies, Federal power marketing, energy conservation, the nuclear weapons and non-proliferation programs, naval reactors, some energy regulatory programs, and central energy data collection and analysis. The Department also acted on its new energy emergency response authorities to create the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Most notably, the establishment of the Department brought Cabinet-level support to a unique and growing system of National Laboratories that today serves as the backbone of the Nation’s scientific research enterprise and the most comprehensive research network of its kind in the world. Like the Nation’s energy infrastructure itself, a resource on the scale of the National Laboratories would be virtually impossible to build from scratch today, making support and maintenance of this system all the more critical. | The Department of Energy brought many Federal energy activities under one umbrella and provided the framework for a comprehensive and balanced national energy plan. The Department undertook responsibility for long-term, high-risk scientific research and development of energy technologies, Federal power marketing, energy conservation, the nuclear weapons and non-proliferation programs, naval reactors, some energy regulatory programs, and central energy data collection and analysis. The Department also acted on its new energy emergency response authorities to create the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Most notably, the establishment of the Department brought Cabinet-level support to a unique and growing system of National Laboratories that today serves as the backbone of the Nation’s scientific research enterprise and the most comprehensive research network of its kind in the world. Like the Nation’s energy infrastructure itself, a resource on the scale of the National Laboratories would be virtually impossible to build from scratch today, making support and maintenance of this system all the more critical. | ||
While there have been several amendments to the DOE Organization Act that have changed the makeup of DOE, including one to establish the Office of Environmental Management (EM), the most significant amendment took place in 1999. The | While there have been several amendments to the DOE Organization Act that have changed the makeup of DOE, including one to establish the Office of Environmental Management (EM), the most significant amendment took place in 1999. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 amended the DOE Organization Act by establishing the [[National Nuclear Security Administration]] (NNSA) as a semi-autonomous organization within the Department. The amendment (known as the [[NNSA Act]]), which took effect on March 1, 2000, provides the guidance and authority necessary for the NNSA Administrator to carry out NNSA’s various missions under the direction of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. | ||
In the first decades of the 2000’s, Congress has continued to reshape the Department’s profile. This has included legislation such as the ''Energy Policy Act of 2005,'' which authorized what is now the Office of Technology Transitions and the “Title XVII” Loan Guarantee program, and the ''Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007'', which established the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. | In the first decades of the 2000’s, Congress has continued to reshape the Department’s profile. This has included legislation such as the ''Energy Policy Act of 2005,'' which authorized what is now the Office of Technology Transitions and the “Title XVII” Loan Guarantee program, and the ''Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007'', which established the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. | ||