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    Charles Verdon Appointed NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs

    President Donald Trump has appointed Charles Verdon, a principal associate director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, as deputy administrator for defense programs at the Energy Department‘s National Nuclear Security Administration. At LLNL, Verdon leads the federal research facility’s weapons and complex integration directorate that focuses on nuclear weapons programs, the White House said Monday. His previous roles […] More

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    DOE to Hold Contest on Solar Manufacturing

    The Department of Energy has announced that it will launch a competition to push U.S. entrepreneurs for new developments on solar manufacturing. The $3 million American Made Solar Prize competition seeks to augment the U.S.’ presence in the solar energy market, and form partnerships between industry players and DOE laboratories, the department said Wednesday. Participants will be given […] More

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    GSA, DOE Issue Building Mgmt Tech RFI

    The General Services Administration and the Energy Department have released a joint request for information on technology platforms that could help increase operational efficiency of federal buildings. GSA said Tuesday it encourages manufacturers and other interested parties to submit information about potential building technologies as part of the FY18 Green Proving Ground Program solicitation notice. Submissions will be […] More

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    Ardent Technologies Awarded DOE IT Support Contract

    The Energy Department has awarded Ardent Technologies a potential $4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support information technology operations of DOE’s environmental management office. Ardent Technologies will help manage IT desktops and servers at the EM Consolidated Business Center and other facilities across the EM campus, DOE said Monday. The contract has a three-year ordering period and work also covers network infrastructure, […] More

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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Tim Saffold, EVP of Joint Unmanned Systems and Training Solutions for AECOM

    “I don’t think of difficulties; I think of welcome challenges.” EM: Let’s start with your background and how you get to where you are today. Your title is Executive VP of Joint Unmanned Systems and Training Solutions for AECOM. Tim Saffold: I am pleased and feel privileged to be working on the AECOM team with the […] More

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    Energy Department Announces Additional $20 Million in Research Awards

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that it 10 previously selected Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awardees will receive a total of $20 million, honoring additional commitments. This marks the end of the road for the DOE’s approval process of the ARPA-E’s Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) and […] More

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    Jeff Kerridge Named Senior VP of Business Development at AECOM

    Jeff Kerridge, a 31-year nuclear industry veteran, has been named senior vice president of business development in the Nuclear & Environment (N&E) Strategic Business Unit within AECOM’s Management Services group, the company announced Tuesday “Jeff’s understanding of the nuclear industry for the U.S. Department of Energy and U.K. Ministry of Defense is invaluable,” said John Vollmer, […] More

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    DOE to Help Fund NRECA’s Utility Cybersecurity Project

    The Energy Department has chosen the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to receive grant funds to develop and commercialize a tool for utilities to detect cyber attacks and compromised systems in near real-time. NRECA said Thursday its React project is based on the DoE-funded Essence prototype platform that NRECA built in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon University. Jim […] More

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    DOE Aims to Help Commercialize 2 Energy Technologies From Los Alamos Nat’l Lab

    The Department of Energy has awarded $850,000 in funds to support groundwater restoration and fractured rock characterization projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico under DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund. DOE picked a total of 54 energy technology projects that involve collaboration between 12 national laboratories and 52 companies as part of an effort to help businesses move technologies from the lab to the market, LANL said […] More

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    Parsons Completes Construction of Savannah River Site’s Waste Processing Facility 

    The Energy Department has verified that Parsons has completed construction of the Savannah River Site’s Salt Waste Processing Facility. Parsons, the main contractor of the project, notified DOE on April 22 that it had met all contractual obligations for its work, SRS said Tuesday. SRS added that the DOE verified and documented Parsons’ work for 30 days before the May 26 […] More

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    Jacobs Gets Telecom O&M Services Subcontract for DOE’s Savannah River Site

    Jacobs Engineering Group has landed a subcontract from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions for telecommunications operations and maintenance services provided to the Energy Department‘s Savannah River Site facility. Jacobs will provide materials, transportation, equipment and services for the site’s telecommunications systems, Jacobs said Tuesday. The subcontract covers support to help operate and maintain voice switching equipment, unified […] More

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    ARPA-E Funds Xerox PARC Mobile App Project for Energy-Saving Travel

    PARC has received funds from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop a mobile application model that will cater to individual travelers and drive energy savings in transportation. Under ARPA-E’s Traveler Response Architecture using Novel Signaling for Network Efficiency in Transportation program, the Xerox-owned company said Tuesday it will partner with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to build […] More