The departments of Energy and Agriculture have issued $8 million in grants to support research projects aimed at producing non-edible feedstock for bioenergy generation. USDA and DOE awarded the money to seven
MoreThe Energy Department has awarded NuScale Power LLCÂ a project to develop and market small modular reactors in the U.S. as part of efforts to further the governmentâs clean energy initiatives. DOE will
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The Energy Department has issued an $8 billion solicitation in loan guarantees for fossil energy projects intended to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The loan guarantee, mandated under the Energy Policy Act,
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has built a gateway platform to help frontline U.S. soldiers and defense organizations communicate during tactical operations. DARPA’s Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network Gateway seeks to
MoreThe Energy Department is granting $150 million in tax credits to 12 companies that invest in clean energy manufacturing as part of efforts to minimize carbon pollution in the U.S. These credits
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The departments of the Navy and Agriculture have moved to combine the U.S. militaryâs operational fuels with portions of biofuel in an effort to embrace alternatives to diesel. Biofuel will be added
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The House voted 332-94 Thursday to approve a bipartisan budget deal that sets spending levels for the next two years and avoids the possibility of a government shutdown until October 2015, Reuters reported
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The Interior Department has shifted to a new approach of executing its information technology consolidation initiatives after close to three years of preparation, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Jason Miller writes the
MoreThe U.S. Air Force is asking its acquisition managers to implement programs in the same manner that they executed plans under the 2013 sequestration amid a new federal spending agreement, Federal News
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The Veterans Benefits Administration has made significant headway in its goal to eliminate claims backlog by 2015, a feat VA Benefits Undersecretary attributed to refinements made in its procedures and practices. The
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