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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
Carper: lower energy use, reduce spending
A new bill for saving energy and money for your agency. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) explains it.
Energy would guard utilities during cyberattack
Two prominent lawmakers think the Energy Department should have authority to order action during a cyber attack on the electrical grid.
Federal data center answer may be found in Facebook
Pete Tseronis, the chief technology officer at the Department of Energy, tells Federal News Radio federal data centers will start to look a lot like Facebook.
GSA to boost cloud computing with new RFP
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra expects GSA to issue a solicitation by May 10 for a $2.5 billion contract for email-as-a-service. It's part of how the administration wants agencies to move to cloud computing. Kundra said five of seven short-term IT reforms efforts are on track.
Expanding 'Energy Star' certification
EPA environmental protection specialist Una Song joins host John Gilroy to talk about the Energy Star project and how it can help your agency monitor its energy use.
April 26, 2011
Obama: Innovation, DoD budget cuts needed to reduce debt
President Obama said the Defense Department must continue to cut wasteful spending from its budget for the country to reach fiscal health. At the same time, the country must continue to invest in energy, science and technology, he said.
DoD to issue first operational energy strategy
The Defense Department is preparing its first departmentwide strategy on how it uses energy for military operations and what it's doing to move to more secure energy sources. Leaders are hopeful that the strategy will be sent to Congress in April.
Obama energy plan a realistic possibility
Lisa Margonelli, director of New America Foundation's Energy Policy Initiative and author of "Oil On the Brain: Petroleum's Long Strange Trip to Your Tank"
CR after CR: what's a CFO to do?
We ask Steve Isakowitz, chief financial officer of the Energy Department and co-chairman of the CFO Council.
CHCOs have 30 days to improve appraisals
A council working group will deliver recommendations and options to the Office of Personnel Management for how to improve the way managers rate employee performance. OPM Director John Berry said appraisals need to be simplified and happen more frequently.
CHCOs have 30 days to improve appraisals
A council working group will deliver recommendations and options to the Office of Personnel Management for how to improve the way managers rate employee performance. OPM Director John Berry said appraisals need to be simplified and happen more frequently.
Interagency team mobilizes in Japan disaster response
David Silverberg, editor of Homeland Security Today, has an update on the mission to Tokyo.
DoD, Energy lead in open source technology
OFSA conducted a survey to point out which departments and agencies were best using open source technologies.
DoD, Energy to fund new hybrid energy research
The Defense and Energy departments will team up on a pair of multimillion dollar research projects. The goal is to give the military access to secure, reliable renewable energy, both in deployed units and on military bases.
Many agencies are not under a hiring freeze
Federal News Radio surveyed 10 agencies to find out how they are preparing for a shutdown, and how operating under a continuing resolution is affecting their operations.
Energy boosts security on electric grid
The Energy Department has unveiled a new initiative that will develop cyber security risk management process guidelines for the electric sector.
Agencies building trust to reduce data centers
Several departments are out ahead of the OMB mandate to consolidate data facilities over the next four years. Energy is starting small to show business owners they will get the same level of service under the new setup. Other agencies see green in cutting back on the centers-both money and energy efficiency.
Energy offers vintage videos on new website
Vintage videos are one of several changes to the Department of Energy's website.
Congress gives NIST a clear set of priorities
The America Competes Reauthorization Act authorizes the agency's programs and sets a path toward the future. President Obama signed the bill into law Tuesday. Several other science and technology agencies receive marching orders from lawmakers.
Supercomputers Used to Solve Impossible Problems
The Department of Energy has given out the largest ever awards of the Department's supercomputing time to 57 innovative research projects. Computer simulations will be used to perform virtual experiments that in most cases would be impossible or impractical. Using two world-leading supercomputers with a computational capacity roughly equal to 135,000 laptops, officials say the research could, for example, help speed the development of more efficient solar cells, make improvements in the production of biofuels, or develop medications that can help slow the progression of certain diseases. Selected projects were chosen for their potential to advance scientific discoveries, speed technological innovations, and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
