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DOE Opens $65.5 Million Oil and Gas Technology Funding Through Sept. 22
The cost-shared program targets stranded resources, infrastructure reliability and digital systems for upstream and midstream operations.
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DOE Draft Finds Grid Congestion Concentrated in 5% of Hours
The national transmission study points to rising electricity demand and several high-value regional links, while stopping short of choosing specific grid projects.
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DOE Cleanup Task Orders Added More Than $500 Million in Costs, GAO Says
Auditors found inconsistent end-state definitions, weak headquarters oversight and post-award changes across the Energy Department's nuclear cleanup contracting model.
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DOT AI Infrastructure Plan Targets Predictive Maintenance and Faster Construction
The federal effort is intended to use artificial intelligence in transportation design, maintenance and network operations, but the announcement sets goals rather than project budgets.
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Four Advanced Reactors Went Critical. None of the Tests Was a Power Plant
Mark-0, Ward 250, Unity and Aalo-X sustained fission chain reactions between June 4 and July 4. The zero-power demonstrations validate physics—not commercial electricity delivery.
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DOE Lacks a Systematic Plan for Critical Isotope Shortages
GAO says the federal isotope program made 7,700 shipments but still relies on manual market tracking and lacks timely risk-mitigation plans.
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GAO Says DOE Nuclear Cleanup Plans Often Pick a Solution Too Early
A review of 21 large-project mission statements found the majority named a preferred approach before a full comparison of alternatives.
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DOE Has Not Fully Used Overseas Nuclear-Cleanup Lessons, GAO Says
Auditors said British and Canadian approaches cut costs or decades from cleanup schedules while U.S. headquarters mostly treated international work as a teaching mission.
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GAO Finds Covered Telecom Equipment at Two Agencies
Defense reported three connected instances and blocked external access while six agencies used several methods to search their networks and inventories.
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Moab Uranium Cleanup Cost Is Expected to Reach $1.16 Billion
GAO says the Energy Department has removed more than 16 million tons of waste and plans to finish the Utah project by 2029.