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Sign at Department of Energy headquarters

Leadership Turning Over Across DOE Science Office and National Labs

In the past year, leadership transitions have either taken place or been underway in several programs within the Department of Energy’s Office of Science as well as at five of the national labs that the office oversees. In addition, a recent reorganization of the office has dissolved what had been its top civil service position.

DOE Launches Inertial Fusion Energy Program After Ignition Breakthrough

Following Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s fusion breakthrough last year, DOE is creating new research hubs to stimulate advances in inertial fusion energy and is funding a pair of companies developing inertial fusion reactor concepts through a separate program dedicated to nurturing the nascent fusion industry.

A photograph taken by a visitor in 2014 of the interior of Wilson Hall, the iconic main building on Fermilab's campus in Batavia, Illinois.

Scientists and the Public Petition to Roll Back Fermilab Access Restrictions

More than 2,500 scientists and community members have signed a petition calling on Fermilab to loosen cumbersome visitor access procedures. Lab management says safety and security concerns are driving access policies, but also that improvements are on the way.

A Montana State University graduate student works with a specialty microscope at the MonArk Quantum Foundry

Regional Innovation Initiatives Spring Into Motion

This month, the National Science Foundation’s new Regional Innovation Engines program issued its first development grants and the Economic Development Administration opened its first call for applications to its new Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program.