The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on March 24, 2025, reissued its $900 million solicitation for small modular nuclear reactors (Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment, DE-FOA-0003485) using funds from...more
3/31/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Funding ,
General Solicitation ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Nuclear Power ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Tribal Governments ,
Trump Administration
As the Biden Administration moves swiftly to implement the trifecta of legislation it has worked to have enacted in the last three years – the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation...more
11/1/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Donald Trump ,
Election Results ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Kamala Harris ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector
The 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and unpredictable in history. The future and overall success of the U.S. Department of Energy's once-in-a-generation clean energy investments...more
10/10/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
Minerals ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Power Grid ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Grid
The Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development (EWD) for both chambers of Congress have released proposed bills for funding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in fiscal year (FY) 2025. As seen consistently from the 118th...more
8/14/2024
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Biden Administration ,
Congressional Committees ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Budget ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Water Supplies
As enacted by the Biden Administration in February 2022, Executive Order (EO) 140631 and its implementing final rule2 require that all awardees of federal construction contracts for which the total estimated cost of the...more
1/15/2024
/ Apprenticeships ,
Biden Administration ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Construction Project ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Economic Development ,
Energy Projects ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Public Projects