United States Department of Energy
cabinet-level department of the United States government
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production. DOE also sponsors more basic and applied scientific research than any other US federal agency; most of this is funded through its system of United States Department of Energy National Laboratories.
 Seal of the U.S. Department of Energy | |
 Flag of the U.S. Department of Energy | |
 James V. Forrestal Building, Department Headquarters | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 4, 1977 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Headquarters | James V. Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°53′13″N 77°1′34″W / 38.88694°N 77.02611°W |
| Employees | 12,944 federal (2014)[1] 93,094 contract (2008) |
| Annual budget | $27.9 billion (2015)[2] |
| Agency executives | |
| Website | energy |
| Footnotes | |
References
change- ↑ Service, Partnership for Public. "Department of Energy". bestplacestowork.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ↑ "The Budget for Fiscal Year 2015" (PDF). Department of Energy. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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