Federal Research: Information on DOE's Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program

Abstract

The Department of Energys (DOE) contractor-operated laboratories perform mission-related research and development (R and D) for DOE, other federal agencies, and nonfederal organizations. In fiscal year 2015, these laboratories spent more than $13 billion on R and D and related operating expenses that supported DOEs national nuclear security, energy resources, environmental management, and science programs. To foster scientific excellence at these laboratories, DOE laboratories use a portion of laboratory funds to conduct self-initiated R and D projects selected at the discretion of the laboratory directors. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 explicitly authorized the contractor-operated laboratories that receive funding for national security programs to use a percentage of laboratory funds to perform laboratory-directed R and D of a creative and innovative nature to maintain the vitality of the laboratories defense-related scientific disciplines.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 2016
Accession Number
AD1168769

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  • Armetha Liles
  • Colleen Corcoran
  • Ellen Fried
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