Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977

United States Department of Energy

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; 39 years ago (1977-08-04)
Preceding agencies	Federal Energy Administration (FEA) Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
Headquarters	James V. Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, Southwest Washington, D.C., United States 38°53′13″N 77°1′34″W / 38.88694°N 77.02611°W / 38.88694; -77.02611Coordinates: 38°53′13″N 77°1′34″W / 38.88694°N 77.02611°W / 38.88694; -77.02611
Employees	12,944 federal (2014) 93,094 contract (2008)
Annual budget	$27.9 billion (2015)
Agency executives	Rick Perry, Secretary Frank G. Klotz, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
Website	energy.gov
Footnotes

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States Government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material. 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. It also directs research in genomics; the Human Genome Project originated in a DOE initiative. DOE sponsors more research in the physical sciences than any other U.S. federal agency, the majority of which is conducted through its system of National Laboratories.

The agency is administered by the United States Secretary of Energy, and its headquarters are located in Southwest Washington, D.C., on Independence Avenue in the James V. Forrestal Building, named for James Forrestal, as well as in Germantown, Maryland.

Former Governor of Texas Rick Perry is the current Secretary of Energy. He was confirmed by a 62 to 37 vote in the United States Senate on March 2, 2017.