Updates from DOE
Deep Dive: Complexities of Grid Security Executive Order Implementation at DOE
By OEJ alum Anna Waldman-Brown, OCED/LPO alum Brian Mahar, OP/EERE alum Paul Donohoo-Vallett, EERE alum Kevin Lynn, OE/EERE alum Melissa Pauley,
November 5, 2026
DOE’s Proposed Process Rule Revisions: The Impacts on Energy Efficiency
By Paul Donohoo-Vallett, OP/EERE alum; Dr. Kathleen Hogan, S3/S4/EERE leadership alum; and Tarak Shah, S1/S4 alum
August 7, 2026
*Updated on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with “ADDENDUM: How Does the “Walk Up” Approach Impact Efficiency Standards?”
The Comment Period for OMB’s Proposed Updates to the Financial Assistance Regulations Closes Soon: Here’s What You Should Know
By Janie Thompson, CI alum; and in collaboration with Lawyers for Good Government’s Jillian Blanchard and Katherine Christopher
July 8, 2026
GAO Finds DOE Shifting of Fiscal Year 2025 Funds Likely Violates Law
By Kyle Winslow, LPO alum
May 14, 2026
DOE’s SPARK Funding Opportunity to Invest Up to $1.9 Billion in Power System Infrastructure Improvements
By Kevin Lynn, EERE alum; Isabel Sepulveda GDO alum; Janie Thompson, CI alum; and Paul Donohoo-Vallett, OP alum
March 25, 2026
DOE’s Role as an Honest Broker in Financing Energy Projects: Following the History Of LPO and Recent Evolution as the Rebranded EDF
By Brian Mahar, DOE alum of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and Loan Programs Office
March 18, 2026
U.S. Department of Energy Realigns Several Offices and Missions Under Office of Critical Materials and Energy Innovation
By Jennifer Garson, Founding Partner, Waypoint Strategy Group; Former Director of Water Power and 15 year DOE alum
January 30, 2026
Analysis of the 2025 Reorganization of the U.S. Department of Energy
By Nick Montoni, DOE alum from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
January 8, 2026
The Dismantling of the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund
By Members of the DOE Alumni Network
February 4, 2026
Our Seat at the Table: The U.S. Role in Key Global and International Energy Organizations
By Fernando Rodriguez, former civil servant and DOE alum from the Office of International Affairs, and Members of the DOE Alumni Network
February 27, 2026