Department of Energy

In a recent comment letter, AAU encouraged the Department of Energy to establish new dual-competency training pathways that help students gain both AI fluency and deep expertise in a scientific or engineering field.

AAU recommends that DOE strengthen the Genesis Mission by reducing IP barriers, leveraging regional ecosystems, embedding funded cross-sector training into programs, and expanding mission-driven, dual-competency AI education and workforce pathways coordinated among universities, national labs, industry, and philanthropy.

As lawmakers consider measures related to securing federally funded research data and intellectual property, it is important to understand the current state of play for research security in the country to avoid new requirements that are duplicative, unnecessary, or counterproductive

The Energy Sciences Coalition urges Congress to provide 9.5 billion in FY 2027 for the DOE Office of Science to reverse recent cuts, expand core research, facilities, and workforce programs, and accelerate U.S. leadership in critical technologies like AI, quantum, fusion, and microelectronics for energy and national security.

At a recent DOE summit, university and science philanthropy leaders came together to begin developing a vision for success for the Genesis Mission, a national initiative that seeks to harness the power of AI to solve the most difficult challenges facing the nation.

The Energy Sciences Coalition urges Congress to swiftly pass the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, including the DOE Quantum Leadership Act provisions, to expand funding, infrastructure, workforce training, and public‑private partnerships that sustain U.S. leadership and early applications in quantum science and technology.

AAU signs a letter with business advocacy groups urging Congress to pass a strong full-year FY26 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill before the January 30, 2026, CR deadline to sustain Department of Energy innovation funding. It warns that failing to do so would weaken U.S. energy leadership and security amid intensifying global competition.

AAU responds to a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information (RFI) on “Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise.” AAU urges the administration to expand university–industry partnerships, reject an “innovation tax” on university licensing royalties, reduce regulatory burdens, sustain high-risk/high-reward and AI-enabled science investments, and harmonize research security and merit-based grantmaking policies.​

An advocacy brief focused on the critical role of ARPA-E in bolstering U.S. energy innovation leadership.