The 2016 Congressional Budget Request for the DoE is $29.9 Billion, all of which is discretionary funding. Stated goals are to accelerate clean energy innovation and continue to fund research into all sources of energy as well as invest nearly $13 Billion into nuclear security. This series takes an in-depth look at the lucrative opportunities, the regulations and in general how the DoE organizes itself to acquire mass quantities of products and services annually.