During her first stop on a four-state, technology-focused tour, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks heard from multiple senior Oak Ridge lab officials that the massive investments from the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science for America Act, present a once-in-a-lifetime chance to innovate.

Military technologies and strategic competition against China will be a primary focus for the deputy secretary of defense on her upcoming trip.

Thomas Zacharia will depart after a 35-year career at the laboratory.

The "stepping stone" supercomputer will afford staff and users early access to new hardware and technologies.

Jens Dilling was previously an associate laboratory director at the TRIUMF center in Canada.

The departments of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs will leverage Energy's high-performance computing for forthcoming research projects.