May 9, 2025
This Lewis-Burke report provides an update on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) fiscal year 2026 budget request, highlights from the first congressional budget hearing with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and status of DOE leadership positions. More detailed information at the program and project level won’t be available until the Trump Administration releases the full budget request planned at the end of the month, but the preliminary budget proposal already makes clear key priority areas, such as AI and quantum, and planned areas of divestment, such as renewable energy and carbon management.