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High Energy Physics

This program supports large national and international particle accelerator experiments and other research in particle physics and related fields, including particle astrophysics and cosmology.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Moderately Effective

In general, a program rated Moderately Effective has set ambitious goals and is well-managed. Moderately Effective programs likely need to improve their efficiency or address other problems in the programs' design or management in order to achieve better results.
  • The program continues to support almost all of the long term research and development for particle accelerators and accelerator science for the Department of Energy, yet it lacks a strategy and implementation plan for its future activities in this area.
  • The program is using external expert panel assessments to review the quality, relevance, and performance of the program's research portfolio and grant management process.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Implementing the recommendations of past and new external assessment panels, as appropriate.
  • Developing a strategy and implementation plan for particle accelerator research and development, including a potential international linear collider.

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