The Services Wedge – The February 22nd Audit
Advanced Manufacturing firms usually treat the U.S. Department of Energy as a regulator or a grant-giver. By February 22, 2026, they will become your Chief Information Officer.
The Context: By February 22, 2026 (Day 90), the Secretary must identify all federal computing, storage, and networking resources available to the Mission. This establishes the base layer of the platform infrastructure.
The Insight: This is a governance shift. Access to the most advanced computational resources will now be mediated through a single platform with specific technical standards and data governance policies. Your Government Relations team cannot handle this; it requires Systems Architects who understand platform interoperability. If you aren't mapped to their resources by the February deadline, you are playing catch-up.
The Pivot: Update your Public-Private Partnership playbook immediately.
Standardize: Align your internal data schemas with Federal data stewardship standards.
Engage: Don't just lobby for funds; align your engineering roadmap with the DOE’s platform architecture.
Build: Create a Federal Interface team within your engineering division to handle this specific integration before February 22.
How we can help: LFI provides fractional Commercial Architect services (vCQO model). We act as the bridge between your engineering teams and federal platform requirements, ensuring you have a seat at the table without the overhead of a full-time policy division.
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