March 12, 2004

Management Controls Over Subcontract Administration by the Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is a multi-program science laboratory operated by the University of Chicago under a contract with the Department of Energy. In Fiscal Year 2002, Argonne's budget was $460 millin, including $93 million in work-for-others funding. As part of its management and operation responsibilities, Argonne issued 24,8000 contracts and purchase orders worth $135 million during FY 2002.