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Temporary Small Resource Policy

Draft DOE/EIS-0315 (canceled) analyzed the proposed Big Sandy Energy Project in Mohave County, Arizona.

Minutes of the June 20, 2001 Board meeting at Hotel Santa Fe Presentation NNMCAB Waste Management Committee

In 1996, Congress passed the Clinger-Cohen Act (Act) to enhance the management and control of information technology. The Act requires Federal Agencies to appoint a Chief Information Officer and to employ a performance-and-results-based approach to managing information technology investments. Congress also has placed significant emphasis on improving efficiencies by better leveraging information technology investments across the Government. The effective use of such resources holds the promise of significant advances in efficiency and reduced cost of operations. In Fiscal Year 2001, the Department estimated that it would expend about $1.4 billion for information technology investments, a significant portion of which supports advanced and scientific supercomputing initiatives. Under these circumstances, it is essential that the Department develop and implement an effective information technology management, investment and control process. The purpose of this report is to highlight problems that have been identified and reported over time with the Department's implementation of Clinger-Cohen requirements. The report is based on a recap of major information technology related audit reports and a review of the Department's implementation initiatives.

Department of Energy's Implementation of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996

Transmission System Vegetation Manaement Program, the ROWs span sections of Vancouver Washington and Portland Oregon and are all located in the Olympia Region

The purpose of this report is to make you aware of issues that came to our attention during recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) inspection activity at the Ashtabula Environmental Management Project (Ashtabula). Inspectors visited Ashtabula during the week of April 30, 2001, and we concluded that certain conditions at Ashtabula may require immediate management attention. During our visit, OIG Inspectors provided daily briefings to the Department’s Ashtabula Site Manager to allow for immediate corrective actions as deemed necessary by the Site Manager. The Office of Inspector General is continuing its work at the Ashtabula site. During our visit to Ashtabula, we physically inspected buildings and equipment owned by the Department and located on property owned by Earthline Technologies (Earthline). We also physically inspected Earthline-owned buildings, known as “Plant 2,” where the Department leases storage space. Our inspection found conditions that indicated questionable contract implementation and administration by both Earthline and Department officials. As a result, there are serious concerns about worker safety and health, and conservation of Government equipment and resources.

Letter Report, Environment, Safety & Health Issues at the Ashtabula Environmental Management Project

The Office of River Protection (ORP), which reports to the Office of Environmental Management, is responsible for remediation of the radioactive waste stored in tanks at the Hanford Site in the State of Washington. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2000, ORP established 26 performance-based contract incentives (PBCIs) that provided its management and operating contractor the opportunity to earn incentive fees totaling about $19.4 million. Department guidance states that it is through the use of performance-based contracting concepts that improved contractor performance and greater accountability will be realized, as well as more efficient deployment of contract management and oversight resources

Inspection of Selected Aspects of the Office of River Protection Performance-Based Incentive Program