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Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States

In 2002, the President stated in his Small Business Agenda that the Federal government should break out functions to contract with small businesses wherever practicable. In the Small Business Act, Congress also declared its support of small businesses. In support of the President's small business agenda and congressional direction, the Department of Energy (Department) established a policy for small businesses to receive the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors.

Management Controls over Small Business Opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Safety is one of the Department of Energy's top priorities. In 1996. the Department of Energy established an Integrated Safety Management (ISM) system whereby its contractors plan, perform, assess, and improve the safe conduct of work. However, due to inconsistent implementation of ISM and recurring deficiencies that led to serious accidents, the Department issued guidance in 2001 and 2006 to assist contractors in their implementation of ISM and to improve safety. As part of ISM, the Department requires contractors to: 1) develop and implement controls over identified hazards, 2) perform work within defined hazard controls, and 3) provide feedback on and continuous improvement to safety systems. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore) is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility which is part of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). A key mission of the Laboratory is to ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of the national nuclear weapons stockpile. To meet its mission, Livermore employees perform a wide variety of tasks some of which place workers in or near hazardous conditions or materials. Since 2003, Livermore has experienced an above average illness and injury rate. relative to other sites within the Department's nuclear weapons complex. Because of the emphasis that you and the NNSA Administrator have placed on worker safety. we initiated an audit to determine if Livernore had fully implemented an ISM system.

Implementation of Integrated Safety Management at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Domestic and Foreign Procurement Preference Requirements

Senior DOE Officials in Spain to Participate in World Petroleum Congress. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy James A. Slutz are in Madrid, Spain this week to participate in the 19th World Petroleum Congress—a global forum held every three years by the World Petroleum Council to address resource potential, infrastructure, the regulatory framework and other key issues related to the future of petroleum development.

DOE O 551.1C - Official Foreign Travel

DOE G 413.3-2 - Quality Assurance Guide for Project Management

As a member of the U.S. Government’s Intelligence Community, the Department of Energy (DOE) serves as the premier technical intelligence resource in the areas of nuclear weapons, nonproliferation, energy, science, and technology, as well as emerging nuclear threats. In addition to providing intelligence analyses, DOE offers specialized technology and operational support to both intelligence and law enforcement agencies. DOE accomplishes its intelligence mission by drawing from technical expertise located throughout the Department complex, including the national laboratories. This necessitates Department-affiliated personnel having access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI), which is a designation given to classified information derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes that are required to be handled through designated access control systems.