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Vegetation Management along the Covington-Duwamish No. 1 ROW from the Covington Substation to tower 10/4.

Transmission System Vegetation Management Program

On April 5, 2001, the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives, requested information on the Department of Energy's implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Results Act). Specifically, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) was asked to identify the ten most significant performance measures contained in the Department's performance report and the extent to which the data or information underlying the measures are valid and accurate. The OIG was asked to complete this evaluation no later than May 11, 2001.t

Performance Measures in the Department of Energy

I am requiring that agencies shall prepare a Statement of Energy Effects when undertaking certain agency actions. As described more fully below, such Statements of Energy Effects shall describe the effects of certain regulatory actions on energy supply, distribution, or use.

In December 1997, the Oak Ridge Operations Office (Operations Office) awarded a $2.5 billion performance-based management and integration contract to Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (Bechtel Jacobs) for environmental remediation activities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Paducah, Kentucky; and Portsmouth, Ohio. The contractor was also responsible for uranium enrichment functions at Paducah and Portsmouth. Under this arrangement, the contractor is to receive incentive fees for accomplishing performance objectives negotiated before the start of the performance period, in this case prior to the beginning of each fiscal year. The performance objectives describe what the contractor is to accomplish and when the task is to be completed.

Incentive Fees for Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC

Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the U.S. Department of Energy (Department) may sell land in the performance of identified programmatic functions. The functions specified in the Atomic Energy Act include encouraging scientific and industrial progress, controlling special nuclear material, encouraging utilization of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, promoting the common defense, and the administration of programs that implement these functions. The objective of this audit was to determine if the sale of land was an appropriate use of the special authorities granted under the Atomic Energy Act.