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The Government Management Reform Act of 1994 requires that audited financial statements covering all accounts and associated activities of the Department be submitted annually to the Office of Management and Budget. A Departmentwide audit of the consolidated Fiscal Year 1998 financial statements was conducted by examining internal controls, assessing compliance with laws and regulations, evaluating accounting transaction cycles, and testing selected account balances at various Department facilities. The objective of the Departmentwide audit was to determine whether the Department’s consolidated financial statements presented fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Department as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, and its consolidated net cost, changes in net position, budgetary resources, financing activities, and custodial activities for the fiscal years then ended in conformity with Federal accounting standards. Departmentwide issues are addressed in Audit Report No. IG-FS-99-01, issued February 25, 1999.

Matters Identified at the Savannah River Operations Office During the Audit of the Department of Energy's Consolidated Fiscal Year 1998 Financial Statements

Results of Audit Procedures Performed at Chicago Operations Office During the Audit of the Department’s Consolidated Fiscal Year 1998 Financial Statements

Issued to Sandia Corporation, related to Radioactive Material Control and Radiological Work Permits at Sandia National Laboratories, (EA-1999-03)

The INEEL CAB provides recommendations regarding the Final Proposed Plan for Waste Area Group 5 - Power Burst Facility/Auxiliary Reactor Area at INEEL

The Department of Energy has about 7,000 surplus buildings that will eventually require deactivation and decommissioning (D&D). The estimated cost of D&D for the Department's surplus facilities is over $11 billion with an additional $20 billion to stabilize, deactivate and decommission facilities which are currently active. The Office of Environmental Management is responsible for assuring that adequate technologies are available to address these D&D needs. Through the development and widespread deployment of new technologies, the Department has established a goal of reducing D&D costs by approximately $1 billion by 2006. Environmental Management uses Large-Scale Demonstration and Deployment Projects to identify and promote deployment of improved technologies throughout the Department. These projects are intended to provide an opportunity to compare the cost and performance of new or improved technologies against established technologies. To date, the projects have demonstrated many technologies which offer cost and performance improvements over established technologies. Environmental Management uses a concept of Integrating Contractor Teams to manage each project. The objective of our audit was to determine if opportunities exist to increase D&D technology deployments within the Department and to reduce the cost of managing technology demonstration projects.nd A

The U.S. Department of Energy's Large-Scale Demonstration and Deployment Projects

On May 19, 1999, three electricians were injured while doble Testing on a circuit breaker at Hayden Substation in Routt County, Colorado.