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Although specifically required by existing policy, program officials from various Department of Energy (Department) organizations did not always adequately justify the need for initial or extended assignments of facility contractor employees to the Washington, D.C. area. Justifications were either not prepared or did not adequately consider alternatives, costs, or fully validate the need for long duration assignments. We also noted that dislocation allowances varied significantly between contractors and, in some cases, may be excessive.

Operation of a Biosafety Level 3 Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Inspection of Emergency Management at the Oak Ridge Office and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Order authorizing Powerex to export electric energy to Canada.

Dating back to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Development Isotopes Department of Energy's (Department) predecessor agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, was authorized to distribute stable and radioactive isotopes at no charge to assist and encourage research on peaceful uses of isotopes involving medical therapy. More recently, the 1990 Energy and Water Appropriations Act consolidated all isotope production and distribution activities under one Department Program and established a revolving fund for the Isotope Program. Congress authorized this fund to, among other things, produce isotopes for use in research and development (R&D). Furthermore, the Isotope Program established an internal goal to "provide a reliable supply of quality products and services based on customers' needs." One of the objectives to support this goal is to "maintain the existing customer base and enhance customer satisfaction."

Management of the Department's Isotope Program

Management of Facility Contractors Assigned to the Washington, D.C. Area

Beaver Creek-Hoyt-Erie 115-kV Transmission Line Upgrade, Morgan and Weld Counties, Colorado