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Issued to the University of California related to Radiological Work Controls at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC related to Fire Protection System Surveillances at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, July 21, 1998

Issued to Westinghouse Savannah River Company related to Notification of Incomplete Corrective Action

The Federal Government and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), representing Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, entered into a Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The aim of the partnership was to apply joint resources to develop and implement advanced technologies for a new vehicle. The partnership had three specific, interrelated technological goals and an aggressive timetable for developing the new generation of vehicles. We conducted this audit to determine whether the Department's research projects support the goals of the PNGV program.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Participation in the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

The Department of Energy (Department) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) entered into an interagency agreement in September 1992 to develop model safety and health training programs for workers involved in waste cleanup activities at Departmental facilities. Under the terms of the agreement, recipients of NIEHS training grants were to provide Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training to Departmental sites. By June 1997, the Department had obligated over $40 million to the agreement. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the interagency agreement with NIEHS was the most cost-effective method of acquiring the training."}

The Department of Energy's Interagency Agreement with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Issued to Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC related to Recurring Weaknesses in Implementing Quality Assurance Rule Requirements at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

Value Engineering (VE) is defined as the organized analysis of the functions of a program, project, system product, item or equipment, building, facility, service, or supply of an executive agency. This analysis reduces these functions to their most basic elements and then looks for cost-efficient alternatives. VE contributes to the overall management objectives of streamlining operations, improving performance, reliability, quality, safety and reducing life-cycle costs. Further, it can result in the increased use of environmentally-sound and energy-efficient practices and materials. VE benefits have been documented by the General Accounting Office, which reported that VE usually produces a net savings of 3 to 5 percent of project costs.}al"}i

The U.S. Department of Energy's Value Engineering Program