Use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds on Solid Waste Project Activities at the Department of Energy's Hanford Site
The Department of Energy's (Department), Richland Operations Office (Richland), awarded a contract, effective October 1, 2008, to CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) to remediate Hanford's Central Plateau. Part of the contract's scope included solid waste cleanup activities associated with retrieval, treatment, and disposal of low-level and transuranic (TRU) waste at the Hanford Site (Hanford).
The Department allocated $315 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds to support Hanford's Solid Waste Project under the CHPRC contract. The Department's goals for Recovery Act funds were to accelerate cleanup, reduce life-cycle project costs, and provide jobs to stimulate the economy. Performance metrics were established to measure actual work accomplished, as compared to planned, and to determine if goals were met for Recovery Act funds obligated to the Solid Waste Project. Because of this significant increase in funding, we initiated this audit to determine if the Department effectively managed Hanford's Solid Waste Project Recovery Act activities.
The Department allocated $315 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds to support Hanford's Solid Waste Project under the CHPRC contract. The Department's goals for Recovery Act funds were to accelerate cleanup, reduce life-cycle project costs, and provide jobs to stimulate the economy. Performance metrics were established to measure actual work accomplished, as compared to planned, and to determine if goals were met for Recovery Act funds obligated to the Solid Waste Project. Because of this significant increase in funding, we initiated this audit to determine if the Department effectively managed Hanford's Solid Waste Project Recovery Act activities.
Allegations Regarding Western Area Power Administration's Desert Southwest Reigon
Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011
Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2010-March 31 2011
Management Alert on Planned Actions Related to the National Energy Technology Laboratory's Simulation-Based Engineering User Center
The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) initiated plans to utilize $20 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds to develop the Simulation-Based Engineering User Center (User Center) – part of the Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative program. According to project documentation, $3 million of the total cost will be dedicated to acquiring and installing a Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) at NETL's Morgantown, West Virginia, site. And, the remaining funds will be spent equipping and supporting the POD with a high performance computing system. In March 2011, NETL was given final approval for the project from the Department's Chief Information Officer.
Security Planning for National Security Information Systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is responsible for the maintenance and
security of the Nation's nuclear stockpile, management of nuclear nonproliferation activities, and
operation of the naval reactor programs. A significant amount of the information related to these
mission activities is classified and stored or processed in national security information systems.
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) maintains various national security
systems, ranging from diskless workstations to large supercomputers, which process sensitive
and classified information in support of program objectives.
security of the Nation's nuclear stockpile, management of nuclear nonproliferation activities, and
operation of the naval reactor programs. A significant amount of the information related to these
mission activities is classified and stored or processed in national security information systems.
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) maintains various national security
systems, ranging from diskless workstations to large supercomputers, which process sensitive
and classified information in support of program objectives.
Verification of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Contract Workers' Eligibility to Work in the U.S.