The Department of energy, has not fully feveloped and implemented an architecture t manage iformation technology investments. In particular, it had not defined all requriements essential to making investment cecisions and had not ensured that program-level architectures were completed and compatible with supported the Departments overall structure.
Management Controls over Meal Expenses at Management and Operating Contractors
Management Controls over Meal Expenses at Management
and Operating Contractors
and Operating Contractors
The Retention and Management of the Department’s Records
The Department of Energy (Department) did not effectively
manage the retention and disposition of its records. 1
Specifically, the Department did not always ensure that
essential electronic records, especially electronic mail
(e-mail), were appropriately retained. Additionally, the
Department maintained multiple document and tracking
systems that performed essentially the same function, and
had not adequately planned for the scheduling and
disposition of records at its closure sites.
manage the retention and disposition of its records. 1
Specifically, the Department did not always ensure that
essential electronic records, especially electronic mail
(e-mail), were appropriately retained. Additionally, the
Department maintained multiple document and tracking
systems that performed essentially the same function, and
had not adequately planned for the scheduling and
disposition of records at its closure sites.
Deactivating and Decommissioning Facilities at the Savannah River Site
In September 2003, Westinghouse issued the current version of the
Savannah River Site Environmental Management Integrated
Deactivation and Decommissioning Plan. This plan described the
projected end states for Savannah River Site facilities, waste tanks,
and waste sites; the anticipated sequencing and timing of
deactivation and decommissioning activities; and the composite
costs to achieve those end states. As part of its contract,
Westinghouse was tasked by the Department to deactivate and
decommission 225 specific facilities at the Savannah River Site by
the end of FY 2006.
Savannah River Site Environmental Management Integrated
Deactivation and Decommissioning Plan. This plan described the
projected end states for Savannah River Site facilities, waste tanks,
and waste sites; the anticipated sequencing and timing of
deactivation and decommissioning activities; and the composite
costs to achieve those end states. As part of its contract,
Westinghouse was tasked by the Department to deactivate and
decommission 225 specific facilities at the Savannah River Site by
the end of FY 2006.
Review of Environmental Management Controls
Testify regarding recent allegations of misconduct involving documents associated with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain Project.
Disposal of the Nation’s high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel is one of the most sensitive and complex challenges facing the U.S. Government. Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended in 1987, the Yucca Mountain site in the State of Nevada is the only site in the United States to be evaluated for this purpose. The Act established a
formal, step-by-step methodology for making this evaluation. For the State of Nevada and all other interested parties, the process to evaluate Yucca Mountain as the potential repository has enormous implications. Paramount among concerns expressed is that the consideration and evaluation be objective, and based on sound scientific analysis. Public
confidence in the evaluation and licensing process must also be assured.
Disposal of the Nation’s high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel is one of the most sensitive and complex challenges facing the U.S. Government. Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, as amended in 1987, the Yucca Mountain site in the State of Nevada is the only site in the United States to be evaluated for this purpose. The Act established a
formal, step-by-step methodology for making this evaluation. For the State of Nevada and all other interested parties, the process to evaluate Yucca Mountain as the potential repository has enormous implications. Paramount among concerns expressed is that the consideration and evaluation be objective, and based on sound scientific analysis. Public
confidence in the evaluation and licensing process must also be assured.
Statement of Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector General U.S. Department of Energy Subject: Allegations of misconduct involving documents associated with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain Project