Performance Incentives at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
In 1994, the Department of Energy (DOE) decided to replace its standard management and operating
contract with a new performance-based contract. Such contracts were to include incentives to improve
performance and/or reduce costs. The contract awarded by the Idaho Operations Office (Idaho) to
Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Lockheed) in 1995 for the operation of the Idaho National
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) was the first to incorporate performance-based
incentives. The objective of our audit was to determine whether performance-based incentives at the
INEEL had improved performance and reduced costs
contract with a new performance-based contract. Such contracts were to include incentives to improve
performance and/or reduce costs. The contract awarded by the Idaho Operations Office (Idaho) to
Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Lockheed) in 1995 for the operation of the Idaho National
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) was the first to incorporate performance-based
incentives. The objective of our audit was to determine whether performance-based incentives at the
INEEL had improved performance and reduced costs
Implementation of Integrated Business Information Systems Within the Department of Energy
The trend in both government and the private sector is greater reliance on "Integrated Business Information Systems" which are modern information systems that can be used to manage
business functions as a seamless unit rather than as separate activities. The attraction of these software systems lies in management's ability to access real-time data, link business processes and applications, support immediate responses to change, and incorporate best business practices. A number of the Department's facility management contractors were in the process
of developing and implementing such systems. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the progress being made by the Department's contractors in this effort.
business functions as a seamless unit rather than as separate activities. The attraction of these software systems lies in management's ability to access real-time data, link business processes and applications, support immediate responses to change, and incorporate best business practices. A number of the Department's facility management contractors were in the process
of developing and implementing such systems. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the progress being made by the Department's contractors in this effort.
Staff Augmentation Workers at Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) has, for many years, used
subcontractors to provide labor on an as needed basis. One mechanism
for this is through its staff augmentation process, which contracts for
individuals with specific labor skills on a temporary basis. Sandia
defined temporary employment as 3 years continuous service or less.
subcontractors to provide labor on an as needed basis. One mechanism
for this is through its staff augmentation process, which contracts for
individuals with specific labor skills on a temporary basis. Sandia
defined temporary employment as 3 years continuous service or less.
Inspection of the Department of Energy’s Export License Process for Foreign National Visits and Assignments
The Fiscal Year 2000 National Defense Authorization Act provided that not later than March 30 of each year, beginning this year, the President shall submit to Congress an annual report on the United States (US) Government’s policies and procedures with respect to the export of technologies and technical information with potential military applications to countries and entities of concern. Under the Act’s provisions, to assist in this process, annual audits in this area are to be conducted by the Inspectors General of the Departments of Energy, Commerce,
Defense, and State. An interagency working group, comprised of representatives from the Offices of Inspector General of Energy, Commerce, Defense, and State, selected the export license process for foreign national visitors and assignees, referred to as the “deemed” export license process, as the topic for the year 2000 audit. Any release to a foreign national of
technology or software that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations is “deemed to be an export” to the home country of the foreign national. Release includes, among other things, visual inspection by foreign nationals of US-origin equipment and facilities and oral exchange of information.
The purpose of our inspection was to review actions by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to selected concerns regarding deemed exports identified by this office during an interagency inspection of the Federal Government’s export license review process, which was completed in June 1999. The objectives of our current inspection were to review actions taken
by the Department to resolve issues associated with DOE’s deemed export license process, and to review actions taken at selected DOE sites to implement new procedures regarding the deemed export license process.
Defense, and State. An interagency working group, comprised of representatives from the Offices of Inspector General of Energy, Commerce, Defense, and State, selected the export license process for foreign national visitors and assignees, referred to as the “deemed” export license process, as the topic for the year 2000 audit. Any release to a foreign national of
technology or software that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations is “deemed to be an export” to the home country of the foreign national. Release includes, among other things, visual inspection by foreign nationals of US-origin equipment and facilities and oral exchange of information.
The purpose of our inspection was to review actions by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to selected concerns regarding deemed exports identified by this office during an interagency inspection of the Federal Government’s export license review process, which was completed in June 1999. The objectives of our current inspection were to review actions taken
by the Department to resolve issues associated with DOE’s deemed export license process, and to review actions taken at selected DOE sites to implement new procedures regarding the deemed export license process.
Follow-on Review of the Status of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Counterintelligence Implementation Plan
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20001 requires the President to submit to Congress an annual report to include, as a minimum, an audit by the Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, and State of the policies and procedures of the United States (US) Government with respect to the export of technologies and technical information with potential military applications to countries and entities of concern. The first annual report was to include “an assessment by the Inspectors General2 . . . of the adequacy of . . .counterintelligence measures to protect against the acquisition by
countries and entities of concern of United States technology and
technical information . . . .” An interagency working group,
comprised of representatives from the Offices of Inspector General
of Commerce, Defense, Energy, State, the Treasury, and the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as well as the Inspection
Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was established to
conduct the assessment regarding the adequacy of counterintelligence measures.
countries and entities of concern of United States technology and
technical information . . . .” An interagency working group,
comprised of representatives from the Offices of Inspector General
of Commerce, Defense, Energy, State, the Treasury, and the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as well as the Inspection
Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was established to
conduct the assessment regarding the adequacy of counterintelligence measures.