Department's Working Capital Fund
The U.S. Department of Energy's Prime Contractor Fees on Subcontractor Costs
In Fiscal Year 1996, the Department's prime contractors awarded $5.3 billion in subcontracts. The
purpose of this audit was to determine if the Department adjusted the fee bases of prime
contractors to reflect the actual effort necessary to manage the technical and administrative
activities of their subcontractors.
purpose of this audit was to determine if the Department adjusted the fee bases of prime
contractors to reflect the actual effort necessary to manage the technical and administrative
activities of their subcontractors.
Disposal of Low-Level and Low-Level Mixed Waste
The Department of Energy (Department) is faced with the legacy of thousands of contaminated
areas and buildings and large volumes of "backlog" waste requiring disposal. Waste management
and environmental restoration activities have become central to the Department’s mission. One of
the Department’s priorities is to clean up former nuclear weapons sites and find more effective and
timely methods for disposing of nuclear waste. This audit focused on determining if the Department
was disposing of low-level and low-level mixed waste in the most cost-effective manner.t
areas and buildings and large volumes of "backlog" waste requiring disposal. Waste management
and environmental restoration activities have become central to the Department’s mission. One of
the Department’s priorities is to clean up former nuclear weapons sites and find more effective and
timely methods for disposing of nuclear waste. This audit focused on determining if the Department
was disposing of low-level and low-level mixed waste in the most cost-effective manner.t
The U.S. Department of Energy's Facility Reuse at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
For several decades, the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Site) operated as part of the Nation's
nuclear weapons production complex. In 1989, however, the Department of Energy (DOE) ceased production
at the Site and, by 1992, DOE began transitioning Rocky Flats to a cleanup mode. DOE's goal is to convert
the Site to beneficial use in a manner that is safe, environmentally and socially responsible, physically secure,
and economical. We initiated this audit to determine whether the Site was maximizing its reuse of excess
facilities.ý
nuclear weapons production complex. In 1989, however, the Department of Energy (DOE) ceased production
at the Site and, by 1992, DOE began transitioning Rocky Flats to a cleanup mode. DOE's goal is to convert
the Site to beneficial use in a manner that is safe, environmentally and socially responsible, physically secure,
and economical. We initiated this audit to determine whether the Site was maximizing its reuse of excess
facilities.ý
Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Information Management Systems
The Federal emphasis on reinventing Government and the end of the Cold War have driven change at
the Department of Energy. In the midst of this change, the Department’s Information Architecture
Program was initiated. Over the past several years, the Department realized that information
management and strategic planning efforts must focus on the utility and management of information,
rather than management of technology. The importance of an information architecture was also
recognized by Congress through the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. This law required the establishment of
a Chief Information Officer position in each Federal agency with the responsibility to develop and
implement an integrated information architecture. The objective of this audit was to determine whether
the Department had developed and implemented an Information Technology Architecture.
the Department of Energy. In the midst of this change, the Department’s Information Architecture
Program was initiated. Over the past several years, the Department realized that information
management and strategic planning efforts must focus on the utility and management of information,
rather than management of technology. The importance of an information architecture was also
recognized by Congress through the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. This law required the establishment of
a Chief Information Officer position in each Federal agency with the responsibility to develop and
implement an integrated information architecture. The objective of this audit was to determine whether
the Department had developed and implemented an Information Technology Architecture.
Architect and Engineering Costs at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories