Performance Plans

I am pleased to submit the Office of Inspector General’s
for the 6-month period ending September 30, 2002. The Report reflects
our continuing commitment to focus the Office of Inspector General efforts on the
issues and concerns most critical to you, the Administration, and the Congress.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, have impacted the way this Office
views its mission. During this reporting period, we devoted significant resources
to critical issues relating to the national security. In particular, we increased our
already substantial commitment to helping the Department identify and evaluate
potential systemic and situational vulnerabilities in the areas of cyber and physical
security, counterintelligence, and nuclear materials and critical infrastructure
protection. Although the Department has taken a number of positive actions to
correct certain security-related deficiencies, our reviews continue to identify a
need for improvement in this critical management challenge area.Ï

I am pleased to submit the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Semiannual Report to
Congress. This Report summarizes significant OIG activities and accomplishments
during the 6-month period ending March 31, 2002.
The Report reflects our continuing commitment to focus OIG efforts on the issues and
concerns most critical to you, the Administration, and the Congress. In particular, it
describes OIG accomplishments in identifying the most significant management
challenges facing the Department.
We look forward to working with you on matters of mutual interest.

I am pleased to submit the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Semiannual report to
Congress. The report summarizes significant OIG activities and accomplishments during
the 6-month period ending September 30, 2001. The Inspector General Act, as amended,
requires you to forward the report to the appropriate congressional oversight committees
within 30 days of your receipt of this report.
This report reflects our continuing commitment to focus OIG efforts on the issues and
concerns most critical to the Administration, the Department, and the Congress. In
particular, it describes OIG accomplishments in identifying the most significant
management challenges facing the Department."}a//130936

Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2000
to March 31, 2001

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) plays an important
role in helping to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and
integrity of all of the programs and operations of the
Department of Energy, including those of the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). During this
reporting period, the OIG continued to provide special
attention to the particular management challenges,
vulnerabilities, and issues of concern to the NNSA. The
challenges to the NNSA in its formative stages are many, and
the OIG has sought to be of service to this crucial national
security mission. Most notably, we issued a report on the
state of the nuclear weapons infrastructure, discussed on
pages 4 and 24 of this report. Our reviews addressed other
important issues facing the NNSA and the Department, as
well, including in the areas of safeguards and security,
contract administration, and program management. The OIG
will continue to serve as an independent voice to the
Department, the NNSA, the Congress, and the taxpayer on
important matters of national concern.