Inspection Report: INS-O-98-03

The Fiscal Year 1996 Performance Based Incentive Program at the Savannah River Operations Office

Office of Inspector General

May 1, 1998
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May 1, 1998

The Fiscal Year 1996 Performance Based Incentive Program at the Savannah River Operations Office

In June 1993, the then Secretary of Energy established a Contract Reform Team to review the Department of Energy’s (DOE) contracting practices and to make recommendations to improve them. The need for contract reform was driven by a recognition that DOE did not have adequate control of its contractors, that contractors were not sufficiently accountable to DOE, and that there was an absence of well-defined performance measures and criteria for DOE contractors.

  • In June 1993, the then Secretary of Energy established a
    Contract Reform Team to review the Department of Energy’s
    (DOE) contracting practices and to make recommendations to
    improve them. The need for contract reform was driven by a
    recognition that DOE did not have adequate control of its
    contractors, that contractors were not sufficiently accountable to
    DOE, and that there was an absence of well-defined
    performance measures and criteria for DOE contractors.