Author: Alfred Cumming
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: issues, organizational, alternatives, policy, energy, reform, department, intelligence
Number of Pages: 26
Published: 2010-11
ISBN-10: 1437924859
ISBN-13: 9781437924855

Congress in 2006 agreed to temporarily consolidate separate Counter-Intelligence (CI) offices at DoE and the Nat. Nuclear Security Admin. into a single CI office under DoE control. DoE had complained that the dual office structure was ineffective. At the same time, in 2006, DoE combined its separate Offices of Intelligence, and Counter-Intelligence into a new DoE office called the Office of Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence. This report analyzes both consolidations -- the first authorized by Congress at DoE¿s request; the second initiated by DoE -- and examines the impact of each on the e

Author: Dwayne E. Weigel
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: opportunities, reduce, disposal, costs, energy, department, level, radioactive, wastes, low
Number of Pages: 66
Published: 2000-10
ISBN-10: 0756705835
ISBN-13: 9780756705831

As the Cold War drew to a close, the Dept. of Energy (DoE) shifted its focus from producing nuclear weapons to cleaning up the contaminated facilities where it had produced them. Over the next several decades, DoE expects to dispose of about 2.1 mill. cubic meters of low-level and mixed wastes where it operates disposal facilities. Concerned that DoE may not be managing and disposing of its wastes as cost-effectively as possible, this report reviews (1) the factors that influence DoE's decisions about the treat., storage, and disposal of wastes, and (2) DoE's costs to treat, store, and dispose

Author: Mark Gaffigan
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: range, risks, options, futuregen, testimony, congressional, benefits, costs, doe, coal, prepare, comprehensive, relative, analysis, clean
Number of Pages: 9
Published: 2010-02
ISBN-10: 1437914284
ISBN-13: 9781437914283

Discusses a recent report on the Dept. of Energy's (DoE) decision to restructure the FutureGen program. The original FutureGen plant was to capture and store underground about 90% of its CO2 emissions. Concerned about escalating costs, DoE announced in Jan. 2008 that it had decided to restructure FutureGen. DoE requested supplemental info. from restructured FutureGen applicants, which will be reviewed before any selection decision. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, known as the stimulus law, provides DoE an additional $3.4 billion for "Fossil Energy R&D." Such a substantial a

Author: Gene Aloise
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: forces, personnel, system, issues, protective, address, security, doe, needs, nuclear
Number of Pages: 46
Published: 2010-08
ISBN-10: 1437928587
ISBN-13: 9781437928587

The 9/11 terrorist attacks raised concerns about the security of Dept. of Energy¿s (DoE) sites with weapons-grade nuclear material, known as Category I Special Nuclear Material (SNM). To better protect these sites against attacks, DoE has sought to transform its protective forces protecting SNM into a Tactical Response Force (TRF) with training and capabilities similar to the military. This review was conducted of protective forces at DoE sites that possess Category I SNM. This report: (1) analyzed info. on the management and compensation of protective forces; (2) examined the implementation

Author: Richard B. Jolliffe (ed)
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: department, energy, doe, audit, report, made, purchases, defense, dod, oversight, needed
Number of Pages: 79
Published: 2011-05-01
ISBN-10: 1437982034
ISBN-13: 9781437982039

This report reviewed DoD procedures for purchases through the DoE, specifically projects that DoE National Nuclear Security Admin. sites performed under the DoE Work for Others program. The report found that DoD has significant contracting problems when using DoE. It also found potential bona fide needs rule violations, including inappropriate use of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation and Operations and Maintenance funds. The report includes recommendations, as well as management comments. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

Author: Gary R. Boss
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: mission, structure, accountability, problems, major, address, energy, fundamental, reassessment, needed, department
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 2002-06-01
ISBN-10: 0756722888
ISBN-13: 9780756722883

Recurring problems in managing its programs & projects plagued the Dept. of Energy (DoE) to such a degree in the late 1980s & early 1990s that by 1995, DoE responded to calls for restructuring by initiating unprecedented” reforms that it said would fundamentally improve the efficiency & effectiveness of the department.” This report: (1) describes actions taken by DoE to improve its performance in the early to mid-1990s; (2) assesses DoE progress since then in addressing management weaknesses & improving performance; & (3) identifies any underlying impediments to more effective management &

Author: George A. Scott
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: education, respond, evolving, priorities, could, controls, improved, oversight, department
Number of Pages: 67
Published: 2011-06-01
ISBN-10: 1437981429
ISBN-13: 9781437981421

The U.S. Department of Educ. (DoE) manages one of the largest discretionary appropriations of any federal agency, and plays a key role in supporting efforts to meet the nation's education goals. While DoE managed a discretionary appropriation of over $160 billion in FY 2009 and was responsible for administering about 200 grant programs, it has the smallest workforce of any cabinet agency. This report examines: (1) the key high-level management challenges facing DoE; (2) DoE's strategic management of its workforce; (3) DoE's design of internal controls to help ensure accountability over contrac