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Audit of Mound Plant`s reduction in force

Objective of this audit was to determine whether the Mound Plant`s Fiscal Year 1992 reduction in force (RIF) was effectively managed and implemented properly by DOE. DOE established policy to encourage contractors to reduce staffing by voluntary separations without unreasonable separation costs. EG&G Mound`s FY 1992 RIF was accomplished by voluntary separations; however, its implementation unreasonably increased costs because DOE did not have adequate criteria or guidelines for evaluating contr… more

Date: May 17, 1993

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The remedial investigation/feasibility study process at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Energy Systems), manages and operates the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, under a cost-plus-award-fee contract administered by the Department of Energy`s (DOE) Oak Ridge Operations Office (Operations Office). Energy Systems` environmental restoration program is responsible for eliminating or reducing the risk posed by inactive and surplus sites and facilities that have been contaminated with radioactive, hazardous, or mixed waste… more

Date: October 1, 1993

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of staffing requirements at the Westinghouse Savannah River Company

The Westinghouse Savannah River Company operates the Savannah River Site for the US Department of Energy (Department) under a cost-plus-award-fee contract. Department policies require contractors to ensure a high level of performance in operating Department facilities by establishing operating standards, assessing performance against such standards, and holding contractor employees accountable for their performance. The purpose of the audit was to review Westinghouse`s policies and practices fo… more

Date: January 25, 1994

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Report on audit of implementation of the Accountability Rule

In 1991, DOE procurement regulations were revised to help contractors improve their performance in operating and managing DOE facilities; the accountability and liability of contractors were increased, and opportunity was provided for earning increased fees. The audit showed that DOE had spent $25.3 M in FY 1992 to implement the accountability rule with no conclusive evidence that the accountability rule was achieving its objectives. For 5 contracts, DOE had spent $22.8 M in increased contract … more

Date: January 21, 1994

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of the Uranium Solidification Facility at the Savannah River Site

In the late 1980s, DOE decided to construct a Uranium Solidification Facility at the Savannah River Site to process liquid uranyl nitrate into powder. Since the need for weapons materials has been reduced, an audit was conducted to assess the need for this facility. The audit disclosed that DOE continued to construct the facility, because DOE`s procedures did not ensure that projects of this type were periodically reassessed when significant program changes occurred. The audit identified more e… more

Date: May 25, 1994

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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US Department of Energy Office of Inspector General report on audit of program administration by the Office of Energy Research

The objective of the audit was to determine whether Energy Research had established performance expectations, including performance criteria and metrics, and used these expectations to monitor progress for basic and applied research performed at the Department`s national laboratories. Congressional and Departmental initiatives envision improved contract and program performance by requiring program managers to set measurable performance expectations. Even though research outcomes are inherently … more

Date: August 2, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General report on audit of acquisition of scientific research at Ames Laboratory

The Department awards grants and cooperative agreements and contracts to sponsor scientific research at colleges and universities. Compared to cooperative agreements, contracts, particularly management and operating contracts, often impose duplicative and/or unnecessary administrative and compliance burdens on a college or university. Since the Department bears the cost of those additional burdens, the authors audited the cost effectiveness of the Department`s sponsorship of research at Ames La… more

Date: July 14, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Boeing Petroleum Services, Inc. use of overtime at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is responsible for purchasing and storing crude oil to mitigate the potential adverse impact of any future disruptions in crude oil imports. Boeing Petroleum Services, Inc. (BPS) operates the SPR under a US Department of Energy (DOE) management and operating contract. The objective of this audit was to determine whether BPS established and used controls to minimize the use of overtime. The audit disclosed that BPS had established procedures to minimize the … more

Date: December 14, 1992

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Report on audit of overtime payments to exempt employees at the Savannah River Site

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Date: November 1, 1994

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Report on audit of management and operating contractors` subcontract administration

The four audited DOE contractors had not established adequate systems to award and administer subcontracts. Their systems did not provide for fair and effective competition, reasonable costs and prices, and timely closure of completed subcontracts. These conditions existed because contractors did not ensure that employees adhered to contract terms and company policies, and because the Department did not adequately monitor contractors` purchasing systems. As a result, the Department paid excessi… more

Date: August 10, 1993

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The audit of the Replacement High Level Waste Evaporator at the Savannah River Site

The Savannah River Site (Site), owned by the Departmen Energy (Department) and managed by Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Westinghouse), recently changed its primary mission from producing nuclear materials to environmental restoration and waste management. A major focus in the Site`s mission is the storage, treatment, stabilization, and disposal of high level radioactive waste materials. To accomplish this mission, the Site will integrate its high level waste treatment facilities into a H… more

Date: June 26, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Office of Inspector General audit report on Fluor Daniel Fernald`s use of temporary services subcontractors

The Department of Energy (Department) and Fluor Daniel Fernald (Fluor Daniel) implemented two work force restructurings at the Fernald Environmental Management Project between Fiscal Years (FY) 1994 and 1996. During the restructurings, the Department`s cost for temporary service subcontracts increased from $2.8 million to $9.8 million annually. The objective of this audit was to determine whether Fluor Daniel utilized temporary service agreements in an economical and efficient manner and in acc… more

Date: April 1, 1998

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Office of Inspector General report on audit of selected hazardous waste remedial actions program costs

In 1986, the Department of Energy (Department) entered into a work-for-others agreement with the Department of the Air Force (Air Force) to provide technical assistance in support of environmental compliance issues. Lockheed Martin Energy System`s (Energy Systems) Hazardous Waste Remedial Actions Program (HAZWRAP) supported the Department in fulfilling its responsibilities to the Air Force. The objective of this audit was to determine if costs charged to selected HAZWRAP customers were in accor… more

Date: August 1, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Office of Inspector General report on audit of shutdown and transition of the Mound Plant

With the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy (Department) has greatly reduced the production of nuclear weapons and redirected the capabilities and focus of the weapons complex. As part of this redirection, the Mound Plant was transferred from a Defense Program site to an Environmental Management site with emphasis on accelerated cleanup and transition of facilities and personal property to the local community. This audit was initiated to determine if the shutdown and transition of th… more

Date: June 24, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Report on the audit of the Savannah River Site`s quality control program for groundwater sampling

The Savannah River Site`s groundwater remediation program was managed by the Department of Energy`s (Department) management and operating contractor for the site, Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Westinghouse). One component of the remediation program was the quality control program. The goal of the groundwater quality control program was to ensure that the results of laboratory analyses of groundwater samples were accurate and precise so that they could be relied upon for making remediatio… more

Date: May 20, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Office of Inspector General report on audit of the Department of Energy`s grant for economic development at the Mound Plant

The downsizing of the Department of Energy`s (Department) facilities as a result of the end of the Cold War had a negative impact on communities that were heavily dependent on the Department`s operations for economic stability. To lessen the impact, the Department provided financial assistance to local communities through Federal grants and cooperative agreements. The objective of this audit was to determine whether funding provided for economic development at the Mount Plant was used for the D… more

Date: February 14, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of environmental monitoring and health physics laboratories at the Savannah River Site

The Environmental Monitoring and Health Physics Laboratories at the Department of Energy`s (Department) Savannah River Site are over 40 years old and are approaching the end of their useful lives. The managing and operating contractor, Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Westinghouse), and the Savannah River Operations Office (Operations Office) proposed to build two new facilities to replace them. We conducted this audit to determine whether the construction of new laboratories was the most c… more

Date: October 24, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of economic development grants and a cooperative agreement with East Tennessee not-for-profit organizations

As a result of the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy (Department) has downsized many of its facilities. This may have a negative impact on many communities that were heavily dependent on Departmental operations for economic stability. To lessen the negative effects on these communities, the Department has encouraged the formation of community reuse organizations that are responsible for acting on behalf of the community to determine and sponsor initiatives to offset the consequences… more

Date: October 22, 1996

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of groundwater remediation plans at the Savannah River Site

The Department of Energy was required to reduce groundwater contamination that represented a risk to human health or the environment. To achieve this goal, the Savannah River Operations Office (Savannah River) entered into several formal agreements with Federal and State regulators. The agreements described how Savannah River would reduce the level of contamination until the risks to human health and the environment were lowered to an acceptable level. The agreements called for decreasing groun… more

Date: June 11, 1996

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of selected government-funded grants and contracts at Princeton University

This audit was performed to determine the allowability of costs claimed by Princeton under 20 Government-funded, cost-reimbursement grants and contracts (agreements). The agreements audited were those assigned to two principal investigators who were also employed by a commercial business. The audit included test procedures for validating claimed costs by records tracing. For indirect costs and employee benefit costs, the audit analyzed whether claimed costs were based on approved fixed rates ap… more

Date: November 24, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of the Union Valley sample preparation facility at Oak Ridge

This audit was initiated to determine if the US DOE`s acquisition of the Union Valley Sample Preparation Facility (UVSPF) was necessary and cost effective. To accomplish the audit objective, four actions were taken: (1) review of applicable laws and regulations, (2) analysis of procurement files for the lease and interviews of Department and contractor officials, (3) evaluation of facility justifications, and (4) assessment of workload and staffing requirements of Lockheed Martin Energy Systems… more

Date: November 7, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of the Department of Energy`s contracts with Envirocare of Utah, Inc

The Department of Energy (Department) is responsible for protecting human health and the environment by providing an effective and efficient system that treats, stores, and disposes of Departmental waste. The Department disposes of some of its waste at Envirocare of Utah, Inc., (Envirocare) a commercial treatment and disposal facility in Clive, Utah. The audit objective was to determine whether the Department and its contractors were using the most favorable rates available for the disposal of … more

Date: December 10, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of the deactivation, decontamination, and disposal of surplus facilities at the Savannah River Site

Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Westinghouse) is responsible for managing the Department of Energy`s (Department) surplus facilities at the Savannah River Site (Site). In Fiscal Year (FY) 1996, the Site had 162 surplus facilities and anticipated that 118 more would become surplus within the next 5 years. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Savannah River Operations Office (Operations Office) and Westinghouse had economically and promptly deactivated, decontaminated, an… more

Date: October 23, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Report on audit of funding for advanced radioisotope power systems

The U.S. Department of Energy`s (Department) Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems Program maintains the sole national capability and facilities to produce radioisotope power systems for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Department of Defense, and other Federal agencies. Projects are conducted with these agencies in accordance with written agreements and are dependent on cost sharing by the user agencies. For the past seven years the program emphasis has been on provid… more

Date: October 17, 1997

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department