Oversight Of The Structure And Management Of The Department Of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy has been at the center of many of the greatest achievements in science and engineering in this century. DOE spends billions of dollars funding projects-and plans to keep on spending at this rate. But, documentation shows that DOE's construction and environmental remediation projects take much longer and cost 50% more than comparable projects undertaken by other federal agencies, calling into question DOE's procedures and project management. What are the root causes for these problems?

Reevaluates the missions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). Assesses the Department's management, analyzes problems and determines their underlying causes. Identifies ways in which departmental management processes and structures could be improved. Emphasizes Congress' important role, with the Secretary of Energy, in fundamentally reevaluating DoE's missions and alternatives.