Department of Energy: Research and Agency Missions Need Reevaluating
(Testimony, 02/13/95, GAO/T-RCED-95-105).

The priorities of the Energy Department (DOE) have changed dramatically
since it was created in 1977, leading GAO to conclude that the agency
and its mission should be reevaluated.  Weapons production and
environmental cleanup issues now overshadow DOE's original focus on
energy research and conservation.  New missions have also emerged in
science and industrial competitiveness.  At the same time, DOE suffers
from significant management problems, ranging from poor environmental
management of the nuclear weapons complex to major internal
inefficiencies involving poor contractor oversight, inadequate
information systems, and workforce weaknesses.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-105
     TITLE:  Department of Energy: Research and Agency Missions Need 
             Reevaluating
      DATE:  02/13/95
   SUBJECT:  Federal agency reorganization
             Energy research
             Energy supplies
             Nuclear weapons
             Agency missions
             Environmental monitoring
             General management reviews
             Management information systems
             Contract administration
             Strategic planning
IDENTIFIER:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve
             SPR
             GMR
             
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