Department of Energy: Alternatives for Clearer Missions and Better
Management at the National Laboratories (Testimony, 03/09/95,
GAO/T-RCED-95-128).

The Energy Department's (DOE) national laboratories have made vital
contributions to the nation's defense and to civilian science and
technology efforts.  However, the national laboratories today lack
clearly defined missions and suffer from poor coordination to solve
national problems.  As a result, DOE has underutilized the laboratories'
talents to tackle complex issues and these institutions may be
unprepared to meet future expectations.  This testimony discusses (1)
DOE's management of the laboratories in light of their changing missions
and (2) alternatives for managing the laboratories, including those
recommended in the Galvin task force's report on the national
laboratories.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-128
     TITLE:  Department of Energy: Alternatives for Clearer Missions and 
             Better Management at the National Laboratories
      DATE:  03/09/95
   SUBJECT:  Energy research
             Scientific research
             Technology transfer
             Laboratories
             Nuclear energy
             Nuclear weapons
             Research and development
             Agency missions
             Strategic planning
             Federal agency reorganization

             
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