United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-03-27 monographic deposited born digital 55 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-336 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336 P0b002ee180394185 f:d07336 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336 GAO-07-336 Contract oversight Cost overruns Critical technologies Design specifications Facility construction Performance measures Program evaluation Program management Research and development facilities Schedule slippages Strategic planning Technology assessment Work measurement Contract mismanagement Other Written Product A67345 The Department of Energy (DOE) spends billions of dollars on major construction projects that help maintain the nuclear weapons stockpile, conduct research and development, and process nuclear waste so that it can be disposed of. Because of DOE's long-standing project management problems, GAO determined the extent to which (1) DOE's major construction projects are having cost increases and schedule delays and the major factors contributing to these problems and (2) DOE ensures that project designs are sufficiently complete before construction begins to help avoid cost increases and delays. We examined 12 DOE major projects with total costs of about $27 billion, spoke with federal and contractor officials, and reviewed project management documents. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336.pdf GAO-07-336 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-336 Other Written Product GAO-07-336; Department of Energy: Major Construction Projects Need a Consistent Approach for Assessing Technology Readiness to Help Avoid Cost Increases and Delays; Contract oversight Cost overruns Critical technologies Design specifications Facility construction Performance measures Program evaluation Program management Research and development facilities Schedule slippages Strategic planning Technology assessment Work measurement Contract mismanagement