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 2008-05-30 monographic deposited born digital 46 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-641 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641 P0b002ee180396114 f:d08641 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641 GAO-08-641 Budgeting Contract administration Cost analysis Cost overruns Financial management Internal controls Laboratories Performance management Performance measures Policy evaluation Program evaluation Program management Research and development facilities Risk factors Schedule slippages Strategic planning Cost estimates Program goals or objectives Program implementation Waste, fraud, and abuse GAO High Risk Series Other Written Product A82232 The Department of Energy (DOE) has long suffered from contract and management oversight weaknesses. Since 1990 DOE contract management has been on GAO's list of programs at high risk for fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. In 2003 DOE's Office of Science (Science) unveiled its 20-year plan to acquire and upgrade potentially costly research facilities. In light of DOE's history and the potential cost of this ambitious plan, GAO was asked to examine Science's project management performance. GAO determined (1) the extent to which Science has managed its projects within cost and schedule targets, (2) the factors affecting project management performance, and (3) challenges that may affect Science's future performance. GAO reviewed DOE and Science's project management guidance and 42 selected Science projects and also interviewed DOE and laboratory officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641.pdf GAO-08-641 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-641 Other Written Product GAO-08-641; Department of Energy: Office of Science Has Kept Majority of Projects within Budget and on Schedule, but Funding and Other Challenges May Grow; Budgeting Contract administration Cost analysis Cost overruns Financial management Internal controls Laboratories Performance management Performance measures Policy evaluation Program evaluation Program management Research and development facilities Risk factors Schedule slippages Strategic planning Cost estimates Program goals or objectives Program implementation Waste, fraud, and abuse GAO High Risk Series