United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-03-17 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-94-128 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-128 P0b002ee18039844f f:trc94128 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-128 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-128 T-RCED-94-128 Contract monitoring Internal controls Prime contractors Financial management systems Irregular procurement practices Competitive procurement Nuclear facilities Contractor performance Subcontractors Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993 Testimony RCED The Energy Department's (DOE) monitoring of its main contractors at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina--Westinghouse and Bechtel--do not ensure that DOE pays fair and reasonable prices for acquisitions of goods and services from the contractors' subsidiaries. GAO's review of Westinghouse and Bechtel acquisitions uncovered inadequate cost controls and performance problems, unallowable and questionable costs, and inappropriate contract approvals and contract payments. Poor Westinghouse management and limited DOE internal controls were contributing factors. DOE has not complied with its own regulations requiring competition for acquisitions from affiliates. Furthermore, Westinghouse and Bechtel have been able to acquire items from its subsidiaries without the same level of scrutiny that DOE would apply if the purchases were made from nonaffiliated third parties. Various DOE studies point out that problems with acquisitions from affiliates exist elsewhere in the agency. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-128/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-128.htm GAO/T-RCED-94-128 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-128 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-94-128; Energy Management: Inadequate DOE Monitoring of Contractors' Acquisitions From Affiliates; Contract monitoring Internal controls Prime contractors Financial management systems Irregular procurement practices Competitive procurement Nuclear facilities Contractor performance Subcontractors Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993