Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Department of Energy (Department) awarded a $1 billion cooperative agreement to the FutureGen Industrial Alliance (Alliance) for the … READ MORE
Office of Inspector General & Office of Audits and Inspections
DOE OIG: Improvements Needed in the Department’s Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations Planning
The Department of Energy's diverse mission is directly related to helping resolve many of the energy, environmental, and nuclear security challenges that face the Nation. As a consequence, the Department's … READ MORE
DOE OIG: Questioned, Unresolved, and Potentially Unallowable Costs Incurred by Los Alamos National Laboratory during Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009
Since June 2006, Los Alamos National Security, LLC, has operated the Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos) for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Los Alamos incurred … READ MORE
DOE OIG: NNSA’s Management of the $245 million Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security Upgrades Project Phase II at Los Alamos National Laboratory
OIG's review revealed that the NMSSUP suffered from a number of project management weaknesses. These issues ultimately resulted in cost increases of as much as $41 million and delayed completion … READ MORE
DOE OIG: Allegations Regarding Management of Highly Enriched Uranium
The Department of Energy's (Department) Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) has processed highly enriched uranium (HEU), a special nuclear material (SNM), for more than 60 years. Y-12 is required to … READ MORE
DOE OIG: Allegations Regarding the Sandia National Laboratories Mixed Waste Landfill
The Department of Energy (Department) Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is a Government- owned, contractor-operated laboratory that is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) nuclear weapons complex. As part … READ MORE