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GAO: Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight Artboard 1

  The seven selected agencies in GAO's review awarded approximately $12.1 billion in energy savings performance contracts (ESPC) in fiscal years 1995 through 2014 and plan to continue using them … READ MORE

DOE OIG: Opportunities for Energy Savings at Department of Energy Facilities Artboard 1

OIG's review disclosed that the Department had not always effectively identified and implemented energy-saving opportunities through facility evaluations and electricity metering.  Three of the five sites we reviewed (Brookhaven National … READ MORE

GAO: FEDERAL ADVISORY GROUPS: DOT and DOE Can Take Steps to Better Assess Duplication Risk and Enhance Usefulness Artboard 1

  Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Energy (DOE) guidance require officials to check for duplication prior to filing a charter to establish … READ MORE

GAO: Departments of Defense and Energy Need to Address Potentially Duplicative Investments Artboard 1

Although the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Energy (DOE) use various investment review processes to identify duplicative investments, GAO found that 37 of its sample of 810 investments were potentially … READ MORE

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