In April 2011, the Department of Energy (Department) awarded a nearly $2.2 billion contract to URS|CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, (UCOR) for the environmental cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology … READ MORE
Management challenges
GAO: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI)Fees: Major Changes Needed to Align Fee Revenues with Program Costs
The AQI program guards against agriculture threats by inspecting international passengers and cargo at U.S. ports of entry, seizing prohibited material, and intercepting foreign agricultural pests. The program, which cost … READ MORE
DOE OIG: The Department of Energy’s Management of Foreign Travel
According to the Department's centralized travel database, the Foreign Travel Management System (FTMS), Federal and contractor employees made approximately 109,000 individual international trips at a cost of about $360 … READ MORE
GAO: Justice and Treasury Should Determine Costs and Benefits of Potential Consolidation
Since 2003, the Departments of Justice (Justice) and the Treasury (Treasury) have taken some steps to explore coordinating forfeiture program efforts, including sharing a website for posting notifications and … READ MORE
EPA OIG: Environmental Job Training Program Implemented Well, But Focus Needed on Possible Duplication With Other EPA Programs
EPA did not have internal controls to identify and prevent duplication with other EPA job training programs. Consequently, there is some risk of duplication in EPA awards for job … READ MORE
GAO: DOJ Should Do More to Reduce the Risk of Unnecessary Duplication and Enhance Program Assessment
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) grant programs overlap across 10 justice areas contributing to the risk of unnecessarily duplicative grant awards for the same or similar purposes. For example, … READ MORE
DOE OIG: Management of Explosives at Selected Department Sites
In support of its research and development mission and security of its facilities, the Department of Energy (Department) maintains a significant inventory of explosives. OIG's inspection revealed problems with … READ MORE
GAO: DHS Needs Better Project Information and Coordination among Four Overlapping Grant Programs
Multiple factors contribute to the risk of duplication among four FEMA grant programs that GAO studiedthe State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), Port Security Grant … READ MORE