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Internal-control weaknesses at Department of Energy research laboratories

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6362299
Two requests were made by Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, that GAO review the vulnerability of selected Department of Energy (DOE) research facilities to fraud, waste, and abuse. The review examined internal controls over payroll, procurement, and property management at six government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) research laboratories (Sandia, Hanford, Argonne, Oak Ridge, Fermi, and Brookhaven) and four government-owned, government-operated energy technology centers (Bartlesville, Laramie, Morgantown, and Pittsburgh). In fiscal 1982, DOE budgeted over $3 billion for its GOCO facilities and over $230 million for its energy technology centers. GAO noted specific problems at a number of the laboratories in each of the areas covered. In many instances, DOE has acknowledged the problems and corrective action is underway or is planned.
Research Organization:
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Office of the Comptroller General
OSTI ID:
6362299
Report Number(s):
GAO/AFMD-83-38; ON: DE83902440
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English