Audit of light vehicle fleet management in the Department of Energy
This report addresses the audit of light vehicle fleet management in the Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE is responsible for managing its overall vehicle fleet operations, including the light vehicle fleet. The DOE's two methods of fleet operations are to use vehicles that are owned and managed by the DOE, or to use vehicles that are leased from outside sources such as the General Services Administration (GSA), but still managed by the DOE. The objective of this audit was to evaluated the economy and efficiency of the DOE's light vehicle operations. The audit disclosed that the Department was not managing its light vehicle fleet operations in the most economical and efficient manner. Even through DOE operations offices established local use standards which were substantially below suggested Department guidelines, about 46% of the vehicles reviewed (5,999) did not meet these lower utilization standards. Further, analyses at selected DOE sites showed that GSA owned fleets were more economical and efficient than DOE owned fleets. These conditions occurred because neither the DOE nor its operations offices were effectively monitoring vehicle utilization of ensuring that vehicle operations were conducted in the most economical and efficient manner. In the auditors' opinion, a 10% reduction in the light vehicle fleet could potentially save the DOE $7 million in vehicle acquisition costs and $3 million annually in reduced operating and maintenance costs, subject to certain offsetting costs discussed in the report. The auditors recommended that the DOE monitor vehicle utilization to ensure that the minimum number of vehicles are retained to meet mission needs, and determine and use the most economical and efficient method of operating the vehicle fleets. Management generally concurred with the findings and recommendations, and provided information on planned corrective actions.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Office of Inspector General, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6687912
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/IG-0362; ON: TI95004810
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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