Effectiveness and Efficiency of Defense Environmental Cleanup Activities of DOE's Office of Environmental Management Report 1 (2021) / Chapter Skim
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and involve materials controlled per the Atomic Energy Act and are subject in large part to two environmental laws governing cleanups, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. The cleanups themselves are effected by contractors at 16 sites in the continental United States, with waste meeting certain criteria being disposed in a 17th site.
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. The committee's review will: A. Assess DOE-EM's program and project management practices bench marked against DOE 413.3B and other practices used elsewhere for project planning and acquisition, technology insertion, controls, review, reporting, contract management, and other management activities; B. Evaluate whether DOE-EM has well-defined and measurable out comes for its cleanup activities and review DOE-EM's prioritization strategy and decision support for operational actions for achieving the stated outcomes; and C. Evaluate the level and appropriateness of DOE-EM's oversight of technical contractors and site operations, as well as engagement with external stakeholders, to meet the stated outcomes.
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Government Accountability Office (GAO) -- whose staff also briefed the committee during the public meetings -- and the National Academies.
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Assess DOE-EM's program and project management 4, 6 practices benchmarked against DOE 413.3B and other practices used elsewhere for project planning and acquisition, technology insertion, controls, review, reporting, contract management, and other management activities; B Evaluate whether DOE-EM has well-defined and 5 measurable outcomes for its cleanup activities and review DOE-EM's prioritization strategy and decision support for operational actions for achieving the stated outcomes; and C
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