DOE's Decision To Defederalize the Bartlesville Energy Technology Center

In response to a congressional request, GAO reported on: (1) alternatives which the Department of Energy (DOE) considered in making its decision to defederalize the Bartlesville Energy Technology Center and the cost/benefit analysis supporting that decision; and (2) the effects of the decision on the center's current employees, future research decisions, the nation's energy supply balance, technology transfer, agreements with foreign governments and research work being performed for others.