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National Nuclear Security Administration: Guidance Enhancements Could Improve Contractors’ Diversity Plans

GAO-24-107221
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3 Open Recommendations
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Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should update the DOE Acquisition Guide for M&O contractor diversity plans to ensure contractors consider succession planning with a diversity focus during the development of such plans, consistent with leading practices for diversity management. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should update the DOE Acquisition Guide for M&O contractor diversity plans to ensure contractors consider addressing employee involvement in diversity efforts during the development of such plans, consistent with leading practices for diversity management. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should update the DOE Acquisition Guide for M&O contractor diversity plans to ensure contractors consider diversity training requirements during the development of such plans, consistent with leading practices for diversity management. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Closer Alignment with Leading Practices Needed to Improve Department of Energy Program Management

GAO-24-105975
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Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure EM strategic plans, roadmaps, and program management plans follow best practices for being comprehensive for the entire EM program and, as applicable, for each site. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure that, when a site FSLE exceeds a change control threshold that requires the Senior Advisor's approval and a root cause analysis under the Protocol, (1) the site's root cause analysis be accompanied by a corrective action plan and that corrective actions are tracked through completion, (2) an independent review is performed that includes an assessment and validation of the extent to which the corrective actions resolve the root causes identified, and (3) EM report each year on the program impacts of the independent reviews and outcomes of corrective actions, such as through EM's program plan updates. (Recommendation 6)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure EM develops program-wide performance metrics that follow the key components of effective performance metrics, as applicable, such as by developing performance metrics that measure the cost per unit of radioactivity treated. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure the EM program's integrated master schedule (1) is comprehensive, (2) includes site-level and program-wide interdependencies, and (3) is based on realistic assumptions. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure EM establishes a formal lessons learned process related to areas of program management that is applied EM-wide and that incorporates the six key components of a formal lessons learned process. (Recommendation 7)
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Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure that monitoring and change control processes are standardized to facilitate integration and reporting of data EM-wide. (Recommendation 5)
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Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Closer Alignment with Leading Practices Needed to Improve Department of Energy Program Management

GAO-24-105975
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Department of Energy The Senior Advisor for the Office of Environmental Management should ensure that, as EM implements its risk management policy, EM follows the seven key processes for a risk management framework. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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