Budget & Policy

GAO: DOE/NNSA Not Following Best Practices for Major Project Analyses of Alternatives

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
12/12/2014
The Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration are not adequately employing best practices in the analysis of alternatives (AOA) for major capital projects and may continue to see cost and schedule…

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U.S. Attends Humanitarian Impact Conference

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