Budget & Policy

GAO Finds Limited Progress on Tough Issues at DOE Nuclear Cleanup Office, NNSA

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The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management still has much work to do on oversight of contracts and operations, the Government Accountability Office said this week in its annual update on high-dollar, “high-risk” issues.
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