Title Assessing the need for independent project reviews in the Department of Energy / Lloyd A. Duscha, principal investigator, Board on Infrastructure and Constructed Environment, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 51 pages) Contents ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECT REVIEWS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Guidelines for Project Selection -- Content of Project Reviews -- Capabilities of the Independent Reviewer -- 1 Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- PURPOSE -- Statement of Task -- SCOPE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 DOE's Construction Program and Procedures -- BACKGROUND -- NATIONAL LABORATORIES -- CONTRACTING PRACTICES -- PROJECT ACQUISITION -- PRIVATIZATION 3 The Independent Review Process INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESSES OF OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- U.S. Department of Defense -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- The World Bank -- U.S. Department of Energy -- EXTERNAL REVIEWS OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS -- General Accounting Office -- Independent Project Analysis, Inc. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- SUMMARY -- 4 Findings and Recommendations -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Candidate Projects Recommended for Independent Review Privatization of Defense Environmental Management ProjectsRecommendations for Specific Projects -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A EXCERPT FROM HOUSE REPORT 105-271 -- Appendix B SITE VISITS, MEETINGS, AND INTERVIEWS -- Acronyms Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject United States. Department of Energy. SUBJECT United States. Department of Energy fast Subject Project management -- United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy. SCIENCE -- Energy. Project management United States Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment. ISBN 0309581680 9780309581684

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