Yucca Mountain cancellation creates expensive headaches for DOE and Navy

By Laurel Adams

Government scrambles to figure out alternatives to canceled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… ade, which makes transport to a different location later on very risky. …"

$163 million spent on oil pollution research — with no coordination

By Laurel Adams

Interagency committee to coordinate oil pollution research - didn't

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… as to coordinate oil pollution research among federal agencies, like NOAA, Department of Energy, EPA, Coast Guard and Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Servi …"

DOE contractor costs soar 44 percent due to pension losses

By Peter Newbatt Smith

An Energy Department contractor has an unusual explanation for a 44 percent cost overrun on a project to clean up millions of gallons of liq
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Energy Department has denied info requests for months

By Peter Newbatt Smith

October 27, 2000 — Since 1999, The Public i has attempted to obtain information about the bidding process in the sale of the Elk Hills oil r

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… orp. The Center for Public Integrity filed an administrative appeal of the Department of Energy's refusal to release the information under the Freedom of Information Act. …"

"… lic Integrity submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Energy. The Center sought a list of names and bid amounts of the unsuccessful bid …"

Lack of contract oversight puts billions at risk

By Laurel Adams

Federal agencies are increasingly reliant on contractors but many struggle to manage them and therefore expose billions in taxpayer dollars

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… rsight are not in place,” the GAO said.The GAO singled out the Pentagon, Department of Energy, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration as agencies with risky …"

"… ighlights a multibillion-dollar, nuclear construction project in which the Department of Energy relied entirely on the DCAA, which performs contract oversight for other g …"

Republicans ask watchdogs to review FOIA request process

By Laurel Adams

Inspectors general at the Energy Department and Social Security Administration say their review of FOIA procedures at the request of senior
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U.S. nuclear aid may be going to countries like Iran and Syria

By Laurel Adams

The State Department is refusing to block United Nations nuclear technology aid to countries that are on the U.S. list of state sponsors of

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… oposals, usually just project titles, which further hinders efforts by the Department of Energy to assess the risk of proliferation in countries requesting assistance.Thi …"

Energy Department stimulus funds produce questionable results

By Laurel Adams

The Department of Energy has struggled to show how its $41.7 billion in stimulus funding created jobs, reduced environmental risks or improv

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… ll overpayments are reviewed. (Department of Defense Inspector General) …"

U.S. may be providing nuclear assistance to nations with terror links

By Laurel Adams

The United States provides $20 million a year to help finance the International Atomic Energy Agency, which promotes peaceful use of nuclear

Excerpts from this story referencing "Department of Energy":

"… oject proposals, usually just project titles, which hinders efforts by the Department of Energy to assess the risk of proliferation in countries requesting assistance.FAS …"

Big polluters freed from environmental oversight by stimulus

By Kristen Lombardi and John Solomon

In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the na

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cambria":

"… iorities.” To Karen Dettman, a neighbor of Didion’s plant in Cambria, Wis., who has lived with its spills and smells, the justification seems m …"

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