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Energy Management: DOE Controls Over Contractor Expenditures Need Strengthening

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 28, 1987
Report No. RCED-87-166
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Summary:

In response to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Department of Energy's (DOE) management controls over procurement practices, specifically: (1) subcontract activities; (2) procedures to protect against bribes and kickbacks; and (3) payment practices. In addition, GAO gathered information on the cost to the federal government of state-imposed taxes on DOE contractors.

GAO found that DOE had: (1) not established a common definition of competition for its contractors; (2) waived its requirement that contractors publish procurement notices for proposed contracts over $100,000; and (3) not regularly reviewed contractors' procurement in two categories that it exempted from competition. As a result, DOE has little assurance that its contractors procure items fairly and at the lowest possible cost.

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