Internal Review Faults ‘Culture,’ Candor Of DOE Cleanup Office

摘要

The Energy Department’s environmental managementnprogram has been hobbled by ineffective leadership atnheadquarters, a disorganized chain of command, constantn“churn” in key personnel and a dysfunctional “culture” innwhich cost overruns and operational problems at difficultncleanup projects are routinely glossed over by DOE field officesnfor fear of angering top program officials at DOE headquarters,naccording to an internal DOE review ordered bynEnergy Secretary Steven Chu