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EMD-76-11 1 (1976-09-21)

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   ,'To the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy
   Research, Development, and Demionstration
   (Fossil Fuels), Committee on Science and    .
   Technology, House of Representatives, and
-- to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Conser-
    vation, Energy, and Natural Resources,
    Committee on Governxent Operations, House
    of Representatives

         We have reviewed certain aspects of a management suoport'
    contract which the Energy Research and Development Admin-
    istration's Fossil Energy Organization awarded to TRW, Inc. cc
    The contract was for various energy-related planrzng and    30'
    analysis services. This review was made pursuant to your
    reauests. (See enclosures II and IIl) The resu.ts  of our -tQ&
    review are shown in enclosure I.,

         In our opinion, the effect of an agency contracting
    out basic functions for planning and management of its pro-
    grams is to dilute the agency's ability to retain essential
    control over the conduct of its programs and t-i assure the
    Congress that its programs are being carried out in an
    efficient and economical manner. We recognize that the
    heavy workload and the time pressures involved in putting
    together a national energy research and development plan
    may have justified the need for the services TRW, Inc.,
    provided. But, we believe that the Energy Research and
    Development Administration should reduce its dependence
    on management and technical support contracts. Fossil
    Energy officials told us that they are reducing dependence
    by increasing their staffing.

         To correct other problems identified in our review, we
    are recortmending that the Administrator of the Energy
    Research and Development Administration (1) establish within
    Fossil Energy a system for screening information sent to
    support service contractors to prevent possible conflicts bf
    lnter-st, (2) show as a line item in Fossil Energy's budget
    to the Congress the funds needed for support service contracts


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