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RCED-84-86 1 (1984-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnhw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-213139 ''RELEASED MARCH 7, 1984 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives 123836 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Status of the Federal Energy Management Program (GAO/RCED-84-86) In response to your August 24, 1983, request, we are providing the results of our review of Department of Energy (DOE) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) management and coordina- tion of Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) functions. As agreed with your office, this report discusses (1) the progress DOE has made in meeting legislative and executive order mandates since we testified1 on FEMP in October 1981 and (2) OMB's role in FEMP and how that role interfaces with DOE responsibilities. Our previous reviews of FEMP concluded that federal inhouse efforts to conserve energy lacked both effectiveness and support. Specifically, FEMP lacked DOE and administration commitment, and the legislative and executive order mandates were not being car- ried out. Our current review indicates that although progress has been made in meeting legislative and executive order mandates since the October 1981 hearing, some mandates have still not been fully met. The FEMP program still has not been given a high organizational position within DOE, and until recently, staff was not available on a full-time basis. In addition, agencies are not 1Statement of J. Dexter Peach, Director, Energy and Minerals Division, GAO, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Oct. 23, 1981. (308759)

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