Project Management: DOE and NNSA Should Improve Their Lessons-Learned Process for Capital Asset Projects

Abstract

In 2007, the Department of Energy's nuclear security agency started building a facility to dispose of unneeded weapons-grade plutonium. After cost increases, schedule delays, and nearly $6 billion in spending, Energy cancelled the project in 2018. While this project was running, Energy took steps to address inexperience among its project management staff. As oversight improved, the project contractor's performance problems became clearer. Energy has historically struggled to complete projectsin addition to this onewithin cost and schedule estimates. We made 3 recommendations to improve how Energy uses the lessons learned from its projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1157373

Entities

People

  • Antoinette Capaccio
  • David C. Trimble
  • Eleni Orphanides
  • Hilary Benedict
  • Karen Richey
  • Kevin Remondini
  • Pamela Davidson
  • Richard P. Johnson
  • Rodney Bacigalupo
  • Sara Sullivan
  • Tara Congdon
  • Tatiana Winger

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Fabrication
  • Fissile Materials
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Risk
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Research Science/Academic Research