Department of Energy: Funding and Workforce Reduced, but Spending Remains Stable.
Abstract
The administration and the Congress have encouraged federal agencies to reduce federal and contractor employment and spending and create a government that works better and costs less. The Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 was enacted to help federal agencies downsize by allowing non-Defense agencies to offer buyouts to employees who agreed to resign or retire by March 31, 1995. Furthermore, section 3161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 was enacted to facilitate the reduction of DOE'S contractor workforce, which was necessitated by the end of the Cold War. Specifically, this act authorized DOE to minimize the impact of workforce reductions on contractor employees at defense nuclear facilities. Under this act, DOE has provided enhanced retirement and other benefits to help reduce the workforce. In May 1995, DOE implemented its Strategic Alignment and Downsizing Initiative, which was designed to reduce its funding by $1.7 billion over a 5-year period. As we reported in May 1996, DOE'S overall spending and federal workforce reductions in fiscal year 1996 were consistent with the reduction goals of the Department's Strategic Alignment and Downsizing Initiative. DOE met its goal to reduce spending by amending its budget request for fiscal year 1996 to reflect a planned savings of $208 million. It met its goal to reduce its federal workforce by reducing employment below its year-end target of 12,677 workers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA327655
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office