[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY DEPARTMENT: "Obama admin weighs overhaul of troubled cleanup office"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DOE: Obama admin weighs overhaul of troubled cleanup office 

by Hannah Northey
Greenwire
June 1, 2016


The Obama administration wants to reorganize a critical office within the Department of Energy that has been plagued by high-profile leaks of radioactive waste, contractor problems, missed deadlines and ballooning cleanup costs, according to documents obtained by Greenwire.

DOE officials are proposing to reconfigure the Office of Environmental Management's headquarters, which has offices in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, to focus on regulatory and policy affairs, field operations, and business operations, Environmental Management Assistant Secretary Monica Regalbuto and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Whitney said in a May 26 presentation.

DOE officials said the proposal, which was submitted to the National Treasury Employees Union last month, would not affect employees' pay or lead to any workers being downgraded. But some workers could shift focus or take up new roles. The union is currently reviewing the proposal under a collective bargaining agreement with DOE, agency officials said.


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