Energy Department Skewered Over Lax Oversight of Contractors (1)

The Energy Department refuses to provide data that would timely identify waste, fraud, and abuse from its workforce and contractors, the Office of Inspector General found in a scathing report posted online Wednesday.

In one case, the inspector general’s office elevated a concern directly to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other top agency officials in a meeting. But the auditor still faced delays getting necessary information to conduct oversight, raising significant concerns at a time the department has unprecedented funding and 72 new programs.

“During the course of these protracted discussions with the department, the OIG discovered a very troubling ...