Federal Research: Information on DOE's Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program

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Abstract:

The Department of Energys (DOE) contractor-operated laboratories perform mission-related research and development (R and D) for DOE, other federal agencies, and nonfederal organizations. In fiscal year 2015, these laboratories spent more than $13 billion on R and D and related operating expenses that supported DOEs national nuclear security, energy resources, environmental management, and science programs. To foster scientific excellence at these laboratories, DOE laboratories use a portion of laboratory funds to conduct self-initiated R and D projects selected at the discretion of the laboratory directors. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 explicitly authorized the contractor-operated laboratories that receive funding for national security programs to use a percentage of laboratory funds to perform laboratory-directed R and D of a creative and innovative nature to maintain the vitality of the laboratories defense-related scientific disciplines.

Author(s):
Neumann, John ; Cook, Joseph ; Burkard, Richard ; Corcoran, Colleen ; Fisher, Justin ; Fried, Ellen ; Hobbs, Holly ; Horner, Terrance N. Jr ; Liles, Armetha
Author Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office
Funding Organization(s):
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2016 Apr 08
Pagination:
24

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Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
national security, department of defense, security, governments, contractors, environmental management, electronic mail, indirect costs, military research, accountability, personnel management
Keyword(s):
doe (department of energy), ldrd (Laboratory-Directed Research and Development), nnsa (National Nuclear Security Administration), NNSA LDRD program, national security laboratories, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Los Alamos NATIONAL LAB, Sandia NATIONAL LAB
Subject Categories:
Test Equipment, Research Facilities and Reprography; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 May 13
Update Date:
2022 Jun 30