Nuclear Health and Safety: Increased Rating Results in Award Fee to Rocky Flats Contractor

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the award fee determination process at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado, focusing on the: (1) development of the final award fee decision for the current contractor; (2) justification provided to support the final award fee; and (3) extent to which DOE considered the contractor's environmental, safety, and health (ESH) performance in its decision.