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Department of Energy: Value of Benefits Paid to Separated Contractor Workforce Varied Widely

RCED-97-33 Published: Jan 23, 1997. Publicly Released: Jan 30, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) workforce restructuring plans, focusing on the: (1) types and amounts of benefits provided to separated employees; (2) distinctions DOE made in determining who should receive these benefits; (3) extent to which the contractors at DOE's facilities have to rehire workers or replace them with others having similar skills, because the downsizing was not targeted sufficiently to retain critically needed skills; and (4) steps DOE has taken to oversee the implementation of the plans.

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Contractor personnelEmployee benefit plansFederal downsizingFederal employeesStaff utilizationNuclear facilitiesPersonnel managementReductions in forceSeverance payWorkforce restructuring