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Managing DOE: The Department of Energy Is Making Efforts to Control Litigation Costs

RCED-95-36 Published: Nov 22, 1994. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to control its litigation costs, focusing on: (1) the amount DOE spends on litigation to defend its contractors; and (2) whether DOE controls are adequate to ensure that these legal costs are appropriate.

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