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DOE Defederalization of the Laramie and Grand Forks Energy Technology Centers

RCED-84-34 Published: Nov 16, 1983. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 1983.
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In April 1983, the Department of Energy (DOE) defederalized its government-owned and -operated energy technology centers at Laramie, Wyoming, and Grand Forks, North Dakota, by transferring the centers to the Universities of Wyoming and North Dakota, respectively. Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO addressed the following: (1) the centers' funding; (2) the centers' established management structures; (3) the use of the reduction in force process; and (4) the transfer of the centers' property.

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Energy researchFacility transferFederal facilitiesFederal fundsReductions in forceResearch program managementCoalCooperative agreementsFederal propertyFossil fuels