DOE: Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Financial Management Issues

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the fiscal year (FY) 1999 budget request and financial management issues of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) within the Department of Energy (DOE), focusing on: (1) programs and activities in EE's FY 1999 budget request that raise questions because justifications for significant increases were unclear or inadequate; (2) funds that may be used to reduce the FY 1999 budget request; (3) EE's efforts to reduce uncosted obligations; and (4) problems in DOE's Financial Information System and the Department's efforts to address them.