Number: RL30307
Title: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: PROGRAMS AND REORGANIZATION PROPOSALS
Authors: Carl E. Behrens and Richard Rowberg, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently the subject of reorganization legislation, because of concern about the security of its nuclear weapons program. This report consists of an introductory discussion of the agency and its mission as a whole, and a description of its major programs as independent entities. The report analyzes the effect of proposed legislation on the nuclear weapons program; on the original mission of the department-enhancing energy security, and on DOE's energy R&D, basic research, and environmental restoration programs.
Pages: 53
Date: Updated October 28, 1999