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November
1, 2002
DOE To
Maintain Site Manager Role for Oak Ridge Facilities
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's
(DOE) Office of Science today announced that it
will maintain a single, centralized "site
manager" responsible for department operations
at its Oak Ridge Reservation, excluding the work
performed by the National Nuclear Security Administration,
as a provision of the department's restructured
management model.
The site manager position will report directly
to the DOE Office of Science headquarters in Washington,
D.C. The Office of Science is in the process of
selecting a Manager to fill the position at Oak
Ridge.
"By maintaining a strong site manager at
Oak Ridge, we will be able to meet our diverse
mission requirements, coordinate differing interests
among the Oak Ridge facilities and programs, manage
crosscutting issues related to the Oak Ridge Reservation,
and preserve the 'one-stop-shopping' concept for
the community," said Dr. Raymond L. Orbach,
Director of the department's Office of Science.
"Oak Ridge's science program is a great anchor
for the community and asset to the Nation. We
recognize that having a strong, single site manager
is appropriate to the breadth and complexity of
missions at the Oak Ridge Reservation."
Restructuring plans at the Oak Ridge office are
part of a restructuring and reengineering initiative
launched by Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
in support of the President's Management Agenda,
which calls for reducing layers of management,
streamlining decision making, clarifying lines
of authority, and saving money.
The decision for a single manager addresses the
findings of a number of management studies completed
at Oak Ridge this summer. It is also consistent
with the framework developed during the course
of the Office of Science's restructuring project,
and the approach being implemented by other DOE
organizations across the Nation.
The Oak Ridge office is responsible for major
Department of Energy science, technology and environmental
management programs.
The 34,241-acre Oak Ridge Reservation, located
in the City of Oak Ridge in Anderson and Roane
Counties, is the site of the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, East Tennessee Technology Park, Oak
Ridge Institute of Science and Education, and
the Y-12 National Security Complex.
Crosscutting issues for the Oak Ridge facilities
include overall reservation management and emergency
response.
Media Contact:
Number: PR-02-233
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