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NAPA

The NAPA report also addresses the business clearance issue. It endorses the

OPAM recommendations and urges greater delegation of authority and initiating a study

of workload and staffing requirements (NAPA 2007, pp. 32-35). Further details are

included in Appendix B to the report. The difficulty in acquiring ceiling and funding for

additional staff is recognized. The report also concludes the development and use of

Integrated Project Teams mentioned above is critical to an effective project management

regime (NAPA 2007, p.75).

Conclusion

A significant increase in staffing to reduce business clearance timeframes will be

difficult to achieve. Since project execution culture is enhanced by identification with a

project team by means of collocation or to a lesser extent by matrix assignments, use of

these ideas can have a positive effect on improving the business clearance process.

References

NRC (National Research Council). 2004. Progress in Improving Project Management at

the Department of Energy. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

NRC. 1999. Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy. Washington,

D.C.: National Academy Press.

DOE 2008. Report on Reengineering the Business Clearance Process. Washington,

D.C.: DOE Office of Procurement and Assistance Management internal document,

November 14, 2007.

NAPA (National Academy of Public Administration). 2007. Office of Environmental

Management: Managing America’s Defense Nuclear Waste. Washington, D.C.:

National Academy of Public Administration.

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