ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECT REVIEWS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Guidelines for Project Selection -- Content of Project Reviews -- Capabilities of the Independent Reviewer -- 1 Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- PURPOSE -- Statement of Task -- SCOPE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- 2 DOE's Construction Program and Procedures -- BACKGROUND -- NATIONAL LABORATORIES -- CONTRACTING PRACTICES -- PROJECT ACQUISITION -- PRIVATIZATION -- 3 The Independent Review Process -- INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESSES OF OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- U.S. Department of Defense -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- The World Bank -- U.S. Department of Energy -- EXTERNAL REVIEWS OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS -- General Accounting Office -- Independent Project Analysis, Inc. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- SUMMARY -- 4 Findings and Recommendations -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Candidate Projects Recommended for Independent Review -- Privatization of Defense Environmental Management Projects -- Recommendations for Specific Projects -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A EXCERPT FROM HOUSE REPORT 105-271 -- Appendix B SITE VISITS, MEETINGS, AND INTERVIEWS -- Acronyms.