This is the Secretary of Energy's eighth Semiannual Report to Congress to be submitted under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. Pursuant to the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100-504), agency heads are to report to Congress on the status of final action taken on audit report recommendations. This report complements a report prepared by the Department's Office of Inspector General (IG) that provides information on audit reports issued during the period and on the status of management decisions made on IG audit reports. During the period covered by this report, October 1, 1992, to March 31, 1993, the Department took final action on six contract and financial assistance audit reports. At the end of the period only four reports awaited final action. With regard to operational, financial, and preaward audits, final action was taken on 15 reports, resulting in 95 audit reports needing final action at the end of the period. This report has three sections. The first outlines significant audit accomplishments achieved by the Department during the reporting period. The second section contains the statistical tables that illustrate the status of final action on IG audit reports. The third lists the audit reports that are one year or more past management decision and have not completed final action. This section also provides the status of corrective actions on each of these reports.

During this period the Department took final action on five contract and financial assistance audit reports. At the end of the period only four reports awaited final action. With regard to operational, financial, and preaward audit, final action was taken on 40 reports, resulting in 84 audit reports needing final action at the end of the period. This report has three sections. The first outlines significant audit accomplishments achieved by the Department during the reporting period. The second section contains the statistical tables that illustrate the status of final action on Inspector General audit reports. The third lists the audit reports that are one year or more past management decision and have not completed final action. This section also provides the status of corrective actions on each of these reports.