Report on Office of Technology Innovation and Development Program Plan

Friday, June 18, 2010
The Department is responding to House Conference Report 111-203, Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 2010, which directs the Department to update and
submit Appendices A and B of the Status of Environmental Management Initiatives to
Accelerate the Reduction of Environmental Risks and Challenges Posed by the Legacy of the Cold
War (Status Report). The original Status Report, provided to Congress in January 2009,
responded to a requirement in the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2008,
Section 3130.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Update Appendices to the Status of EM Initiatives to Accelerate the Reduction of Environmental Risk and Challenges Posed by the Legacy of the Cold War Updated Appendices A and B containing the requested information are enclosed. The Office ofEnvironmental Management (EM) has had great success in meeting the terms of its regulatorycommitments, as shown in the update to Appendix A. EM'S overall record of meeting regulatory milestones exceeds 90 percent. EM has also had great success in containing lifecycle cost growth, as shown in the update to Appendix B. Despite baseline changes and the acceptance of nearly $600 million of new scope not contained in the January 2009 Status Report, EM has reduced its life-cycle costs from a range between $274 and $329 billion in 2008
to $273 to $327 billion today. In addition, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds
have helped EM avoid another $3.2 billion in life-cycle costs.