SC Exemption

In 2011, as a direct result of Office of Science (SC)  project performance, the Deputy Secretary of Energy approved the SC request for exemption from DOE O 413.3B. It provides SC with significant benefits in overseeing projects, however failure to retain this hard won exemption would not only tarnish SC's reputation-it would place burdens on future projects that would take precious time and resources away from delivering on our critical science missions. Therefore, the Office of Science expectation is that we will continue to work not just to maintain, but improve upon, the SC track record of project success, and to follow the principles embodied in DOE O 413.3B. The major requirements for SC projects are posted by the SC Office of Project Assessment (OPA) Project Decision Matrix.