Are any steps being taken to streamline the various processes by which the private sector can work with the DOE Laboratories?
Yes! Specific examples of improvements include: • Many laboratories have established benchmarks and reengineered their practices. Today simple agreements for user facilities can be done within a week if all the terms of the pre-approved agreement are acceptable to industry. • DOE streamlined agreements and has issued DOE Manual 483.1-1, which includes guidance for the negotiation and approval by DOE of all CRADAs (referenced on page 5). It includes a number of pre-approved clauses from which laboratories and companies/industry sectors can tailor an agreement. • Time to reach a CRADA agreement has been reduced. The process is outlined in Table 1. All of these activities have their own timetables. Essentially, a more complex agreement can extend the preparation time. When the partners are in agreement, the preparation time can be reduced. Some CRADAs can be executed in less than one month. DOE is institutionalizing performance-based management through the activities of the DOE National L
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