What is WFO?
The Department of Energy (DOE) sponsors a research and technical assistance program, called the Work For Others (WFO) program. This DOE program provides assistance to other federal agencies (OFA) as part of the services rendered to-and-for US government activities under various laws and regulations, principally, the Economy Act and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Also under this program, assistance is provided for activities that are not associated with the U.S. federal government. These organizations typically include U.S. private sector companies, both commercial and non-profit; US institutes of higher learning; U.S. state and local governments; foreign companies, foreign governments; international agencies; and non-governmental organizations. This work activity includes participating in joint or cooperative research, developmental, or experimental projects. The authority for such activity comes from statutes such as the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438) and the De
