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Nature 389, 111 (11 September 1997) | doi:10.1038/38084

US DoE laboratories need 'compelling' missions

David Kramer

Federico Peña, the US Energy Secretary, has pledged to accelerate reforms in the Department of Energy's management of its national laboratories, admitting that he has been tardy in implementing recommendations from two advisory groups.Addressing his Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) last week for the first time since his appointment earlier this year, Peña announced he had ordered further reviews that could lead to a rationalizing of DoE's headquarters and field management structure.