Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight

Whistleblower Retaliation at the Hanford Nuclear Site

Date: March 11, 2014
Time: 11:00am
Location: SD-628, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

The Subcommittee’s hearing examined the safety culture at the Waste Treatment Project at the Hanford Nuclear Site, including recent reports of whistleblower retaliation.  The hearing also examined the processes and procedures for addressing whistleblower reports and ensuring that whistleblowers under Department of Energy contracts are protected from retaliation.  

Witnesses

Bill

Eckroade

Deputy Chief of Operations, Office of Health Safety and Security

U.S. Department of Energy

Matt

Moury

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety, Security and Quality Programs, Environmental Management

U.S. Department of Energy

James

Taylor

Senior Vice President, Global Management and Operations Services

URS Corporation

Michael

Graham

Principal Vice President

Bechtel National, Inc.

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