From: Supply Demand Chain Executive
Annette Cary/Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.)
Taxpayer money might have been saved if Pacific Northwest National Laboratory used Hanford’s new Internet-based system when it replaced its traditional phone system, according to a new audit report.
However, PNNL disagrees with the report prepared by the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General. Using Hanford’s Internet network for phone calls was not feasible because the Hanford system was not large enough and because of potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The DOE audit concluded that $56 million spent across the nationwide DOE complex to implement Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, networks could have been reduced if there were more coordination between programs and sites. It cited PNNL in Richland and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee as possible examples.
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