Nuclear weapons : actions needed to identify total costs of weapons complex infrastructure and research and production capabilities : report to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Aloise, Gene

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration--Finance.

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration.

Nuclear weapons--United States--Safety measures.

Nuclear weapons.

Finance.

Nuclear weapons--Safety measures.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 48 pages) : illustrations, map

Other Title:

Actions needed to identify total costs of weapons complex infrastructure and research and production capabilities

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

Summary:

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) manages and secures the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, with annual appropriations of about $6.4 billion. NNSA oversees eight contractor-operated sites that execute its programs. Two programs make up almost one-third of this budget: Readiness in Technical Base and Facilities (RTBF) Operations of Facilities, which operates and maintains weapons facilities and infrastructure, and Stockpile Services, which provides research and development (R & D) and production capabilities. Consistent with cost accounting standards, each site has established practices to account for these activities. The Administration has recently committed to stockpile reductions. GAO was asked to determine the extent to which NNSA's budget justifications for (1) RTBF Operations of Facilities and (2) Stockpile Services are based on the total costs of providing these capabilities. GAO was also asked to discuss the implications, if any, of a smaller stockpile on these costs. To carry out its work, GAO analyzed NNSA's and its contractors' data using a data collection instrument; reviewed policies, plans, and budgets; and interviewed officials. Among other things, GAO recommends that NNSA develop guidance for consistent collection of total cost information and use this information for budget formulation and program planning. NNSA agreed with the report's findings and recommendations.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed June 22, 2010).

"June 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-10-582."

OCLC:

642934166