Nuclear security : NNSA should establish a clear vision and path forward for its security program : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

National security (2014 May)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

United States. National Nuclear Security Administration.

Nuclear facilities--Security measures--United States--Planning.

Nuclear facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 36 pages) : color illustrations, color map

Other Title:

NNSA should establish a clear vision and path forward for its security program

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.

Summary:

NNSA, a semiautonomous agency in DOE, is responsible for protecting sensitive assets, including classified information and plutonium used at its contractor-operated sites to carry out nuclear weapons-related missions. Contractors provide security at NNSA's sites under the direction and oversight of DNS, NNSA field offices, and DOE. In response to rising security costs and other concerns, from 2009 to 2012, DOE and NNSA initiated various reforms to identify and eliminate potentially unnecessary security costs; realign security requirements that may be impeding sites' productivity; and streamline federal oversight. After a serious security breach at its Y-12 site in July 2012, however, NNSA reexamined some of its reforms and considered additional actions. GAO was asked to examine NNSA's security reforms. GAO examined (1) DOE, NNSA, and contractors' implementation of the 2009 to 2012 security reforms, including any benefits or drawbacks they identified for NNSA and its sites, and (2) NNSA's actions or plans to improve security performance and oversight after the Y-12 security breach. GAO reviewed DOE and NNSA documents and interviewed DOE and NNSA headquarters officials and NNSA field office officials and contractors at the seven NNSA sites. GAO recommends NNSA develop a clear vision and path forward for its security program and an implementation strategy including regular monitoring.

Notes:

"May 2014."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed July 24, 2014).

"GAO-14-208."

OCLC:

884529607