Download or read book Report 2 on Tracking and Assessing Governance and Management Reform in the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by National Academy of Public Administration and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The congressionally mandated report A New Foundation for the Nuclear Enterprise (the "Augustine-Mies" report), released in November 2014, concluded that "the existing governance structures and many of the practices of the [nuclear security] enterprise are inefficient and ineffective, thereby putting the entire enterprise at risk over the long term." Following the release of the Augustine-Mies report, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 called for DOE to develop an implementation plan for responding to the recommendations in that and similar reports. The NDAA also called for a 4 1â"2-year study, joint between the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Academy of Public Administration, to evaluate the implementation plan, to track the actions proposed in that plan, and to assess progress. This report is the second in a series of reports to be issued over 2017â€"2020 as part of that study.
Download or read book Report 3 on Tracking and Assessing Governance and Management Reform in the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by National Academy of Public Administration and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The congressionally mandated report A New Foundation for the Nuclear Enterprise (the "Augustine-Mies" report), released in November 2014, concluded that "the existing governance structures and many of the practices of the [nuclear security] enterprise are inefficient and ineffective, thereby putting the entire enterprise at risk over the long term." Following the release of the Augustine-Mies report, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 called for DOE to develop an implementation plan for responding to the recommendations in that and similar reports. The NDAA also called for a 4 1â"2-year study, joint between the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Academy of Public Administration, to evaluate the implementation plan, to track the actions proposed in that plan, and to assess progress. This report is the third in a series of reports to be issued over 2017â€"2020 as part of that study.
Download or read book Report 1 on Tracking and Assessing Governance and Management Reform in the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by National Academy of Public Administration and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A congressionally mandated study carried out in 2013-2014 led to the November 2014 report A New Foundation for the Nuclear Enterprise. That report summarizes the panel's findings on the current health of the enterprise, examines the root causes of its governance challenges, and offers the panel's recommendations to address the identified problems. It concludes that the existing governance structures and many of the practices of the enterprise are inefficient and ineffective, thereby putting the entire enterprise at risk over the long term. It offers recommendations to put the entire nuclear security enterprise on a stronger footing. Recognizing the persistence of governance and management concerns, this report serves as an initial assessment of the implementation plan developed by the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department Of Energy for addressing the recommendations from A New Foundation for the Nuclear Enterprise. There will be seven semi-annual interim reports to evaluate progress in implementing the plan. A final report will be issued at the end of the study to document the overall progress in executing the implementation plan, assess the effectiveness of the reform efforts under that plan, and recommend whether further action is needed.
Download or read book Report 4 on Tracking and Assessing Governance and Management Reform in the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by National Academy of Public Administration and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nuclear Security Enterprise consists of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plus a large, distributed system of laboratories, production plants, and other sites that are staffed by personnel working under management and operating contracts. In collaboration with the National Academy of Public Administration, Report 4 on Tracking and Assessing Governance and Management Reform in the Nuclear Security Enterprise evaluates the implementation plan developed by the National Nuclear Security Administration and Department of Energy in response to the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act, and the subsequent implementation of such plan. The recommendations of this report will guide the NNSA as they reform management culture to a culture of performance, accountability, and credibility that is mission-driven.
Download or read book Governance and Management of the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by National Academy of Public Administration and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)leads a nuclear security enterprise that includes three national laboratories, several production facilities, and an experimental test site. NNSA's mission is protect the American people by maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile; by reducing global nuclear threats; and by providing the U.S. Navy with safe, militarily effective naval nuclear propulsion plants. The FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act called for the National Academies, in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration, to track and assess progress over 2016-2020 to reform governance and management of the enterprise. Governance and Management of the Nuclear Security Enterprise assesses the effectiveness of reform efforts and makes recommendations for further action.
Download or read book Governance and Management of the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by National Academy of Public Administration and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)leads a nuclear security enterprise that includes three national laboratories, several production facilities, and an experimental test site. NNSA's mission is protect the American people by maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile; by reducing global nuclear threats; and by providing the U.S. Navy with safe, militarily effective naval nuclear propulsion plants. The FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act called for the National Academies, in partnership with the National Academy of Public Administration, to track and assess progress over 2016-2020 to reform governance and management of the enterprise. Governance and Management of the Nuclear Security Enterprise assesses the effectiveness of reform efforts and makes recommendations for further action.
Download or read book Nuclear Security Enterprise written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NNSA is simultaneously modernizing the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile and the infrastructure on which weapons research and production programs depend. These efforts include multi-billion-dollar defense programs and projects that provide the capabilities needed for maintenance and modernization programs. Congress previously directed NNSA to identify its needed capabilities. This report examines the extent to which NNSA (1) used selected portfolio management leading practices to manage its maintenance and modernization programs and projects and (2) developed a comprehensive and complete capability assessment to support portfolio management. GAO is making two recommendations: NNSA should (1) establish a portfolio management framework and (2) develop a comprehensive and complete capability assessment.
Download or read book Governance Oversight and Management of the Nuclear Security Enterprise to Ensure High Quality Science Engineering and Mission Effectiveness in an Age of Austerity written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interim Report of the Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "NNSA has primary responsibility for ensuring the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. NNSA carries out these activities at three national labs, four production sites, and one test site-collectively known as the nuclear security enterprise. Contractors operate these sites under management and operations (M&O) contracts. The enterprise workforces often possess certain critical skills that can only be developed through a minimum of 3 years of experience working in a secure, classified environment.Because NNSA could have difficulty maintaining the critically skilled workforces necessary to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons, GAO was asked to examine: (1) strategies NNSA and its M&O contractors use to recruit, develop, and retain critically skilled workforces; (2) how NNSA assesses the effectiveness of these strategies; and (3) challenges in recruiting, retaining, and developing this specialized workforce and efforts to mitigate these challenges. GAO reviewed NNSA's and its M&O contractors' human capital documents and interviewed officials."
Download or read book Updating Nuclear Security Standards written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuclear Security Enterprise written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NNSA is in the midst of a major effort to modernize its nuclear weapons and supporting infrastructure. As part of this effort, NNSA and its sites in the nuclear security enterprise support a variety of R & D projects. These projects explore new manufacturing methods or alternatives to manufacturing processes that may be inefficient, unsafe, or obsolete. This report (1) describes the manufacturing-related R & D projects underway at NNSA sites and (2) assesses the extent to which NNSA's management of its manufacturing- related R & D projects follow leading practices. GAO is making two recommendations to NNSA: (1) fully develop and document its process for evaluating R & D portfolio performance for its AMD program and (2) develop measures for assessing progress on long-term R & D goals and priorities for its AMD program.
Download or read book Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous agency within the Department of Energy (DOE), proposed in March 2010 a new acquisition strategy that includes consolidating the management and operating (M & O) contracts for two of its eight sites, the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) in Tennessee and the Pantex Plant in Texas, and consolidating all construction projects for all of its sites under a single, enterprise-wide contract. NNSA anticipates that this strategy will reduce costs, enhance mission performance, and improve construction management. NNSA's sites are overseen by colocated federal site offices. GAO was asked to assess NNSA's preliminary proposals for (1) a consolidated M & O contract for Y-12 and Pantex and (2) an enterprise-wide construction contract. GAO reviewed analyses supporting NNSA's acquisition strategy; examined agency directives and guidance; and interviewed DOE, NNSA, and contractor officials. GAO recommends, among other things, that NNSA develop a plan for implementing the improved management practices identified by its analysis and assess the costs, risks, and benefits of the consolidated construction contract to better define and inform its acquisition strategy and to take appropriate future actions. NNSA generally agreed with GAO's findings and recommendations.
Download or read book Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by Tory Carman and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States and its allies are in a complex nuclear age, with potential adversaries modernizing their arsenals, new nuclear technologies emerging, and potential new proliferants--as well as regional challenges--raising significant concerns. Nuclear forces provide the ultimate guarantee against major war and coercion, serving both to deter the use of weapons and to support nonproliferation initiatives. This book summarizes the findings of a Congressional Advisory Panel on the current health of the nuclear security enterprise, examines the root causes of its governance challenges, and offers recommendations to address the identified problems. Furthermore, the book addresses how the Nuclear Weapons Council (Council) carries out its statutory and regulatory responsibilities and any challenges it faces in doing so and the extent to which the Council's actions are consistent with key practices for interagency collaboration.
Download or read book Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Nuclear SecurityAdministration (NNSA)-asemiautonomous agency within theDepartment of Energy (DOE)-proposed in March 2010 a newacquisition strategy that includesconsolidating the management andoperating (M&O) contracts for two of itseight sites-the Y-12 National SecurityComplex (Y-12) in Tennessee and thePantex Plant in Texas-andconsolidating all construction projectsfor all of its sites under a single,enterprise-wide contract. NNSAanticipates that this strategy will reducecosts, enhance mission performance,and improve constructionmanagement. NNSA's sites areoverseen by colocated federal siteoffices. GAO was asked to assessNNSA's preliminary proposals for (1) aconsolidated M&O contract for Y-12and Pantex and (2) an enterprise-wideconstruction contract. GAO reviewedanalyses supporting NNSA'sacquisition strategy; examined agencydirectives and guidance; andinterviewed DOE, NNSA, andcontractor officials. "
Download or read book National Nuclear Security Administration written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: Observations on NNSA's Management and Oversight of the Nuclear Security Enterprise
Download or read book Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MODERNIZING THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE: Observations on the National Nuclear Security Administration's Oversight of Safety, Security, and Project Management
