Interim Report on Audit of "The Department's Implementation of I-MANAGE STARS"
The Department of Energy is responsible for some this Nation's most important and sensitve activities including: designing, producing, and maintaining the nation's nuclear weapons; conducting a broad range of efforts for national security applications; and, performing basic and applied research and development for potential defense and commercial applications. These activies are carreied out at laboratories and other facilities located at sites throughout the United States.
In the early morning hours of February 8, 2004, a 1 ton utility truck dragging a length of chain link fence and traveling at a high rate of speed approached an entrance leading into the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Sandia National Laboratory, California.
Protective Force Response to a Security Incident at Sandia National Laboratory, California
The Department's Continuity Planning and Emergency Preparedness
Internal Controls Over Personal Computers at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Office of Inspector General initiated an inspection to determine the adequacy of internal controls over the extensive inventory of laptop computers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Computers are used in the full range of operations at LANL, to include processing classified information. Department of Energy (DOE) and LANL property policies identify computers as "sensitive property," due largely to their susceptibility to theft and misappropriation.
Management Controls over the National Nuclear Security Administration's Enhanced Test Readiness Program
Prior to 1992, the Department of Energy (Department) relied on underground nuclear testing and other tests to ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of the Nation's nuclear weapons. When a moratorium was placed on underground testing, the Department implemented a science-based Stockpile Stewardship Program designed to ensure that weapons were safe and reliable. The Department was, however, required to develop the capability to resume testing within 24-36 months should the need arise. In respone to external recommendations by a Congressionally chartered panel and the Nuclear Posture Review, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) initiated efforts to reduce testing lead-time to 18 months. These efforts began in 2002 and were collectively known as the Enhanced Test Readiness Program.This reduction in lead time was estimated to cost $30 million a year over three years. Once achieved, the 18-month posture would require about $26 million a year to maintain.
Executive Protection and Scheduling and Advance Staff Travel in April 2004