Meet Alexa Erickson. When she's not conquering the great outdoors she's making the world more secure from nuclear threats for NNSA.
Meet Reema Verma. As a dancer, she moves gracefully to traditional music. As a Policy Advisor for the Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence, she interacts gracefully with international organizations, civil society, and foreign partners.
Meet Amanda Pourciau. She's passionate about: * Nuclear security. * Asia. * Blue cheese. It's gross! Luckily the last one doesn't come up much as she localizes and updates nuclear security partner training around the world for #NNSA.
Meet Anagha Iyengar. She speaks five languages and leads an NNSA program responsible for developing new ways to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism and anticipate new threats to global nuclear security.
Meet Benjamin Lee. He was named after Benjamin Franklin, who is still a role model as he tries to combine his knowledge of science, policy, and diplomacy to advance NNSA's nonproliferation mission.
Last month, Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose and Associate Principal Deputy Administrator James McConnell, visited organizations in Austria and partners in the United Kingdom to discuss ongoing joint efforts and explore new areas of cooperation.
Dr. Robert Floyd, leader of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, visited three NNSA sites where the United States showed support for the CTBT and for maintaining the stockpile without explosive testing.
NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby wrapped up her visit to Nordic countries last month with a trip to Norway. In addition to discussing mutual concerns, she traveled to Kjeller, the site of an innovative joint U.S.-Norwegian nonproliferation effort.
NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby completed a visit to Sweden last month as part of her trip to some of the United States’ key Northern European partners.
Far from being put off by NNSA's bureaucracy, she has embraced it. It's crucial to understanding how U.S. policy is implemented at different levels across different organizations, she says.