Supporting NNSA's missions

The Office of Communications develops and implements effective strategies to message to external and internal audiences. The mission of the Office of Communications is to make available timely and accurate information so that NNSA stakeholders – including the public, news media, and workforce – may understand and assess the facts about nuclear security, NNSA’s role in preserving it, and NNSA’s core mission objectives and priorities.

The Office of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation provides the administrator with independent, data-driven analysis on all aspects of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, leading to better mission planning and performance. Accurately estimating costs, assessing alternatives, and evaluating NNSA’s program performance are vital to national security and the responsible expenditure of taxpayer dollars.

The Office of Enterprise Planning and Analysis (NA-1.1) leads enterprise-wide analysis and planning to advance NNSA Administrator, senior leadership, and Departmental national security priorities. The office is the trusted integrator for high-priority enterprise initiatives (e.g., Enterprise Blueprint, Nuclear Posture Review) and serves as the primary source of analysis, planning, and advice to inform decision-making of the NNSA Administrator. 

• Produces intelligence-informed, comparative analyses of U.S. and adversary nuclear capabilities to advise NNSA and Department of Defense national security decision-making and investment
• Advances critical national security strategic partnerships with interagency, industry, academia, and local, state, and foreign governments that align with NNSA mission requirements and leverage unique enterprise capabilities to strengthen U.S. security
• Directs analyses of emerging requirements across the enterprise, focusing on the space domain, supply chain risks, and information technology challenges that enhance NNSA decision making and investments strategies
• Advances NNSA understanding of the impacts of emerging and disruptive technologies on the mission and coordinates with enterprise, interagency, and industry stakeholders on threats and opportunities
• Leads integrated delivery of specialized infrastructure across nuclear stockpile, global security, and naval nuclear propulsion missions to enable the NSE to build and maintain modern nuclear weapons systems and sustain an enduring technical advantage
• Develops integrated planning guidance and initiatives for Departmental, Administrator, and senior leadership that ensure alignment throughout the enterprise and responsiveness to nuclear security requirements
• Identifies and drives priority improvements with the NNSA laboratories, plants, and sites for the Administrator to create a more responsive and efficient enterprise

NNSA's Office of the Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is the principal organization for information management, information technology (IT), and cybersecurity for NNSA. It provides NNSA with enterprise cybersecurity capabilities and assists with the detection, analysis, and mitigation of cybersecurity threats and incidents. The office also has the responsibility for fostering a culture of information sharing and ensuring that IT investments and projects across NNSA are coordinated, have the necessary cybersecurity protections, and are in alignment with the NNSA Strategic Plan and DOE requirements and objectives.