Paul G. Weber of the Threat Reduction Directorate (ADTR) is the new leader of the integrated product team for Domestic Nuclear Detection. His appointment was announced Tuesday by Deputy Director for National Security John Immele and Associate Director for Threat Reduction J. Douglas Beason. The team was established and led by Mike Barnes before he recently was named acting deputy associate director for Weapons Physics.
Weber will lead program development for domestic nuclear detection and advance this new thrust area for the Laboratory. In doing so, he will coordinate with the new Domestic Nuclear Detection Office in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as with the broader interagency community.
Leading the integrated product team is part of Weber's duties as deputy associate director for defense science and technology for ADTR - the associate director for Threat Reduction is the executive board champion for the Domestic Nuclear Detection program. Programs will be executed within the program and line infrastructure that now exists for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and DHS portfolios. In addition to leading the team, Weber's IPT responsibilities include directing strategic program development by reaching across the Laboratory and spearheading interaction with external customers to develop a strong program.
"Paul has a tremendous track record and will work with an outstanding resource pool here at the Lab and elsewhere to develop this capability," Beason said in announcing the appointment. "Nuclear detection is one of the hallmarks for which this Laboratory has long been famous. I hope you will support Paul and the Domestic Nuclear Detection IPT to advance our role in the new national program."
