[DOE
LETTERHEAD]
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This letter reports the completion of
Commitment 4.4.3 of the Department’s Implementation Plan for Software Quality
Assurance (SQA) in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Recommendation 2002-l. Commitment 4.4.3
states that the Department will:
“Establish relationships and actively
participate with outside groups, organizations, companies, and agencies that
have an interest in SQA that is similar to that being addressed by this
Implementation Plan. This participation
will assist the Department in benchmarking, research and development, and
sharing of lessons learned and new technologies.”
The enclosed report documents the completion
of Commitment 4.4.3 and summarizes ongoing activities resulting from commitment
actions.
Questions concerning this commitment may be
directed to Chip Lagdon at (301) 903-4218 or me at (301) 903-8008.
Sincerely,
Frank B. Russo
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Corporate Performance Assessment
cc: Beverly
A. Cook, EH-1
Mark B. Whitaker, DR-1
Chip Lagdon, EH-3 1