Highlights for February 2 - 6, 2004

Activities Underway

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Protective Force (PF) Management and Capabilities Special Review: Onsite data collection that began last week was completed this week at LLNL. Report writing, validation, and closeout activities have been scheduled. The notification memorandum for the Pantex Plant phase of this special review has been forwarded to OA management. Onsite data collection activities at Pantex and LANL have been scheduled. The purpose of this special review is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Department's overall protective force performance.

Basic Security Police Officer Training (BSPOT) Special Review: Awaiting the return of the customer-oriented questionnaire distributed to 14 protective force managers.

SNL-NM Comprehensive Safeguards and Security Inspection: Initial Corrective Action Plans have been received and are being reviewed.

Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Cyber Security Inspection: Onsite data collection that began last week continued this week. Validation and closeout activities have been scheduled. This inspection is reviewing the status of the classified cyber security program at LLNL.

Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) Baseline Review: Reviews have been completed at Y-12 and DOE Headquarters. Reviews of other DOE SCIFs are planned for the coming months. The full baseline review is scheduled to be completed in May 2004. This activity is being conducted at the request of IN and pursuant to the Federal Information Management Security Act requirements for independent evaluations of information systems' security.

Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)

Office of Secure Transportation (OST) Emergency Management Inspection: Development of the final report continues. The report is still scheduled be issued in February. This inspection evaluated how effectively OST has prepared for and is capable of responding to a simulated accident as well as assess OST emergency management program elements.

Savannah River Site (SRS) ES&H and Emergency Management (EM) Inspection: Onsite data collection that began last week was completed this week. Onsite validation and closeout activities have been scheduled. The EM portion of the inspection included tabletop performance testing.

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Emergency Management Targeted Review: Preparations continued this week in support of scheduled tabletop performance tests. Planning and onsite data collection visits have been scheduled.

Hanford Site Emergency Management Targeted Review: Planning activities were initiated with the Richland Operations Office in preparation of this review. Planning and data collection visits have been scheduled. Inspection activities are being coordinated with the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health Evaluations (OA-50) who will conduct a separate inspection of the River Protection Project (RPP) over the same period.

Idaho Operations Office and Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Corrective Action Plan (CAP): Continued reviewing the plan and will be discussing comments with line management. The Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, (NE) in coordination with the Office of Environmental Management (EM) and the Idaho Operations Office (ID), submitted the final CAP to OA on January 23 in response to the combined ES&H and emergency management inspection conducted in September 2003.

Office of Environment, Safety, and Health Evaluations (OA-50)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) ES&H Inspection: Development of the final report continued this week. The final report is scheduled for distribution by February 17.

Savannah River Site (SRS) ES&H and Emergency Management (EM) Inspection: Onsite data collection that began last week was completed this week. Onsite validation and closeout activities have been scheduled.

Idaho Operations Office and Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Corrective Action Plan (CAP): Continued reviewing the plan and will be discussing comments with line management. The Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, (NE) in coordination with the Office of Environmental Management (EM) and the Idaho Operations Office (ID), submitted the final CAP to OA on January 23 in response to the combined ES&H and emergency management inspection conducted in September 2003.

Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation: Results of the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) re-accreditation survey conducted on January 7-8, 2004 were submitted to the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) accreditation committee for review. Notification by AAAHC of the re-accreditation status of Y-12 is expected at the end of February.

The re-accreditation surveys at the Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory and (INEEL) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are scheduled to take place during February and March but remain pending due to availability of AAAHC surveyors.

Activities Completed

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Y-12 Comprehensive Safeguards and Security Inspection: The final report has been distributed.

CMPC Special Reviews: The 2004 review plan, scope, and schedule has been approved and distributed.

SCIF Special Reviews: Completed data collection in support of the joint OA-10/20 review of the LLNL SCIF.

Special Access Programs Meeting: Attended a meeting of the Special Access Programs Security Managers Working Group.

Office of Environment, Safety, and Health Evaluations (OA-50)

NNSA Safety Summit: The Deputy Director, OA-50, participated in the NNSA Safety Summit in Las Vegas.