Highlights for October 11 - October 15, 2004Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) Control and Accountability of Classified Removable Electronic Media (CREM): Validation of the program at Sandia National Laboratories - Tonopah was completed this week (October 12). To date, 18 sites/organizations have been validated. Onsite validation of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) program is scheduled. An overall report summarizing the validation results will be completed following the LANL review. Design Basis Threat (DBT) Site Assistance Visits (SAV): Continued to work with SO in support of the SSA initiative to identify enhancements to protection strategies and technological solutions to implement recently issued DBT guidance. An SAV process has been developed to accomplish this task. SAV team members are scheduled to receive training on the process the week of October 25. Onsite activities are scheduled to be initiated November 1 and be concluded in March 2005. Chemical -Biological (Chem-Bio) Agent Special Review: Planning continued with the Office of Emergency Management Evaluations (OA-30) in preparation for onsite scoping activities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The results of this special review may impact the implementation of current protection strategies across the Department. Secretarial Initiatives: Draft final reports for Management Challenge #6 (Oversight Policy) and Security Initiative #14 (Elite Protective Force) were completed this week and presented to management for review and comment. Basic Security Police Officer Training Special Review: Development of a draft report continued this week. The draft report is scheduled to be ready for OA management review by October 29. The final report is scheduled to be released in January 2005. Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) Database Working Group: The task force met this week (October 11-15) to develop recommendations for a briefing to SSA management scheduled for next week (October 18-22). This working group is assessing the current capabilities of NMMSS and will provide recommendations to SSA management regarding enhancements needed to meet DOE material control and accountability (MC&A) program and post-9/11 national security requirements. Composite Adversary Team (CAT) Training: Continued development of the training plan and schedule in support of the training scheduled to be conducted at Camp Pendleton, CA. Performance Testing Support Program: OA-10, Honeywell program managers, and a representative from the SSA budget organization met this week to conduct a program review of the performance testing support program. Additional equipment will be needed in order to adequately role play the postulated threat and to provide electronic simulation system versions of the equipment that protective forces are deploying across the Department. Multiple Integrated Laser Equipment System (MILES) Gear Testing: Protective force team members are scheduled to conduct function and maintenance testing of all MILES weapons. The tests are a necessary support function for future force-on-force exercises. Safeguards and Security Lessons Learned: The draft report is scheduled for management review by December 15. The report will be based on inspection results for the last two years. The intended audience for this report is program and site security managers. Document Control Center (DCC) Expansion: Physical expansion of the DCC has been completed. The next phase of the expansion will include a reconfiguration of the existing furniture and the addition of more storage shelves. The DCC is being reconfigured for more efficient operations. Headquarters' Security Officer's Meeting: Headquarters CREM requirements were distributed to all staff members as a result of the Headquarters Security Officers meeting last week. The revised requirements allow for creation of CREM once procedures for creation of accountable media are in place.
Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20) Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA) Unclassified Cyber Security Inspection: The draft inspection report is under development. Onsite validation and closeout activities are scheduled. Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Cyber Security Inspection: Comments regarding draft inspection report were received from BPA this week (October 15). The final report is being developed. Support to Office of Science (SC) Review of Cyber Security: SC is conducting reviews of cyber security at DOE Science sites. The reviews consist of teleconferenced presentations by the site to SC regarding the site cyber security programs. OA and the Office of the CIO have been requested by SC to attend the presentations and provide technical assistance of the material presented. A review of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was conducted this week (October 12). A review of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Facility (SLAF) has been rescheduled for October 14.
Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) Chemical -Biological (Chem-Bio) Agent Special Review: Planning continued with the Office of Safeguard and Security Evaluations (OA-10) in preparation for onsite scoping activities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The results of this special review may impact the implementation of current protection strategies across the Department. Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W) Emergency Management Targeted Review: Data collection activities were initiated this week. Coordination continues with the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE), Idaho Operations Office (ID), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Office of Science (SC), Chicago Operations Office (CH), and Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W). The scope of the review will include ensuring that emergency management program effectiveness is maintained during the transition of line management roles, responsibilities, and authorities between SC and NE. Emergency Management Site Characterization Visits: Visits are being planned for the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) and National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The purpose of the visits is to obtain a better understanding of the sites emergency management programs. The visits are being coordinated with the appropriate program and site office personnel.
Office of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Evaluations (OA-40) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Special Safety Assistance Review: Development of a letter report summarizing activities conducted and providing recommendations to further sustain the resumption momentum and to improve ongoing institutional initiatives continued. The Director, OA-40, is scheduled to accompany the Director, SSA to a briefing with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) next week (October 21) regarding activities conducted at LANL. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ES&H Inspection: Onsite data collection activities are scheduled. Oak Ridge National Laboratory ES&H Corrective Action Plan (CAP): Awaiting an approved CAP from the site. The CAP is due next week (October 18). ORNL Occupational Medical Program Recertification: ORNL has been granted a second 3-year term of accreditation. The results are scheduled to be forwarded to the Oak Ridge Operations Office (OR) Manager this week (October 18). This item is closed. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Recommendation 2004-1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear Operations: Continued to provide support to develop an implementation plan for this recommendation. A number of significant comments on the implementation plan have been provided and discussions held with the implementation plan team lead and team members. DOE Order 414.1C, Quality Assurance Review: The draft order has been reviewed and comments have been entered into the REVCOM as appropriate. This item is closed
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