Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations
(OA-10)
OTS/AL
Comprehensive Inspection:
Force-on-Force (FOF) performance tests were completed. The team is in Albuquerque for data collection
& report writing this week and next.
CMPC
Special Reviews: Comments on the
Headquarters and SNL-NM draft reports have been received and will be considered
in finalizing the reports. A review of
LLNL began this week.
ANL-W
Comprehensive Inspection: Work
continues on the inspection team coordination memorandum, the computer support
request memorandum has been forwarded for management approval, and the
inspection plan is under development.
Installation
of the servers for the OA classified LAN has begun. The development of the system security plan is complete and work
continues on test documentation.
Office
of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)
OA-20 personnel
continued inspection of the Albuquerque Operations Office/Office of
Transportation Safeguard cyber security program. Internal performance testing has been completed and many of the
programmatic interviews have been conducted.
Team members will continue site inspection activities and report
writing.
OA-20 personnel have initiated activities to support an
evaluation of the Chicago Operations Office cyber security program. A performance test agreement between OA and
the Chicago Operations Office has been developed.
OA-20 personnel have initiated a special study (Perimeter
Scanning Project) to map and identify vulnerabilities in DOE computer networks
exposed to potential attack from the Internet.
A project team has been formed.
Initial tasks include development of a project plan, creation of a
database to store scanning data, and the identification of the scope of DOE
computer networks through both internal and external sources.
Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)
OA-30
and OA-50 are onsite for the combined Nevada Test Site inspection. The onsite evaluation period will be
completed next week, and the validation/closeout visit is scheduled for October
1-3.
OA-30 and OA-50
continue to plan for the combined review at Pantex.. Biweekly conference calls are occurring to coordinate the
upcoming review.
OA-30 and OA-50 are in the initial stages of planning for an evaluation of the Sandia National
Laboratories, New Mexico. The scoping
visit has been scheduled.
Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations
(OA-50)
OA-50 staff will
revise the report that analyzes independent environmental protection program
assessments that have been conducted at DOE facilities over the past several
years.
Comments on the revised DOE Order 470.2B, “Independent Oversight and
Performance Assurance Program” were received from the FMC. Meetings and follow-up discussions are being
conducted with various organizations to seek final resolution.
The Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for the Hanford
(PFR specific) safety management inspection was disapproved by EM-1 in a
memorandum dated August 19, 2002. The
CAP is to be revised and resubmitted within 30 days of the aforementioned
memorandum.
A final corrective action plan for the ANL-East safety and emergency
management inspection has been requested.
The final corrective action plan was due on August 27, 2002.
A final corrective action plan for the safety and
emergency management inspection at LLNL has been requested.
Onsite inspection activities for the NTS safety and
emergency management inspection were initiated on September 9, 2002.
Coordination of the
upcoming safety and emergency management inspection at the Pantex Plant
continues.
A preliminary CAP
for the WIPP safety and emergency management inspection has been received and
is under review.
OA has requested an overall schedule of
activities and copies of completed reports regarding the status of line actions
taken to address the DNFSB concerns on the effectiveness of ISM for BJC
activities at OR. Many of the documents
have been recovered, but an overall schedule is yet to be provided. A follow-up meeting will be scheduled upon
receipt of the requested documents.
Initial discussions are being held with
the Office of Kirtland Site Operations and Sandia National Laboratories in
preparation for the scoping visit.
Review of DOE Draft Order
460.1B, Transportation Safety is underway.
Comments are due by September 30, 2002.
Activities Completed
Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations
(OA-10)
Final
review of draft DOE O 142.X, “Classified Visits and Travel Involving Foreign
Nationals Program” resulted in comments being developed and submitted to
management for review.
Office
of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)
Distribution was
completed for the report on the Status of the Department of Energy’s Classified
Information Systems Security Program (the annual Government Information
Security Reform Act, GISRA, report).
Distribution was
completed for the report on the Special Review of the Department of Energy/
National Nuclear Security Administration’s SecureNet System and SecureNet
Access Subnet.
Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations
(OA-50)
Team planning for the NTS safety and
emergency management inspection was completed.