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Office of Security Technology and Assistance (Direct Report to the Deputy Chief for Operations, Office of Health, Safety and Security)
Mission and Functions
Mission
The Office of Security Technology and Assistance protects the Department's critical
assets and national security by providing security expertise to assist Headquarters
and field elements in planning site protection strategies and by coordinating with
domestic authorities to provide safeguards and security technical assistance, technical
systems support, and new technology development and deployment opportunities.
Functions
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Coordinates with Other Government Agencies (OGA)
regarding planning and implementation issues, and
establishes approaches to protect activities funded
by OGA at DOE facilities (work for others programs).
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Provides direction and control to manage the Security
Assistance Program.
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Provides direction and control to manage the Technology
Deployment and Development Program.
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Provides direction and management oversight of
the Performance Testing and Analysis Center (PTAC).
PTAC serves as the Departmental resource for implementing
innovative and cost-effective protection strategies
by fostering collaboration between field and Headquarters
security professionals. PTAC expands the Department's
performance test capabilities, enhances the quality
and availability of data critical to testing and
analytical efforts, and improves the complex's ability
to assess the effectiveness of new security concepts
and strategies. PTAC:
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Conducts adversary "Red Cell" analyses of protection
strategies and technologies,
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Conducts analyses of advanced tactics, equipment,
and evolving security needs,
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Analyzes and provides adversary Tactics, Techniques,
and Procedures (TTP),
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Develops realistic and demanding adversary
scenarios for performance testing,
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Develops standardized performance test and
safety protocols, tools, and simulation methods,
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Develops tactical simulation products and target
analysis concepts,
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Provides extensive web-accessible library of
security related information,
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Compiles and disseminates security related
test data, and
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Provides state-of-the-art classified facilities
for target analysis and wargaming.
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Provides direction and control to manage the Department's
Safeguards and Security Information Management System
(SSIMS) and Incident Tracking and Analysis Capability
(ITAC) System, providing a dynamic collection and
analysis capability for current and historical information.
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Provides direction and control for the review of
safeguards and security findings, surveys, and other
oversight reports to identify trends, potential
impacts to, or suggestions for operational enhancement
or enhancements in policy.
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Establishes the DOE Design Basis Threat (DBT) Policy
and guidance.
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