DOE Quality Council
Formation of the Department of Energy's Quality Council
Secretary Bodman's April 7, 2006, memorandum, "Improving Quality
Assurance" noted that quality assurance was not being consistently
implemented across the DOE complex. As a result of the memorandum,
HSS implemented the DOE Survey on Quality Assurance Implementation
and initiated the establishment of a DOE Quality Council. On November
5, 2008, the Chief Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Officer formally
announced the formation of the Department's Quality Council.
The DOE Quality Council Chair, Colette Broussard, is the DOE HSS
Director of the Office of Quality Assurance Policy and Assistance
(HS-23). Representation on the Quality Council includes nominated
members from seventeen DOE HQ and Field offices. One of the first
accomplishments of the Quality Council was that all members participated
in establishing the Charter approved by the HSS Chief Officer in
November 2008. One of the Charter's primary objectives is to
address DOE/NNSA quality assurance (QA) concerns as directed by
the Secretary of Energy. The Council provides a forum to identify
QA policy needs and recommend resolutions as well as to identify
and recommend actions for continuous improvement of the quality
of DOE work. The Council welcomes recommendations from any individual
on QA-related concerns.
The Quality Council has been meeting regularly and has
started developing three task planning documents to take action
on areas such as (1) developing general quality assurance
training for DOE HQ employees, (2) establishing guidance for the
application of NQA-1 Part II, and (3) integrating quality assurance
and safety management. The primary point-of-contacts (POCs)
for the Quality Council are Colette Broussard
(colette.broussard@hq.doe.gov) and your respective program office or
field office Council member. Current Council Members are listed in
the table below. If you have any questions concerning this article,
please contact Sonya Barnette on 301-903-2068.
DOE Quality Council Members
Membership Table (November 2008)
Note: Membership can be updated without re-approval of the Charter
* Council Chair
Quality Council Charter
This page was last updated on March 12, 2009
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