Director's Perspective
Welcome to the Office of Technology
Michael H. Sparks, Director
Mission and Functions
The Office of Technology (HS-82) was created by the Office of Health, Safety and
Security (HSS) to manage and promote the development and deployment of advanced
security technologies to improve the security posture of Department in the protection
of its assets and facilities. Integrated with the HSS Security Assistance Program,
our staff members interact closely with other Departmental Elements to analyze
security system vulnerabilities, identify cost-effective technology solutions, and
deploy these technologies to the sites for operational evaluations in order to
determine the overall impacts to the site's security program.
We are committed to serving the interests of the Department based upon our
customer's requirements and multi-disciplinary security needs. Our technical
areas span early warning and detection systems, force multipliers for response
forces, delay and neutralization systems, survivability enhancements for personnel
and facilities, nuclear material control and accounting technologies, as well as
advanced technologies to enhance training of the Department's elite protective
forces. Our activities also include supporting site technology deployment efforts
through the generation of essential supporting documentation to include safety
analyses, software validation, and verification, development and testing of performance
metrics, concept of operations plans, and training development.
|
The security technology staff provides an effective method for rapidly sharing
innovative security technology solutions and lessons learned across the Department.
The core cadre of HS 82 serves as a team of subject matter experts to review,
analyze, and assist in the resolution of major site security issues within the
Department, including identification of technology deployment and development
opportunities to meet current and emerging threats (e.g., the Chemical Defense
Analysis Team, and the Explosives Defense Analysis Team). Additionally, the staff
leverages security technology investments made by other agencies such as the
Department of Defense's Technical Support Working Group and the Physical Security
Equipment Action Group, in addition to managing international technology
development projects that have the potential to meet Departmental requirements.
A key to the success of security technology deployment is our close working
relationship within the HSS, in particular, the National Training Center and
DOE Security Policy to ensure technology deployment is integrated into safety
and security training and Departmental policy, as appropriate. A compilation
of security technology cost, performance and safety information is available
through the HSS/NNSA Security Technology Information Archive located at the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
|
The HS-82 staff provides a ready resource for senior managers to utilize
in short term, mid-, and long range programmatic planning and scoping activities,
to ensure that security is effectively incorporated into the diversified
missions of the Department. Future technology deployment activities will ensure
that cost effective security measures are acknowledged and shared across the
Department.
|
This page was last updated on March 05, 2009
|
|