Head, Large Facilities Office: Matt Hawkins

The NSF's Office Head and supporting staff (the Large Facilities Office, or "LFO") are the NSF's primary resource for all policy or process issues related to the development, implementation, and oversight of MREFC projects, and are NSF-wide resource on project management. The Large Facilities Office Head has the institutional authority and resources to effectively develop mandatory policies, which are approved by Senior Management, for all phases of large facility construction and retirement. The Large Facilities Office Head is consulted on all policy issues relating to large facility development. The Large Facilities Office Head provides expert assistance on non-scientific and non-technical aspects of project planning, budgeting, implementation, and management to further strengthen the oversight capabilities of NSF. The Large Facilities Office Head also facilitates the use of best management practices by fostering coordination and collaboration throughout NSF to share application of lessons learned from prior projects.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NSF 16-128, Dear Colleague Letter: National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Implementation

REPORTS

• GAO Report: NSF Cost and Schedule Performance of Major Facilities Construction Projects and Progress on Prior GAO Recommendations
• GAO Report: NSF Cost and Schedule Performance of Large Facilities Construction Projects and Opportunities to Improve Project Management
• GAO Report: NSF Revised Policies on Developing Costs and Schedules Could Improve the Estimates for Large Facilities
• NAPA Report: NSF Use of Cooperative Agreement to Support Large Scale Investment in Research

RESOURCES

• Major Facilities List, current as of 11/04/2020
• Major Facilities Documents
• Mid-scale Guidance
• Trusted CI - NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Large Facilities Security Team

WORKSHOPS

KNOWLEDGE GATEWAY