NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: Action Needed to Address Affordability of Nuclear Modernization Programs
Abstract
Why GAO Did This Study. To ensure that the nation's existing nuclear weapons remain safe and reliable, the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review identified a set of long-term modernization goals for the nations nuclear weapons stockpile that include sustaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear arsenal and investing in a modern infrastructure. NNSA, which is responsible for the stockpile, is charged with carrying out these goals. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 includes a provision for GAO to report annually on NNSA's nuclear security budget materials. This is the sixth year that GAO has undertaken work in response to this provision. This report assesses the extent to which NNSA's fiscal year 2017 nuclear security budget materials (1) differ, if at all, from its budget estimates and plans for modernization activities as presented in its fiscal year 2016 budget materials and (2) align with NNSA's modernization plans. GAO analyzed NNSA's fiscal year 2016 and 2017 nuclear security budget materials associated with those years' Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plans, and interviewed officials from NNSA and the Office of Management and Budget.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1156443
Entities
People
- Anoinette Capaccio
- Bridget Grimes
- Dan C. Royer
- David Trimble
- Greg Campbell
- Kevin Remondini
- Kevin Tarmann
- Pamela Davidson
- Philip Farah
- William Hoehn
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office