Nuclear Security: DOE Needs to Address Protective Forces' Personnel System Issues
Abstract
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks raised concerns about the security of Department of Energy's (DOE) sites with weapons-grade nuclear material, known as Category I Special Nuclear Material (SNM). To better protect these sites against attacks, DOE has sought to transform its protective forces protecting SNM into a Tactical Response Force (TRF) with training and capabilities similar to the U.S. military. DOE also has considered whether the current system of separate contracts for protective forces at each site provides sufficiently uniform, high-quality performance across its sites. Section 3124 of PL 110-181, the fiscal year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, directed GAO to review protective forces at DOE sites that possess Category I SNM. Among other things, GAO (1) analyzed information on the management and compensation of protective forces, (2) examined the implementation of TRF, and (3) assessed DOE's two options to more uniformly manage DOE protective forces.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- AD1180261
Entities
People
- Carol Herrnstadt Shulman
- Cheryl Peterson
- Cindy Gilbert
- Don Cowan
- Gene Aloise
- John Cooney
- Jonathan Gill
- Mehrzad Nadji
- Terry Hanford
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office