Highlights for August 22 - August 26, 2005

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Office of Secure Transportation (OST) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection: A performance testing pre-inspection coordination meeting between OST and key OA personnel is scheduled. Planning continued in support of upcoming data collection activities scheduled for the various OST locations. Performance testing and close out activities are scheduled.

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Service Center Personnel Security Clearance Program Special Review: Planning activities, to include the initial review of requested documents, continued in support of the upcoming special review at the Service Center in Albuquerque, NM. Onsite review activities are scheduled to be conducted coincident with the OST inspection.

Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) Security Special Review: Data collection activities are scheduled. A final report will be issued in November. This special review will focus on the protection afforded classified parts shipped from DOE sites to WIPP, located in Carlsbad, NM.

Nevada Test Site (NTS) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection: Performance testing and data collection activities were completed this week. Report writing and close out activities are scheduled. Representatives from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) observed portions of the force-on-force performance exercises.

Annual Security Self-Assessment: Initial data collection activities were completed last week in support of the annual security self-assessment. The self-assessment evaluated internal security measures and the protection afforded classified information stored in OA offices at the Forrestal and Germantown buildings. The report of results of the self-assessment is scheduled to be published by September 30.

Participation in the Office of Classification and Information Control (OCIC) Oversight Activity: OA-10 participated in an OCIC oversight review of classification programs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Sandia National Laboratories-California (SNL-CA). This effort is being undertaken to achieve greater understanding and consistency within SSA in executing its oversight responsibilities.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Special Review of Safeguards and Security and Emergency Management of Chemical and Select Biological Agents: Onsite scoping, data collection, and closeout activities are scheduled. This review will characterize the protection and emergency response programs associated with the expanding work for others efforts involving chemical and biological agents. This will be a joint review conducted by the Offices of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) and Emergency management Oversight (OA-30). Special review activities are also planned to be conducted at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in CY 2006.

Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The interim CAP was received and is under review. Comments are scheduled to be provided to OA management for review by September 7

Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico (SNL-NM) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The final SNL-NM CAP was received and is under review. Comments are scheduled to be provided toOA management next week (September 1).

Safeguards and Security Lessons-Learned Report: Following comments provided by the internal review board, the revised draft report will undergo an additional internal review in September. The final report will be distributed to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Energy, Science, and Environment (ESE) security managers.

Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)

Cyber Security Improvement Initiative: Meetings between OA, OCIO, NNSA and the Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment continued regarding the evaluation of institutional cyber security management issues. Cyber security site assistance visits are scheduled to be conducted at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This initiative is being conducted to address the Department's systemic cyber security issues.

Annual Evaluation Report for the Department of Energy's Classified Information System Security Program. Development of this year's annual evaluation report continued. Discussions regarding the Departments classified information system security program were held with security representatives of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of Science, and NNSA this week. A draft report is being prepared and will be circulated for OCIO and program office review within the next two weeks. OA has been assigned the responsibility of preparing an annual evaluation of the Department's classified information system security program as required by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Classified cyber security inspections were conducted at various DOE/NNSA sites to provide the information for this year's annual evaluation.

Continuous Network Scanning Program: DOE sites identified during the perimeter scanning project continue to be added to the scanning program as points of contact are established, Internet protocol ranges are verified, and reports are generated and submitted for validation by the sites. This program is being conducted in support of the Secretary's Security Initiatives.

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Cyber Security Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The final CAP was received and is under review. This inspection was part of a combined OA-10, OA-20, and OA-30 inspection.

Department of Energy Architecture Repository (DEAR) Software Application Special Review Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The final CAP from the OCIO is overdue. A security review of the DEAR software application managed by the OCIO was performed in response to concerns raised by the National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU).

Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Emergency Management Inspection: Planning continued in support of this inspection to be conducted at ORNL. Scoping interviews continued with the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology and the Office of Science program offices and with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The scope of the inspection will include selected areas of ORNL's Emergency Management Program and will also include limited scope performance testing. Onsite scoping, data collection, and validation and closeout activities are scheduled. This inspection is being conducted in coordination with the Special Review of Safeguards and Security and Emergency Management of Chemical and Biological Agents.

Pantex Site Emergency Management Inspection: Onsite validation and closeout activities were conducted this week (August 22-24).

National Response Assets Inspection Planning: OA-30 personnel observed a national response exercise at a Department of Defense (DoD) facility this week (August 22-26). An inspection plan in support of the Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) inspection to be conducted was approved by OA and SSA management and forwarded to the Office of Emergency Operations and performance testing activity planning is ongoing. The inspection team leader is scheduled to attend Senior Energy Official training courses in Shepardstown, WV, the week of September 19, to better understand departmental expectations for RAP team leader's roles and responsibilities.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Emergency Management Inspection: The final report was approved and forwarded to line management. The interim Corrective Action plan is due within 30 days.

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Emergency Management Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The emergency management final CAP was received and is under review. This activity was part of a combined OA-10, OA-20, and OA-30 inspection.

Office of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Evaluations (OA-40)

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ES&H Inspection: Coordination with site management continued this week in support of upcoming inspection activities. Onsite planning and data collection activities are scheduled.

Y-12 National Security Complex ES&H Inspection: Onsite data collection and validation and closeout activities are scheduled.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) ES&H Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The CAP is expected in October.

Worker Vapor Exposure and Occupational Medicine Allegations at the Hanford Site Follow-Up Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The CAP is expected in October.

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) ES&H Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): A CAP is expected from the site some time next week (August 29 - September 2).

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Environment, Safety, and Health Management Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): A CAP is expected from the site some time next week (August 29 - September 2).

ES&H Lessons Learned Reports: Development of the Unreviewed Safety Question Process lessons learned report continued. A meeting was conducted with EH-23 staff this week (August 24) regarding the results of the draft report. Five additional focus areas are being evaluated as part of the ES&H inspections being conducted during CY 2005.

Draft Oversight Order 226.1: The Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation (ME) has the Order for Secretarial approval.

National Training Center (NTC) Safety Professional Development Program: Senior OA-40 staff participated in a program review of contractor's activities toward development of a number of ES&H training courses including an introductory safety system oversight course as well as an instructor led General Technical Qualification course for NNSA interns. The same staff is also participating as a member of a Working Group established to review and if necessary revise the Senior Technical Safety Manager (STSM) qualification standards to be used by NTC in developing the first STSM training course.