Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterpise

Observations on the Organization and Management of the National Nuclear Security Administration

This report discusses the US efforts to modernize its nuclear weapons laboratories. The report addresses (1) National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) early experiences organizing and operating as a separately organized agency within the Department Of Energy and (2) NNSA’s efforts to correct long-standing management deficiencies. It is based on prior Government Accountability Office reports issued from January 1995 to March 2012.

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