Nuclear Security: Can DOE Meet Physical Facility Security Requirement : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - 98 pages |
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Page 1 - The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 1:03 pm, in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Christopher Shays (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Shays, Dent, and Kucinich.
Page 7 - Mr. Chairman, that concludes my statement. I would be happy to respond to any questions you or other Subcommittee members may have at this time.
Page 66 - Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives...
Page 11 - Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence; and the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Page 14 - The key component of DOE's well-established, risk-based security practices is the DBT, a classified document that identifies the characteristics of the potential threats to DOE assets. The DBT has been traditionally based on a classified, multiagency intelligence community assessment of potential terrorist threats, known as the Postulated Threat The DBT considers a variety of threats in addition to the terrorist threat Other adversaries considered in the DBT include criminals, psychotics, disgruntled...
Page 16 - Like the participants responsible for developing the Postulated Threat, during the development of the DBT, DOE officials debated the size of the future terrorist threat and the costs to meet it. DOE officials at all levels told us that concern over resources played a large role in developing the 2003 DBT, with some officials calling the DBT the "funding basis threat," or the maximum threat the department could afford.
Page 13 - DOE's Office of Security develops and promulgates orders and policies, such as the DBT, to guide the department's safeguards and security programs. DOE's Office of Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance supports the department by, among other things, independently evaluating the effectiveness of contractors' performance in safeguards and security.
Page 16 - ... that DOE establish a policy on what actions are required once high or moderate risk is identified, in September 2003, DOE's Office of Security issued a policy clarification stating that identified high risks at facilities must be formally reported to the Secretary of Energy or Deputy Secretary within 24 hours. In addition, under this policy clarification, identified high and moderate risks require corrective actions and regular reporting. Through a variety of complementary measures, DOE ensures...