Full Title: National Nuclear Security Administration: Reporting on Industrial Base Risks Needs Improvement
Author(s): U.S. Government Accountability Office
Publisher(s): U.S. Government Accountability Office
Publication Date: March 14, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) uses a coordinated but decentralized approach to manage risks to the nuclear security enterprise (NSE) industrial base. The NSE industrial base includes four elements—supply chain, operations and facilities, logistics and transportation, and workforce. The Office of Systems Engineering and Integration, within NNSA’s Office of Defense Programs, serves as the focal point for managing NSE industrial base risks at the enterprise level, including by attending working group meetings and participating in interagency processes. Contractors and working groups across the NSE are primarily responsible for managing industrial base risks. They use a variety of tools and processes that are often interlinked and cross-cutting. For example, some working groups use third-party software to identify, assess, and monitor risks.