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1 Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, 2014, A New Foundation for the Nuclear Enterprise: Report of the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, http:// cdn.knoxblogs.com/atomiccity/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2014/12/Governance.pdf. 2 Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, 2014, p.
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In 2019, NNSA issued three important guidance documents related to governance and management: • Strategic Vision: Strengthening Our Nation Through Nuclear Security; • Governance & Management Framework; and • Strategic Integrated Roadmap 2020–2044.3 In addition to clearly articulating the mission priorities and their major milestones, these documents lay out a vision for the shared values and expected behaviors, strategic management challenges, and governance and management expectations for the enterprise. They therefore provide an important step toward addressing many of the concerns identified in the Augustine-Mies report.
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This report offers suggestions to help NNSA maintain its current momentum for reforming the governance and management of the nuclear security enterprise and steering the associated culture change. Continued success for NNSA and the nuclear security enterprise requires all parts of the enterprise to work together with mutual trust and respect, putting aside their local allegiances to focus on the overall mission.
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The amount of management control that is vested in the Office of Defense Programs also strengthens the management structure. However, the panel also learned of several instances in which decision making was slowed because the pit program office was not given the final authority for making management decisions related to technical aspects of the pit production program; the program manager lacks the authority and stature to resolve all the issues that come up.
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These positions should continue to be filled with political appointees to provide appropriate stature. Theme: REINFORCE THE HEALTHY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES EMERGING WITHIN NNSA Recommendation 3.1: National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
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Recommendation 3.4: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) should ensure that the management structures for its major programs provide a high level of authorities and capabilities to one strong program manager so that program managers can serve as the focal point for anticipating and resolving issues in the execution of the program.
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The panel recommends attention to key aspects of S&E health. Fourth, the Augustine-Mies study observed a breakdown in the relationship between NNSA and its laboratories, which were set up as federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)
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5 Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, 2014, p.
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