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The National Nuclear Security Administration was created by Congressional action in 1999, [4] in the wake of the Wen Ho Lee spy scandal [5] [6] and other allegations that lax administration by the Department of Energy had resulted in the loss of U.S. nuclear secrets to China. [7]
The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, in the United States Department of Energy, is the Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration.The National Nuclear Security Administration's responsibilities include designing, producing, and maintaining safe, secure and reliable nuclear weapons for the U.S. military, providing safe, militarily effective naval nuclear propulsion ...
National Nuclear Security Administration; Principal Deputy Administrator William Bookless [17] May 31, 2019 (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote) Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Charles P. Verdon [18] October 9, 2018 (Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote) Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Brent K. Park [19 ...
The Protective Forces are recruited and employed by private companies, yet are trained, equipped, and under the operational command of Defense Nuclear Security, a program of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (two Protective Forces, those at the Savannah River Site and the Idaho National Laboratory, are under ...
The Office of Secure Transportation (OST) is a highly-specialized law enforcement division of the National Nuclear Security Administration within the United States Department of Energy. The OST's mission is to provide safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials and conduct other missions in ...
A spokesperson from the National Nuclear Security Administration, an agency under the Department of Energy that works with the nuclear stockpile, told CBS News that the administration is not ...
The Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), formerly known as the Nuclear Emergency Search Team, is a team of scientists, technicians, and engineers operating under the United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). NEST is the umbrella designation that encompasses all DOE/NNSA radiological and nuclear ...
Jill M. Hruby is an American mechanical engineer and government official. Since July 26, 2021, Hruby has served as Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, a post subject to Senate confirmation.