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Anonymous contributor is quoting the following from somewhere: ..................................................................... Nothing to see here folks - move along: “Over the past decade, we have made numerous recommendations to DOE and NNSA to improve their management and oversight practices. DOE and NNSA have acted on many of these recommendations and have made considerable progress. Nevertheless, enough significant management problems remain that prompt some to call for removing NNSA from DOE and either moving it to another department or establishing it as a separate agency. As we concluded in January 2007, however, we do not believe that such drastic changes are necessary, and we continue to hold this view today. Importantly, we are uncertain whether such significant organizational changes to increase NNSA’s independence would produce the desired effect of creating a modern, responsive, effective, and efficient nuclear security enterprise. In light of the substantial leadership commitment to reform made by senior DOE and NNSA officials, and the significant improvements that have already been made, we believe that NNSA remains capable of delivering the management improvements necessary to be an effective organization, and we will continue to monitor NNSA’s progress making these improvements.”

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Anonymous said…
This was intended as a comment in reference to the GAO study of NNSA & Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.
scooby said…
Thank you for clarifying!
Anonymous said…
Nothing will change. Move along.
Anonymous said…
GAO study report site: http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/591984.txt

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