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Information Gathering

AUGUST 4, 2016
PANEL MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C., AND WEBINAR

Overview of the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Steven Erhart, Director, Office of Policy, National Nuclear Security Administration

AUGUST 24, 2016
BRIEFING FOR PANEL STAFF
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Overview of Governance and Management Reform Activities Within the National Nuclear Security Administration

Steven Erhart, Director, Office of Policy, National Nuclear Security Administration

William (Ike) White, Chief of Staff and Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

AUGUST 26, 2016
PANEL MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WEBINAR

Overview of the CRENEL Report

T.J. Glauthier and Jared Cohon, Co-chairs, Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories

AUGUST 29, 2016
PANEL MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WEBINAR

Overview of the Report of the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Norman Augustine and Admiral Richard Mies, Co-chairs, Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
BRIEFING FOR PANEL STAFF
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Overview of Relevant Changes Under Way with Regard to Budget and Accounting and Defense Programs

Steven Erhart, Director, Office of Policy, National Nuclear Security Administration

William (Ike) White, Chief of Staff and Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

Ronald Sissel, Director of Budget and Accounting, National Nuclear Security Administration Policy and Analysis Division

John Evans, Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration

Mark Livesay, Y-12 Site Office, National Nuclear Security Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
BRIEFING FOR PANEL STAFF
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Overview of Relevant Work at the Government Accountability Office

David C. Trimble, Director, Natural Resources and the Environment, Government Accountability Office

Allison Bawden, Assistant Director, Natural Resources and the Environment, Government Accountability Office

OCTOBER 27, 2016
BRIEFING FOR PANEL STAFF
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Discussion of Mitigating Data Calls and A Systems Approach to Site Governance

Steven Erhart, Director, Office of Policy, National Nuclear Security Administration

William (Ike) White, Chief of Staff and Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

James McConnell, Associate Administrator for Safety, Infrastructure, and Operations, National Nuclear Security Administration

Frank Lowery, Deputy Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security, National Nuclear Security Administration

JANUARY 24, 2017
PANEL MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Discussion of Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities; Burdensome Practices; and Achieving and Sustaining Change

William Goldstein, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jill Hruby, Director, Sandia National Laboratories

Charles McMillan, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory

FEBRUARY 3, 2017
PANEL MEETING
CONFERENCE CALL

Discussion of Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities; Burdensome Practices; and Achieving and Sustaining Change

Jeffrey Harrell, Manager, Sandia Field Office

Kim Davis Lebak, Manager, Los Alamos Field Office

Nicole Nelson-Jean, Manager, Livermore Field Office

FEBRUARY 1-8, 2017
BRIEFINGS FOR PANEL STAFF
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Glenn Podonsky and William Eckroade, Office of Enterprise Assessment, Department of Energy (Feb. 1)

Bruce Diamond, General Counsel, National Nuclear Security Administration (Feb. 2)

Rachel Urquhart, Laboratory Operations Board, Department of Energy (Feb. 3)

Barbara Stearrett and Kim Gallegos, Office of Acquisition Management, National Nuclear Security Administration (Feb. 6)

Douglas Dearolph, Manager, Savannah River Field Office (Feb. 7)

Ingrid Kolb, Office of Management, Department of Energy (Feb. 7)

James McConnell, Associate Administrator for Safety, Infrastructure, and Operations, National Nuclear Security Administration (Feb. 7)

FEBRUARY 10-11, 2017
PANEL MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Status from National Nuclear Security Administration Headquarters

William (Ike) White, Chief of Staff and Associate Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

Steven Erhart, Director, Office of Policy, National Nuclear Security Administration

Discussion with Congressional Staff

Jonathan Epstein, Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

Andrew “Drew” Walter, Professional Staff Member, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services

Summary of Information Gathering: Clarifying Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities

Larry Novey, Senior Advisor, National Academy of Public Administration

Summary of Information Gathering: Mitigating Burdensome Practices

Scott Weidman, Deputy Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Summary of Information Gathering: Achieving and Sustaining Change

Myra Howze Shiplett, Senior Advisor, National Academy of Public Administration

Discussion of Issues with Selected Individuals from the Field and from Headquarters

Douglas Dearolph, Manager, Savannah River Field Office

Tom Gioconda, Deputy Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Randy Hendrickson, Associate Administrator for Management and Budget, National Nuclear Security Administration

Rick Kacich, Deputy Laboratory Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Ingrid Kolb, Director, Office of Management, U.S. Department of Energy

Nicole Nelson-Jean, Manager, Livermore Field Office

Kim Sawyer, Deputy Laboratories Director and Chief Operating Officer, Sandia National Laboratories

Insights of the SEAB Working Group Tracking Progress on Governance and Management Reform

Admiral Richard Mies, Co-chair, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Working Group

Plenary Discussion of Progress to Date in the Nuclear Security Enterprise