Gene Alois

Information Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect Los Alamos National Laboratory's Unclassified Computer Network

Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Needs More Comprehensive Infrastructure and Workforce Data to Improve Enterprise Decision-Making

Nuclear Waste: DoE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford

Nuclear Weapons: NNSA and DoD Need to More Effectively Manage the Stockpile Life Extension Plan

Nuclear Security: DoE Needs to Address Protective Forces' Personnel System Issues

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Approaches Used by Foreign Countries May Provide Useful Lessons for Managing U. S. Radioactive Waste

Nuclear Weapons: National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Better Manage Risks Associated with Modernization of Its Kansas City Plant

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Preliminary Observations on Preparedness to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological Or Nuclear Materials: Congressional Testimony

Nuclear Weapons: Actions Needed to Address Scientific and Technical Challenges and Management Weaknesses at the National Ignition Facility

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Needs to Consider the Full Costs and Complete All Tests Prior to Making a Decision on Whether to Purchase Advanced Portal Monitors

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Implementation of the U. S. - North Korean Agreed Framework on Nuclear Issues

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Improved Testing of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors, But Preliminary Results Show Limits of the New Technology

Nuclear Security: Better Oversight Needed to Ensure That Security Improvements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are Fully Implemented and Sustained

Radiological Sources in Iraq: Dod Should Evaluate Its Source Recovery Effort and Apply Lessons Learned to Future Recovery Missions

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Recent Testing Raises Issues about the Potential Effectiveness of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors: Congressional Testimony

Nuclear Material: DoE Needs to Take Action to Reduce Risks Before Processing Additional Nuclear Material at the Savannah River Site's H-Canyon

Nuclear Waste: DoE's Environmental Management Initiatives Report Is Incomplete

U. S. -Russia Nuclear Agreement: Interagency Process Used to Develop the Classified Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Needs to be Strengthened

Nuclear Waste: Uncertainties and Questions about Costs and Risks Persist with DoE's Tank Waste Cleanup Strategy at Hanford

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Has Made Some Progress But Not Yet Completed a Strategic Plan for Its Global Nuclear Detection Efforts Or Closed Identified Gaps

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Actions Needed to Better Prepare to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological Or Nuclear Materials

Nuclear Security: DoE Needs to Fully Address Issues Affecting Protective Forces' Personnel Systems: Congressional Testimony

Nuclear Weapons: DoD and NNSA Need to Better Manage Scope of Future Refurbishments and Risks to Maintaining U. S. Commitments to NATO

Recovery Act: Most DoE Cleanup Projects Appear to be Meeting Cost and Schedule Targets, But Assessing Impact of Spending Remains a Challenge

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, But the Long-Term Sustainability of U. S. -Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain

Information Security: Actions Needed to Manage, Protect and Sustain Improvements to Los Alamos National Laboratory's Classified Computer Network

Department of Energy: Office of Science Has Kept Majority of Projects Within Budget and on Schedule, But Funding and Other Challenges May Grow

Nuclear Security: NRC and DHS Need to Take Additional Steps to Better Track and Detect Radioactive Materials

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Lessons Learned from DHS Testing of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors: Congressional Testimony

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS¿s Phase 3 Test Report on Advanced Portal Monitors Does Not Fully Disclose the Limitations of the Test Results

Nuclear and Worker Safety: Limited Information Exists on Costs and Reasons for Work Stoppages at DoE's Hanford Site

Nuclear Nonproliferation: More Progress Needed in Implementing Recommendations for IAEA's Technical Cooperation Program: Congressional Testimony

Department of Energy: Contract and Project Management Concerns at the National Nuclear Security Admin. and Office of Environmental Management: Congressional Testimony

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS¿s Program to Procure and Deploy Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors Is Likely to Exceed the Department¿s Previous Cost Estimates

Nuclear Non-proliferation: Comprehensive U. S. Planning and Better Foreign Cooperation Needed to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear Materials Worldwide

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Dhs Has Made Progress Deploying Radiation Detection Equipment at U. S. Ports-of-Entry, But Concerns Remain

Nuclear Waste: DoE Needs a Comprehensive Strategy and Guidance on Compute Models That Support Environmental Cleanup Decisions

Preventing Nuclear Smuggling: Doe Has Made Limited Progress in Installing Radiation Detection Equipment at Highest Priority Foreign Seaports

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Nat. Nuclear Security Admin. Has Improved Security of Reactors in Global Reactor Program, But Action Is Needed to Address Remaining Concerns

Nuclear Safety: Convention on Nuclear Safety Is Viewed by Most Member Countries as Strengthening Safety Worldwide

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Long-Term Strategies Needed to Improve Security and Management Oversight

Nuclear Nonproliferation: Strengthened Oversight Needed to Address Proliferation and Management Challenges in IAEA's Technical Cooperation

Department of Energy: Implementation and Use of Other Transactions Authority Provided in the Energy Policy Act Of 2005

Nuclear Security: Actions Taken by NRC to Strengthen Its Licensing Process for Sealed Radioactive Sources are Not Effective: Congressional Testimony

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Inadequate Communication and Oversight Hampered DHS Efforts to Develop an Advanced Radiography System to Detect Nuclear Materials

Nuclear Weapons: National Nuclear Security Admin's. (NNSA) Plans for Its Uranium Processing Facility Should Better Reflect Funding Estimates and Technology Readiness

Nuclear Nonproliferation: DoE Needs to Address Uncertainties with and Strengthen Independent Safety Oversight of Its Plutonium Disposition Program

Nuclear Commerce: Governmentwide Strategy Could Help Increase Commercial Benefits from U. S. Cooperation Agreements with Other Countries

Nuclear Weapons: Actions Needed to Identify Total Costs of Weapons Complex Infrastructure and Research and Production Capabilities

Nuclear Forensics: Comprehensive Interagency Plan Needed to Address Human Capital Issues

Nuclear Material: DoE¿s Depleted Uranium Tails Could be a Source of Revenue for the Government: Congressional Testimony

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Lessons Learned from DHS Testing of Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors: Congressional Testimony