# Presentation: 683027

## Strength Through Science

***Strength Through Science***

***BESAC Presentation***
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- 					Dr. James Decker
- 					Acting Director,
- 					Office of Science
- 					U.S. Department of Energy
*	**	**	**	**	**August 2, 2001*

## Changes in the Department’s management structure and style

- Status of the FY 2002 Budget for the Office of Science
- Ongoing efforts reviewing the relation of science and security within the Department

## Status of the FY 2002 Budget for the Office of Science

## DOE Office of Science Budget

**DOE Office of Science Budget**

- ($ in Millions)

**$1007**

**$443**

**$446**

**$248**

**$248**

**$716**

**$716**

**$225**

**$224**

- Basic
- Energy
- Sciences

- Advanced
- Scientific
- Computing
-  Research

- Fusion
- Energy
- Science

- Biological &
- Environmental
- Research

- High
- Energy
- Physics

- Nuclear
- Physics

- All Other
- SC

**$163**

- FY 2002 Request

- FY 2002 House Mark

**$**

**$360**

- FY 2002 Senate Mark

**$1041**

**$490**

**$248**

**$725**

**$229**

**$163**

**$163**

**$362**

**$373**

_**Spallation Neutron Source**_

***FY 2002 Request vs. House and Senate Marks***

**$****1005**

## Changes in Management Structure

-    On July 26, 2001 the Secretary issued a Memorandum on changes to the Department’s Management Structure.

## See .pdf file for organization chart

## Changes in Management Structure The Simplified Picture

- Secretary Spencer Abraham
- Chief of Staff Kyle McSlarrow
- Deputy Secretary Francis Blake

- Under Secretary for
- National Security
- John Gordon

- Under Secretary for
- Energy, Science, Environment
- Bob Card

- CFO/
- Management,
- Budget &
- Evaluation

## Changes in Management Structure Under Secretary for Energy, Science, Environment

- _Under Secretary Card_
- Direct line management of

- Office of Science

- Energy Efficiency/
- Renewable Energy

- Nuclear Energy,
- Science & Technology

- Fossil Energy

- Environmental
- Management

- Civilian
- Radioactive
-  Waste
- Management

*Business*
*Line*

- Science

- Energy

- Environment

## Changes in Management Structure Other Major Changes

- Independent Oversight and Performance Assessment is now
-     responsible for ES&H oversight
- Assistant Secretary for ES&H now reports to Under Secretary
-     Card
- Chief Information Officer, a new office, now reports to the
-     Office of the Secretary
- Management & Administration function combined with CFO
-      to form Management, Budget and Evaluation
- Policy and International Affairs are combined into Assistant
-     Secretary for Policy & International Affairs
- Energy Information Administration now reports to the Office
-     of the Secretary

## Changes in Management Style

- Deputy Secretary has started Operational Program Reviews
- To use measures and metrics to ensure programs are on schedule, within budget and deliver intended results
- Energy Efficiency serving as the pilot
- Quarterly – SC’s review is to be week of November 12
- Deputy Secretary to chair; organized by both Principal Secretarial Officers and CFO

## Changes in Management Style

- Secretary has directed the start of Quarterly Leadership meetings.  Deputy Secretary likely to chair.
- To review objectives and performance measures; to share best practices; to review cross cutting issues
- Participants: Department Principals, Staff Offices, Field Office Managers & Power Market Administrators
- Proposed Schedule
- October 17-18, ’01 Washington, D.C.
- January 16-17, ’02 Nevada Operations
- April 17-18, ’02  Chicago Operations
- July 17-18, ’02	Oak Ridge Operations

## Ongoing efforts reviewing the relation of science and security within the Department

## Science & Security

-   In October 2000, Secretary Richardson commissioned the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to study ways for strengthening the science and security functions of the Department of Energy.
-   John Hamre, CSIS President and former Deputy Secretary of Defense, formed a Commission and is leading the study.
-   General Gordon and Departmental staff provided continuity across the change of Administrations.

## Science & Security

- Hamre briefed Secretary Richardson in January 2001 which lead to
- 1.  Review of the impacts of existing security and counter-intelligence orders on the scientific and security environment at the labs and production facilities
- 2.  Suspension of all draft security or counter-intelligence  policies and procedures
- 3.  Review of the use of the term “sensitive but unclassified” information within the DOE complex
- 4.  Support for the review of polygraphs by the National Academy of Sciences
- Final report is due in April 2002