Group members are encouraged to bring QA concerns to the attention of management and to participate in generating and implementing solutions. Group members may call meetings and invite management personnel to attend to help deal with issues as they arise. Group members may openly and freely communicate with management. 2.0 Group Mission and Organization NIS-7's mission is research, development, and test and evaluation of methods and software for protection of nuclear materials, computer assets, and information within the Department of Energy and for other government agencies and contractors. Technical projects are directed by principal investigators who have responsibility for assuring the quality and timeliness of the project deliverables.
Line management consists of the group leader, deputy group leader, and section leader.
Management personnel are actively involved in quality assurance policy, procedures, and division and upper level meetings. Each individual employee is responsible for assuring that assigned tasks are performed in accordance with this program plan. Attachment 1 shows the group organization indicating levels of authority. The QPR reports directly to the group leader. 3.0 Planning and Review of Projects Plans for group projects are developed and documented in tasking statements.