The interests of both Headquarters and the field should coincide. The transition of Environment, Safety and Health activities from a management overlay to an embedded part of line management must be completed as part of the implementation of Integrated Safety Management. Long term military requirements must drive the Stockpile Stewardship and Stockpile Management programs. Complex Trusteeship should be integrated with the core mission, and the program Deputy, Assistant Secretaries should be held accountable. Fewer people in a streamlined system can do a better job.
Strong management is needed to integrate across programs and functions.
This requires effective systems that provide operational awareness to managers. Responsibility and resources should be close to the work. Area offices manage contracts and all contractual direction comes through area office manager. There must be dramatic improvements in Environment, Safety and Health management. Establish an organizational focal point to manage the workload associated with Department of Energy Headquarters, Congress, White House, and others.