Information security
Subtitle: National Nuclear Security Administration needs to improve contingency planning for its classified supercomputing operations : report to congressional requesters
Contributors: Aloise, Gene
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Rules and practice; Evaluation; Planning; Nuclear weapons; Testing; Computer security; Data recovery (Computer science); Emergency management; United States. National Nuclear Security Administration; United States
Other titles: National Nuclear Security Administration needs to improve contingency planning for its classified supercomputing operations; NNSA contingency planning
Notes: Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed on Dec. 15, 2010).

"December 2010."

In the absence of underground nuclear weapons testing, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) relies on its supercomputing operations at its three weapons laboratories to simulate the effects of changes to current weapons systems, calculate the confidence of future untested systems, and ensure military requirements are met. GAO was requested to assess the extent to which (1) NNSA has implemented contingency and disaster recovery planning and testing for its classified supercomputing systems, (2) the laboratories are able to share supercomputing capacity for recovery operations, and (3) NNSA tracks the costs for contingency and disaster recovery planning for supercomputing assets. To do this work, GAO examined contingency and disaster recovery planning policies and activities, and analyzed classified supercomputing capabilities at the weapons laboratories, and NNSA budgetary data. GAO recommends, among other things, that NNSA clearly define roles and responsibilities for its component organizations in providing oversight for contingency and disaster recovery planning for the classified supercomputing environment. NNSA agreed with most of GAO's recommendations, but did not concur with recommendations relating to capacity planning and cost tracking.

"GAO-11-67."

Includes bibliographical references.

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