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Nuclear nonproliferation, better information needed on results of National Nuclear Security Administrations' research and technology development projects : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.

Title
  1. Nuclear nonproliferation, better information needed on results of National Nuclear Security Administrations' research and technology development projects : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.
Published by
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.
Author
  1. United States. Government Accountability Office, author

Available online

Details

Additional authors
  1. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, sponsoring body
Description
  1. 1 online resource (iii, 41 pages)
Summary
  1. Nuclear proliferation is a national security threat. DNN's two research and technology development programs develop technical solutions to prevent nuclear proliferation. From fiscal years 2012 through 2015, these programs obligated over $1.1 billion on 511 projects. The DNN R & D program obligated over $1 billion of this amount. This report evaluates, among other objectives, (1) the extent to which projects managed by NNSA's research and technology development programs resulted in advanced, transitioned, or deployed nonproliferation technologies and (2) how NNSA measures the performance of its research and technology development programs and projects. GAO recommends that NNSA consistently track and document results of DNN R & D projects and document assessments of final project results against baseline performance targets.
Alternative title
  1. Better information needed on results of National Nuclear Security Administrations' research and technology development projects
Subject
  1. United States. National Nuclear Security Administration -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation
  2. United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
  3. Nuclear nonproliferation -- Technological innovations -- Research -- Management
  4. Nuclear industry -- Security measures
  5. Nuclear industry -- Security measures
Contents
  1. Background. -- NNSA Does Not Consistently Track and Document the Full Extent of Nonproliferation Technology Advancement, Transition, and Deployment. -- NNSA's Publicly Reported Program Measures Lack Clarity, and Improved Project-level Documentation Could Enhance Performance Assessment. -- DNN Programs Use Similar Five-step Processes to Select Research and Technology Development Projects. -- Conclusions. -- Recommendations for Executive Action. -- Agency Comments and Our Evaluation. -- Appendices.
Call number
  1. GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-17-210
Note
  1. "February 2017"--Cover
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Author
  1. United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
Title
  1. Nuclear nonproliferation, better information needed on results of National Nuclear Security Administrations' research and technology development projects : report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives.
Publisher
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2017.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. computer
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Source of description
  1. Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO web site, viewed Apr 3, 2017).
Connect to:
  1. https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo79195
Added author
  1. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, sponsoring body.
Gpo item no.
  1. 0546-D (online)
Sudoc no.
  1. GA 1.13:GAO-17-210
Research call number
  1. GPO Internet GA 1.13:GAO-17-210
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