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The Secretary of Energy
Washington, DC 20585

January 18, 2001



MEMORANDUM FOR: UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ENERGY, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SECURITY AND EMEGERGENCY OPERATIONS

FROM: BILL RICHARDSON /S/
SUBJECT: Response to Interim Assessment of Science and Security at DOE Laboratories

In response to the interim assessment of science and security at the laboratories provided to me on January 11, 2001, by Dr. John Hamre (CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Chair of Commission on Science and Security), I am directing the Under Secretary for National Security and the Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, to take the following actions:

1. Charter an Implementation Review Conference to assess the impacts of existing security and counterintelligence orders on the scientific and security environment at the laboratories.

2. Suspend implementation of draft security or CI policies and procedures until the Implementation Review Conference has completed an assessment, which has been implemented through the Field Management Council.

3. Charter a Task Force to review Design-Basis Threat (DBT) and implementation of DBT in evaluating security at the national laboratories.

4. Charter a Task Force to analyze "sensitive but unclassified" (SBU) information classifications

5. Reinforce support for National Academy of Sciences review of polygraphs

I have directed these actions to strengthen the scientific and security environment at the DOE national laboratories. The Commission on Science and Security will complete its study by March 2002 and will provide regular updates to the Under Secretaries on its findings. I expect all affected parties (lab, field, and headquarters) to be fully involved in implementing these actions.


Source: DOE


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