Science and Security in the 21st Century: A Report to the Secretary of Energy

Hamre, John J., and Witkowsky, Anne

ISBN 10: 0892064102 / ISBN 13: 9780892064106

Published by Cent/Strat & Inter'l Studies, Washington, DC, 2002

121, wraps, illus., glossary of acronyms, bibliography. Published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Seller Inventory # 39268

Synopsis:

The policies and practices of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) risk undermining its security and compromising its science and technology programs. This is the overarching finding of the Commission on Science and Security, tasked by DOE to assess the challenges faced in operating premier scientific institutions in the twenty-first century, while protecting and enhancing national security. In support of its finding, the commission identified five fundamental problems: (1) continuing management dysfunction; (2) poor collaboration between the science and security/counterintelligence communities; (3) lack of an effective system for risk-based security management practices; (4) inadequate investment in new tools and technologies for its security and counterintelligence programs; and (5) insufficient attention to cyber security.

Synopsis: The report of the Commission on Science and Security argues that the policies and practices of the Department of Energy risk undermining its security and jeopardizing its science and technology programs. The report identifies problems related to management dysfunction, poor cooperation between scientists and security, the absence of risk-based prac

Bibliographic Details

Title: Science and Security in the 21st Century: A ...
Publisher: Cent/Strat & Inter'l Studies, Washington, DC
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very good
Edition: First? Edition. First? Printing.