Safeguards & Security
The SSO Safeguards and Security (S&S) office is responsible for providing direction, day-to-day oversight and contract administration for all Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) activities related to S&S and Intelligence.
S&S provides oversight to ensure the effective implementation of the overall SNL S&S program to include the following: program management, protection program operations, nuclear material control and accountability, information security and personnel security, and emergency management. S&S performs comprehensive compliance and performance based monitoring and evaluation of the contractor’s safeguards and security program effectiveness through the conduct of surveys and performance testing across all topics and sub topics.
In addition, S&S evaluates the effectiveness of the contractor’s protection plan and strategies in comparison to the current Design Basis Threat and site-specific vulnerability assessments. The Assistant Manager for S&S provides programmatic input to assist the Assistant Manager for Contract Administration and Business Management with the formulation and execution oversight of the safeguards and security budget. S&S is also responsible for the approval of the SNL Site Safeguards and Security plan and other pertinent security plans. S&S implements the SSO emergency management program.
The Assistant Manager for S&S implements the emergency management policy and requirements and systems consistent with policy and requirements.