The Office of the Inspector General (IG)’s Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Plan for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Excerpt:  “In its latest annual assessment (October 2022), the IG identified the following as the most serious management and performance challenges facing the [Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)]: 1) Leading a productive organizational culture and climate; 2) Ensuring the effective acquisition and management of mission-specific infrastructure, including cyber, physical and personnel security, and data; 3) Continuing a systematic safety focus in the DNFSB’s technical oversight and reviews; 4) Strengthening the DNFSB’s readiness to respond to future mission-affecting disruptions; and, 5) Managing the DNFSB’s efforts to elevate its visibility and influence and to assess and improve its relationship with the [Department of Energy (DOE)].”