Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
Washington,
DC 20585
July 17 2007
Mr. Mike Stumbo, President
National Council of Security Police (NCSP)
P.O. Box 20838
Amarillo, TX 79114
Dear Mr. Stumbo;
Thank you for allowing me to address the NCSP during your annual meeting in Las
Vegas last week. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss issues that are important
to
you and your constituency from the Defense Nuclear Security
(DNS) Program Office
perspective. As we discussed
during the meeting, I would like to invite you or an
alternate
representative from the NCSP to attend the NNSA "Elite Force Summit."
which will he hosted by the Nevada Site Office on July 31 - August 1, 2007.
The primary purpose of the summit is to ensure hat implementation plans, schedules
and funding priorities relating to the "elite force" policy changes to the 470-series
directives are in concert with commitments to comply with 2005
Design Basis
Threat requirements. The goal
is to ensure that the NNSA sites and DNS are clear in
our understanding of resource impacts and limitations, necessary timelines, and the
corporate path forward on implementing new requirements concurrently with
meeting the current threat environment.
Attendance
will be limited to a senior contractor security manager and a member of
each Site Office's Federal security staff, along with representation from the Office of
Health, Safety and Security. While attendance from each NNSA site is expected, the
assemblage is being kept intentionally small to encourage productive dialogue and
focused discussions. Travel costs and per diem are being borne by the attendees.
You are welcome to send one representative to the summit at your expense.
Please
let me know if we can expect you or
your designee to attend, and provide the name
and contact information of that person by July 25,2007, to my point of contact,
Steve Wanzler. Upon your confirmation, Mr. Wanzler will provide your representative
with the details on the upcoming meetings.
Respectfully,
William J. Desmond
Associate Administrator for
Defense Nuclear Security