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