03/24/2009
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"The NAS report notes that the 'evolution' of the labs from nuclear weapons labs to 'national security labs' with a broader mission set is well under way."
"management problems continue, in part, because NNSA and DOE have not fully agreed on how NNSA should function within the department as a separately organized agency."
"the original intent of the legislation creating the NNSA has not been realized."
"As I noted in my opening statement, in 2009 a Stimson Center report said: 'the implementation of the NNSA Act failed to achieve the intended autonomy for NNSA within the Department of Energy.'"