"NNSA, Congress, and top management of the Laboratories recognize that safety and security systems at the Laboratories have been strengthened to the point where they no longer need special attention."
"The NAS study committee said it had examined many previous reports and efforts to fix the management relationship."
"Going back to the early 1990s--to the Galvin Commission and before--there have been dozens of national commissions, studies, and reports recommending significant reform to the way DOE and NNSA govern ..."
"Science and engineering quality is at risk when Laboratory scientists and engineers are not encouraged to bring forth their creative ideas in partnership with NNSA to solve problems vital to our natio..."
"Some current and former employees of the national labs have expressed concern to this committee that... this is harming their ability to do world-class research."
"The original intent of the legislation creating the NNSA has not been realized. The desired autonomy has not come into being."
"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.'"
"The NAS study committee identifies a loss of trust between the NNSA and its labs as a key problem..."