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Detailed Justification
(dollars in thousands)
FY 2010
Actual
Approp
FY 2011
Request
FY 2012
Request
Operations and Maintenance (Homeland
Security) 720,823 667,954 711,105
DNS Operations and Maintenance integrates personnel, equipment and procedures to protect a
facility’s physical assets and resources against theft, sabotage, diversion, or other criminal acts.
Each NNSA site or facility has an approved Site Safeguards and Security Plan (SSSP) or a
facility Master Security Plan detailing protection measures and resources needed to safeguard
site security interests. The DNS program will: continue to improve security to counter known
and projected adversary threat capabilities; manage a focused program to identify and deploy
improved physical security systems and equipment; work to improve the integration between
personnel (protective forces) and technology capabilities; and address protective force overtime
rates. Other initiatives include reducing security overhead costs and addressing life cycle
equipment issues. The technology deployment endeavor will work with DOE laboratories and
parallel government efforts to deploy technologies that demonstrate promise to improve
effectiveness and minimize cost growth.
Protective Forces 453,779 414,166 418,758
Funding requested for Protective Forces provides for specialized training and sustains
protective forces hired in support of the 2003 DBT and to begin planning activities for
implementation of the 2008 GSP policy and Tactical Response Force policy. These forces
are a site’s primary front-line protection, consisting of armed uniformed officers. Protective
Forces are an integral part of a site’s security posture, and are trained and practiced in
various tactics and procedures to protect site interests.
In FY 2012, the request will allow sites to maintain sufficient protective forces required to
meet Departmental protection standards. In addition to providing daily site protection,
these forces function as first responders, train to manage chemical and biological events,
and provide special contingency response capabilities. Funding needs are determined by
Site Safeguards and Security Plans supported by Vulnerability Assessments, and protection
strategies designed to ensure adequate protective force staffing levels, equipment, facilities,
training, management and administrative support. Additionally, there will activities to
upgrade and modernize training facilities at sites that are protecting Category I special
nuclear material. They will be executed as a series of capital equipment or General Plant
Projects.
Weapons Activities/
Defense Nuclear Security Page 288
FY 2012 Congressional Budget