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Department <strong>of</strong> Defense Agency Financial Report for FY <strong>2012</strong><br />

which will properly align all nuclear enterprise policies and instructions.<br />

The Air Force initiated a comprehensive review <strong>of</strong> the Air Force nuclear enterprise to<br />

assess the progress in completing identified objectives to reinvigorate and<br />

strengthen the enterprise and to formulate new objectives for continuous<br />

improvement.<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> the Navy. The Navy <strong>report</strong>ed that they have accomplished the<br />

following goals since the FY 2011 Management Challenges Report:<br />

• The Navy completed the first-ever Navy Nuclear Weapons Comprehensive Biennial<br />

Self-Assessment. This assessment represents a significant first step in establishing a<br />

culture <strong>of</strong> continuous improvement and critical self assessment across the Navy’s<br />

nuclear weapons enterprise.<br />

• The Navy assessed all Echelon 1 and 2 fleet and shore commands with nuclear<br />

weapons responsibilities – a total <strong>of</strong> 23 organizations. This <strong>report</strong> and its findings<br />

were endorsed by the Chief <strong>of</strong> Naval Operations and the Secretary <strong>of</strong> the Navy.<br />

7-1C. Prior Decline <strong>of</strong> Focus on the<br />

Nuclear Enterprise<br />

A-29<br />

Department Response<br />

The Department’s summary-level response to the IG’s challenges and assessment <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Department’s progress in nuclear enterprise is <strong>report</strong>ed in paragraph 7-2C <strong>of</strong> this<br />

section.<br />

7-2A. Keys to Improvements in the DoD<br />

Nuclear Enterprise<br />

IG Summary <strong>of</strong> Challenge<br />

As previous Management Challenge <strong>report</strong>s have stated, the Department needs to<br />

sustain its focus on the nuclear enterprise, even in the face <strong>of</strong> probable funding<br />

reductions. The following elements are key to this sustainment:<br />

• Continue to foster an environment that emphasizes the nuclear mission and<br />

promotes a reliable, safe, secure, and credible nuclear deterrent. The nuclear<br />

deterrent is essential to national security and must remain a high DoD priority.<br />

• Continue reviews and studies <strong>of</strong> all critical elements <strong>of</strong> the nuclear enterprise to<br />

identify key deficiencies and methods for improvement.<br />

• Monitor corrective action plans made as a result <strong>of</strong> previous reviews and studies that<br />

correct the deficiencies and provide adequate funding and leadership to ensure<br />

implementation.<br />

• Ensure adequate funding and resources to effectively implement action plans<br />

• Implement the corrective actions and conduct follow-up reviews to ensure that the<br />

action plans are correcting the deficiencies.<br />

7-2B. Keys to Improvements in the DoD<br />

Nuclear Enterprise<br />

IG Assessment <strong>of</strong> Progress<br />

The DoD CIO’s National and Nuclear Command Capabilities Executive Management<br />

Board serves as an advocate, with some enforcement capabilities, to ensure issues are<br />

brought to leadership’s attention. Organizations having nuclear command and control<br />

responsibilities are represented at the meetings, which include the appropriate<br />

Addendum A

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