ASC Code Strategy - National Nuclear Security Administration
ASC Code Strategy - National Nuclear Security Administration
ASC Code Strategy - National Nuclear Security Administration
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the three areas, and targets for implementing the strategies. The strategies represent a significant change in the<br />
operational culture of IC, moving from independent laboratory efforts designed primarily to meet the mission<br />
needs of their respective laboratory projects, to a coordinated and interdependent national program design<br />
to meet the mission needs of the overall SSP. The existing operational culture within the defense laboratories<br />
predates the current <strong>ASC</strong> Program and, as such, will require ongoing attention and perseverance in order<br />
to achieve its potential benefits. However, it is consistent with the larger trends towards consolidation and<br />
interdependence within the U.S. <strong>Nuclear</strong> Weapons Complex, and it should benefit from the broader increase in<br />
collaboration and teamwork among the national laboratories.