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Director's Perspective
Welcome to the Office of Policy
Jack L. Cowden, Director
The Department's principal tool in its national security
mandate is policy. The Office of Policy supports the
protection of Departmental assets through directives
that govern protection of DOE nuclear facilities,
nuclear weapons components, special nuclear materials,
and classified information against potential threats
including: terrorist attack, activity, sabotage, espionage,
theft, diversion, and loss or unauthorized use.
We develop security policy through an interactive
process that involves all affected stakeholders, lessons-learned
and national requirements to ensure that our security
directives counter our most determined advisories'
nefarious goals. Our five broad functional areas that
address various protection strategies are: Program
Planning and Management; Physical Security; Protective
Force; Information Security and Material Control and
Accountability (MC&A).
Our Office is comprised of a group of highly skilled
security professionals, both Federal and contractor,
who are dedicated to performing their duties in a
manner that is both thorough and accurate while being
ever mindful of their security policy development
responsibilities. We are very proud of our unique
mission and value our contribution to this Department
and our efforts to improve our national security initiatives.
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