LAS VEGAS - EM recently restructured its Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) office to increase direct management of its employees supporting the nuclear cleanup there in an ongoing effort to ensure consistent operations across the DOE complex.
Human resource servicing of EM employees will be transferred from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to the EM Consolidation Business Center (EMCBC). Administration of EM-funded grants and contracts, such as that held by Navarro Research and Engineering for Environmental Program Services, will be evaluated for transfer to the EMCBC.
EM conducts soil and groundwater cleanup and other work on the NNSS. The site supports NNSA’s nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship and national defense programs, among other missions. EMCBC provides business and technical services for EM’s cleanup.
EM and NNSA agreed on a protocol for managing EM employees working at the NNSA Nevada Field Office (NFO). EM and NNSA will continue to support shared mission needs. Because the field office is primarily responsible for ensuring safe, secure and compliant work at NNSS, EM will follow all NNSA and NFO policy and protocols on mitigating risks to the public, workers and environment
Catherine Hampton, the acting Nevada Program manager, will provide administrative management of EM work in Nevada and ensure effective implementation of the new agreement with NNSA. Hampton has more than 29 years of DOE experience, including roles such as deputy facility operations manager, continuous improvement director and quality assurance lead. She also held positions with NNSA and most recently served in a long-term assignment as the acting EM headquarters external affairs director.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
