What's New Archive 2008
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What's New Archive 2007
| "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiousity keeps leading us down new paths." — Walt Disney May 15, 2008  ITP Presents Third Annual Update at INMM Conference on Nuclear Weapons Complex Transformation Jack Jekowski, Principal Partner of ITP, presented an update to the events surrounding the transformation of the Nuclear Weapons Complex at the annual meeting of the Southwest Chapter of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management held in Taos, New Mexico on May 15th (see May 17th, 2007 What’s New). Entitled “Complex Transformation, Creating the National Security Enterprise”, the presentation provided a reprise of the past three years of efforts in transforming the nation’s Nuclear Weapons Complex, and recent efforts by the National Nuclear Security Administration to reflect the desire of Congress for more dramatic change, including the re-naming of the former Complex 2030 initiative and the establishment of the “National Security Enterprise” concept. ITP’s work in this area has assisted a number of NNSA and National Laboratory customers in the development of long range scenarios and accompanying robust strategies to prepare for uncertain events in the future of the nation’s weapons program. April 24, 2008 ITP Announces Win of Training Contract under NNSA BPAITP, as a team member on the Time Solutions, Inc. Broad Purchase Agreement Technical, Programmatic and Engineering Services Contract (GS-TFMG-BPA-07-0004, see March 9, 2007, What’s New) was awarded a contract (DE-AT52-08NA28303) to support the NNSA’s Learning and Career Development Division at their Service Center in Albuquerque. Teamed also with the incumbent contractor, Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc., Time Solutions and Vector Resources, Inc., ITP will have up to four personnel supporting a wide range of training activities across the NNSA weapons complex. This contract fits well within the expertise available at ITP tied to the Weapons Complex training requirements. March 26, 2008 ITP Presents Risk Management Course to NTC’s Second Management Development InstituteITP presented a revised course on “Risk Management in the DOE” to the second class of the DOE’s National Training Center’s Management Development Institute (MDI).Comprised of approximately twenty GS-13 and GS-14 managers from across the DOE/NNSA complex, the MDI is intended to provide a stepping stone into senior management. The previous class, taught in October, 2007 (see August 22, 2007, What’s New) was a pilot. This class updated the material presented during the pilot and focused more on the use of risk management tools. Based on student feedback, a third class to be help in late September, will include more classroom time using tools presented in the development of a risk management analysis for a hypothetical nuclear weapons complex situation. Risk management continues to grow in importance within the DOE as a methodology to improve efficiency of operations, while addressing critical issues. March 12, 2008 ITP Assists the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management in the Development of Long-Range Staffing PlansITP’s support of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM — see What’s New, September 27, 2007), included assistance with the development of long range staffing plans for Safeguards & Security (S&S) activities associated with licensing of the Yucca Mountain Geologic Repository, construction of the site, and transportation of nuclear spent fuel and high level radioactive waste from across the country over the next thirty years. ITP’s efforts included the use of scenarios and long-range graphical timeline analysis to identify critical future events and uncertainties. This planning will be used to establish multiple transition points for the OCRWM organization as milestones are achieved. ITP’s work with OCRWM will continue with the development and implementation of plans and assessments for their S&S program. Spring, 2008 ITP Assists the Regional Development Corporation in the Use of Scenario Planning Tools for Economic Growth Strategies in Northern New Mexico.As a member of the Board of the Regional Development Corporation, Principal Partner Jack Jekowski has provided training and assistance to RDC staff in the concepts of scenario planning to assist with the development of a twenty-five year plan for economic development in Northern New Mexico. Called the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI), the county of Los Alamos has issued a contract for $250,000 to the RDC to create and begin to implement a long-term economic development plan for the area, which reaches from Taos to Santa Fe. Overseen by RDC Executive Director Ed Burckle, and led by program manager Monica Abeita, the effort will engage all of the groups who have an interest in growing northern New Mexico’s economic base: county and city governments, Los Alamos National Laboratory officials, school superintendents and principals, university/ community college officials and educators, business owners, tribal councils, and additional individuals. The deliverables later this year will include, five, ten and twenty-five year plans. Mr. Jekowski has assisted in providing graphical timeline perspectives of critical uncertainties over that period of time, including the impact of the restructuring of the Nuclear Weapons Complex, an issue tied closely to the future viability of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a significant economic driving force in Northern New Mexico. For more information on REDI see http://www.nnmredi.org/. What's New Archive 2008 What's New Archive 2007
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