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NSIAD-92-193R 1 (1992-05-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackaw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States GAO General Accounting Office National Security and International Affairs Division B-248 196 May 15, 1992 The Honorable Richard B. Cheney 146631 The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: We have completed our review of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Personnel Reliability Program (PRP), the principal means the Department uses to assure that employees assigned to nuclear-related duties are reliable and trustworthy. The program requires individuals assigned to nuclear weapon duties to be assessed for their ability to meet reliability standards for emotional stability, judgment, dependability, social adjustment, and attitude. Our objective was to examine the PRP process and identify areas where improvements could be made to further strengthen the program. After visiting four nuclear-capable activities, we discussed issues we had identified with officials in the Office of the Secretary. They told us they were revising the Department's directive that governed the program. Therefore, we decided not to conduct further field work but to report to you on the issues we identified at the four sites and how they are addressed in the revised directive. Our limited review indicated several areas where program management could be improved to provide DOD with better assurance that employees assigned to nuclear-related duties are reliable and trustworthy. Most of the following improvements were also identified by a contractor in 1989. -- A formal training program for PRP monitors would better assure they were properly obtaining and considering appropriate information on employees. -- More specific screening criteria would help monitors evaluate an employee's reliability. -- More emphasis on peer-reporting would better assure that officials were aware of behaviors that might lead them to question an employee's reliability. GAO/NSIAD-92-193R Nuclear Personnel Reliability Program C)E;4 ;V2

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