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handle is hein.crs/crsahdy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS20243 Updated July 23, 1999 DOE Security: Protecting Nuclear Material and Information Zachary S. Davis Specialist Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Issues for Congress Several committees of the House and Senate are investigating security problems at DOE facilities. A long history of problems has prompted efforts by Congress and the Executive Branch to improve DOE security. A special House committee established in 1998 investigated Chinese spying at the DOE national laboratories.! The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence also conducted an investigation, and other committees have held hearings. Serious breaches of security involving Chinese efforts to acquire sensitive nuclear and missile technology from the labs have come to light. The CIA, the FBI, DOE, and the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board have confirmed there were serious losses of classified information from the DOE labs.2 1 Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, House of Representatives, Report 105-851, May 25, 1999. Hereafter referred to as the Cox Report. 2 The Cox Report; The Intelligence Community Damage Assessment on the Implications of China's Acquisition of US nuclear Weapons Information on the Development of Future Chinese Weapons, April 30, 1999, unclassified; Science at its Best, Security at its Worst, A Report on Security Problems at the U.S. Department of Energy, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, June, 1999. Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congress is focusing on problems with security at the Department of Energy's (DOE) national security facilities, especially the nuclear weapon laboratories. Problems include espionage from within the labs and protection of nuclear material and facilities from outside attack. This report describes the main components of DOE's security system and reviews current efforts to address shortcomings. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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