Security leadership development program

The third class of Sandia security professionals graduated from the Safeguards and Security Future Leadership Development Program, established in 2017. The yearlong program involves monthly sessions that include leadership development exercises, presentations and panel discussions, individual mentorship and group projects. The 11 participants were selected through a rigorous nomination process and represented diverse security backgrounds with varying levels of experience. The program has improved continuity of security operations through knowledge transfer and has produced consistently strong management candidates. (4000)

California site modernizes infrastructure

The California Facilities Projects team safely completed 167 projects while overcoming post-pandemic challenges. A major project was building a full cafeteria on the Livermore campus and contracting with a food service provider. Infrastructure operations contributed 88% of small-business contracts at the California site. The contracts included 73 small businesses and represented 75% of all division 8000 contracts, significantly exceeding Sandia’s small-business goal of 52%. (8000)

Accelerated space solutions for the W80-4

Facilities staff demonstrated agility by quickly providing space for a new, high-priority nuclear deterrence project. The short timeline required accelerated design and construction to renovate the space for mission use. Staff members prioritized needs to provide extensive space and construction support at the New Mexico and California sites, creating critical office, storage and laboratory test infrastructure to meet a timeline extension for the W80-4. (4000, 8000, 10000)

Safeguards and Security program aces DOE assessment

The Office of Security Assessments, which conducts independent oversight appraisals of safeguards and security programs at all DOE
sites, evaluated the Safeguards and Security program’s physical protection posture against DOE and NNSA requirements. Assessors conducted many document reviews, interviews, assessments and performance tests. Assessors commended the security team’s response and recognized the program for adhering to best practices, based on its memorandum of understanding review and content process. (4000)

Reimagining conference room design

Sandia successfully completed an initiative to make the experience of end-to-end enterprise video collaboration more consistent and less complex for users, resulting in new system designs and simplified videoconferencing room endpoints. All previous user touch points were consolidated into a single panel for 113 conference rooms across Sandia sites. (8000)

Saturn Crane refurbished

Facilities teams refurbished the Saturn Crane within budget. The work included installation, inspection and load testing of the new rails, trucks and hoist and resulted in a high-capacity crane that supports the Saturn mission. (4000, 8000, 10000)