National Nuclear Security Administration: Actions Needed to Improve Integration of Production Modernization Programs and Projects

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in its decades-long effort to modernize the facilities and infrastructure needed to produce the strategic materials and components required for nuclear weapons. However, NNSA has a history of program management challenges, and recent GAO reports have identified challenges with NNSA’s use of program schedules and cost estimates.