Title page
Contents
Highlights 2
Letter 8
Background 13
Roles and Responsibilities of NNSA's Federal Workforce and Nuclear Security Enterprise M&O Contractor 13
GAO Leading Practices for Diversity Management 15
NNSA's Report Fully or Partially Addressed Two Statutory Reporting Requirements by Including Information on Contractor Employees 16
NNSA's Report Did Not Identify Areas for Attention in Workforce Diversity or Steps to Address the Areas and Did Not Fully Address Three Statutory Reporting... 19
NNSA's Report Indicated Some Areas for Attention in Contractor Workforce Diversity, but Did Not Discuss Steps to Address Such Areas 20
NNSA's Report Did Not Fully Address Three Other Statutory Reporting Requirements 21
Nuclear Security Enterprise Contractors Prepare Annual Plans to Address Workforce Diversity, but DOE's Guidance for These Plans Could Be Improved 24
Contractor Diversity Plans Generally Address DOE Guidance 24
DOE Guidance for Contractor Diversity Plans Is Generally Consistent with Most Leading Practices for Diversity Management, but Does Not Address Three Practices 26
Conclusions 28
Recommendations for Executive Action 28
Agency Comments 29
Appendix I: Additional Information on Nuclear Security Enterprise Management and Operating Contracts 31
Appendix II: Statutory Requirements for the Content of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Management and Operating (M&O) Contractor... 33
Appendix III: Race and Ethnicity, Gender, and Disability and Veteran Status for Management and Operating (M&O) Contractor Employees at Nuclear Security... 35
Appendix IV: Relevant Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations and Acquisition Guidance Chapter 70.2671 Guiding Principles, Objective, and Requirements... 49
Appendix V: Comments from the Department of Energy 54
Appendix VI: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 56
Table 1. Nuclear Security Enterprise Management and Operating Contractor Employees in 2022, by Occupational Categories, Race and Ethnicity, and Gender 17
Table 2. Nuclear Security Enterprise Management and Operating Contractor Employees in 2022, by Occupational Categories and Disability and Veteran Status 19
Table 3. Significance of the Leading Practices of Employee Involvement, Diversity Training, and Succession Planning for Diversity Management 27
Table 4. Nuclear Security Enterprise Management and Operating Contracts, as of June 2024 31
Table 5. Statutory Requirements for the Content of NNSA's Management and Operating (M&O) Contractor Employee Diversity Report and GAO's Assessment... 33
Figure 1. Sites Comprising the Nuclear Security Enterprise 14
Figure 2. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Kansas City National Security Campus, 2022 35
Figure 3. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Kansas City National Security Campus (2022) 36
Figure 4. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Kansas City National Security Campus (2022) 36
Figure 5. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2022) 37
Figure 6. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2022) 38
Figure 7. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2022) 38
Figure 8. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2022) 39
Figure 9. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2022) 40
Figure 10. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2022) 40
Figure 11. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Nevada National Security Site (2022) 41
Figure 12. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Nevada National Security Site (2022) 42
Figure 13. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Nevada National Security Site (2022) 42
Figure 14. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex (2022) 43
Figure 15. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex (2022) 44
Figure 16. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex (2022) 44
Figure 17. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Sandia National Laboratories (2022) 45
Figure 18. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Sandia National Laboratories (2022) 46
Figure 19. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Sandia National Laboratories (2022) 46
Figure 20. Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Information on Management and Operating Contractor Employees at Savannah River Site (2022) 47
Figure 21. Disability Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Savannah River Site (2022) 48
Figure 22. Veteran Status of Management and Operating Contractor Employees by Occupational Category at Savannah River Site (2022) 48