Department of Energy Transportation Safeguards Division Review Group

[1], 69 pages. Printed on one side only. This is an edited version of the original June 30, 1998 version. A Number of typographical corrections were made, and a single substantive change was made on page 25. Dated July 13, 1998. This is the preferred (corrected) version of The Moe Report. The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Secure Transportation provides safe and secure transportation of nuclear weapons and components and special nuclear materials, and conducts other missions supporting the national security of the United States of America. Since 1947, the U.S. Department of Energy and its earlier agencies have moved nuclear weapons, nuclear components, and special nuclear materials by various commercial and government transportation modes. This panel was established in large part to examine the claim that the communication between TSD management and the special agents (SAs) had broken down. The panel concludes that there is a fundamental, deep, and long-standing lack of trust and respect between SAs and TSD management. The panel discovered that dissatisfaction is equally widespread and deeply felt across all three sections. The panel found that many managers do indeed have a negative view of the agents. The panel heard numerous instances of special agents acting in a non-professional manner with management. The panel observed evidence that the agents are correct about how they are viewed. The panel received a variety of stories to support these views. Agents believe that many managers do not deserve their respect. More than half of special agents interviewed by the panel expressed negative attitudes toward managers. Edited Version with a number of typographical correction and a single substantive change (p. 25). …