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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Argonne National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[1. Purpose]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[1.	PURPOSE.  The Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to developing and maintaining a 
technically competent workforce to accomplish its missions in a safe and efficient manner 
through the Federal Technical Capability Program.  It is DOE policy that the program and 
functions described in this Manual be used to recruit, deploy, develop, and retain a workforce 
that can ensure this occurs.  The Department will strive to recruit and hire technically capable 
personnel, continuously develop the technical expertise of its existing workforce, and, within 
the limitations of executive policy and Federal law, retain critical technical capabilities 
within the Department at all times.

The program and processes described in this Manual support requirements established in 
DOE P 426.1, FEDERAL TECHNICAL CAPABILITY POLICY FOR DEFENSE 
NUCLEAR FACILITIES and DOE O 360.1A, FEDERAL EMPLOYEE TRAINING.

]]></SectionContent>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Nevada]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Berkeley Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[CH2MHill]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Chicago Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Critique]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Departmental Representatives Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fernald]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pantex Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[WIPP]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[2. Cancellation]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[2.	CANCELLATION.  DOE M 426.1, Federal Technical Capability Program Manual, dated 1 
6-5-00.  Cancellation of a directive does not, by itself, modify or otherwise affect any 
contractual obligation to comply with such a directive.  Cancelled directives that are 
incorporated by reference in a contract remain in effect until the contract is modified to 
delete the reference to the requirements in the cancelled directives.. . . 

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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ames Labortatory]]></OrganizationName>
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            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Nevada]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Berkeley Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bonneville Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Brookhaven National  Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[BWXT Pantex, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Area Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[CH2MHill]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Chicago Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Critique]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Departmental Representatives Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Directives Management Team]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fernald]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CIO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CR]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters ED]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EH]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EIA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters FE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters HG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters LM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters MBE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NTEU]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OPI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PC-1]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters RW]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Honeywell FM&T (Kansas City Plant)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL - NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL-ICP-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kansas City Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Livermore Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[NA Service Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Energy Technology Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ohio Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pantex Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[WIPP]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[3. Applicability]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[3.	APPLICABILITY.  

a.	DOE Elements
This Manual applies to those offices and organizations listed in 
Attachment 1, who are performing functions related to the safe operation of defense 
nuclear facilities, including the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  
Other organizations within the Department may also apply elements of the program 
on an optional basis.
b.	Contractors.  This Manual does not apply to contractors.
c.	Exclusions.  No DOE Elements are excluded from this Manual.



]]></SectionContent>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ames Labortatory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Argonne National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Nevada]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Berkeley Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bonneville Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Brookhaven National  Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[BWXT Pantex, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Area Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[CH2MHill]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Chicago Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Critique]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Departmental Representatives Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Directives Management Team]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fernald]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CIO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CR]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters ED]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EH]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EIA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters FE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters HG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters LM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters MBE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NTEU]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OPI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PC-1]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters RW]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Honeywell FM&T (Kansas City Plant)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL - NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL-ICP-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kansas City Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Livermore Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[NA Service Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Energy Technology Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ohio Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pantex Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[WIPP]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[4. Contact]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[4.	CONTACT.  Questions concerning this Manual should be directed to the Office of Training 
and Human Resource Development at (202) 287-1687.


]]></SectionContent>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ames Labortatory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Argonne National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Nevada]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Berkeley Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bonneville Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Brookhaven National  Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[BWXT Pantex, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Area Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[CH2MHill]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Chicago Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Critique]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Departmental Representatives Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Directives Management Team]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fernald]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CIO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CR]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters ED]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EH]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EIA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters FE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters HG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters LM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters MBE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NTEU]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OPI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PC-1]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Honeywell FM&T (Kansas City Plant)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL - NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL-ICP-EM]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kansas City Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Livermore Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[NA Service Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Energy Technology Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ohio Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pantex Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[WIPP]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[Chapter I, The Federal Technical Capability Program, 1. Overview]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[CHAPTER I
THE FEDERAL TECHNICAL CAPABILITY PROGRAM


1.	OVERVIEW

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department) Secretary of Energy issued DOE Policy 
426.1, FEDERAL TECHNICAL CAPABILITY POLICY FOR DEFENSE NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES, to institutionalize the Federal Technical Capability Program (FTCP).  This 
program specifically applies to those offices and organizations performing functions related to 
the safe operation of defense nuclear facilities, including the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA).  It applies to all aspects of recruitment, deployment, development, and 
retention of Federal employees in these organizations.  

The Secretary of Energy has delegated authority for implementing and maintaining the Federal 
Technical Capability Program to the Deputy Secretary of Energy.  Other DOE offices and 
organizations must ensure their Federal employees are appropriately trained and technically 
capable when carrying out their responsibilities.  DOE is committed to ensuring that the 
employees are trained and technically capable of performing their duties.  When appropriate, 
these offices and organizations should implement applicable portions of the Federal Technical 
Capability Program.

The objective of the FTCP is to recruit, deploy, develop, and retain Federal personnel with the 
necessary technical capabilities to safely accomplish the Department's missions and 
responsibilities.  The Department has identified guiding principles to accomplish that objective 
and identified four general functions of the FTCP.  The guiding principles and general functions 
as identified in DOE P 426.1 are:

?	As stated in the Department's Integrated Safety Management Guiding Principles: Federal 
personnel possess the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities that are necessary to 
discharge their safety responsibilities;

?	Line managers are accountable and have the responsibility, authority, and flexibility to 
achieve and maintain technical excellence;

?	Supporting organizations (personnel, training, contracts, finance, etc.) recognize line 
managers as customers and effectively support them in achieving and maintaining technical 
capabilities; and,

?	An integrated corporate approach is required to assure that necessary technical capabilities 
and resources are available to meet the overall needs of the Department's defense nuclear 
facility missions.


The conceptual model incorporating the FTCP functions is illustrated below.  This shows the 
interrelationship and interdependence among the functions; for the FTCP to succeed, all 
functions must succeed.

Figure I-1 Federal Technical Capability Program

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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CIO]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CR]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters ED]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EE]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EH]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EIA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters FE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IG]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IN]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NE]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NTEU]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OPI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PC-1]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters RW]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Honeywell FM&T (Kansas City Plant)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL - NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL-ICP-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kansas City Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Livermore Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[NA Service Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Energy Technology Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ohio Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pantex Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Linear Accelerator Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Stanford Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[WIPP]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[Chapter I, 2. Federal Technical Capability Panel]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[2.	FEDERAL TECHNICAL CAPABILITY PANEL

The Department developed the FTCP for Federal technical employees with safety 
responsibilities at defense nuclear facilities, including the National Nuclear Security 
Administration.  The Federal Technical Capability Panel (Panel) was formed recognizing that 
corporate leadership and line management ownership are essential to successfully 
implementing a program to recruit, develop, deploy, and retain technical capability at defense 
nuclear facilities.

The Panel consists of senior managers designated as Agents to represent Headquarters and 
field elements with defense nuclear facility responsibilities, including the National Nuclear 
Security Administration.  The Panel reports to the Deputy Secretary and is responsible for 
overseeing and resolving issues affecting the Department's FTCP.  This includes overseeing 
the Technical Qualification Program (TQP), which includes the Safety System Oversight 
(SSO) Program, the Facility Representative Program, and the Senior Technical Safety 
Manager (STSM) Program; conducting periodic assessments of the effectiveness of the 
FTCP using internal and independent experts; and providing recommendations to senior 
Departmental officials regarding DOE technical capability.

a.	PANEL MEMBERSHIP.  

The Manager/Assistant Secretary/Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration of each office listed below designates a senior manager to serve as the 
office representative (Agent) on the Panel.  With the exception of the Office of 
Management, Budget, and Evaluation, these Agents must be qualified as STSMs.  To 
maintain consistency on the Panel, Agents must serve for a minimum of one year.

Office of Environmental Management
Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation
Office of Science
Office of Environment, Safety, and Health
Office of Defense Programs
Office of Nuclear Energy

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA):

NNSA Service Center
Livermore Site Office
Los Alamos Site Office
Nevada Site Office
Sandia Site Office
Kansas City Site Office
Pantex Site Office
Savannah River Site Office
Y-12 Site Office

Office of Environmental Management:

Carlsbad Field Office
Idaho Operations Office
Oak Ridge Operations Office
Ohio Field Office
Office of River Protection
Richland Operations Office
Rocky Flats Field Office
Savannah River Operations Office

Additionally, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Departmental 
Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and the Office of 
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs has senior representation at each meeting, 
as required.  The Panel receives advice and support from the Office of the Deputy 
Secretary and other supporting organizations, as appropriate.

b.	PANEL LOGISTICS.

?	The Panel reports to the Deputy Secretary.

?	The Panel selects one of its members to serve as the Chair of the Panel.  The Chair 
serves for at least one year and no more than two consecutive years.

?	The Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation Agent serves as, or designates, 
the Executive Secretary for the Panel.

?	The Panel meets at least once a quarter and more often as the need arises.  The Panel 
may meet via teleconferences and tele-video conferences.  Typically, the Panel will 
have two face-to-face meetings per year.

?	The Panel submits an annual report to the Secretary of Energy that summarizes the 
status, issues, and actions taken to improve and preserve the Department's critical 
technical capabilities.

c.	RESPONSIBILITIES.

1)	Deputy Secretary Responsibilities.

?	Providing leadership, direction and resources to recruit, deploy, develop, and 
retain a workforce to accomplish DOE's missions in a safe and efficient manner.

?	Institutionalizing the FTCP through DOE Directives to establish the program's 
objective, guiding principles and functions.

?	Resolving key FTCP issues which require the authority of the Deputy Secretary.

2)	Field Element Managers, Principal Secretarial Officers, and the Administrator, 
National Nuclear Security Administration.

?	Designating the positions and/or individuals in their respective organizations 
required to participate in the TQP and the Technical Qualification Standard(s) that 
apply to them.

?	Designating the positions and/or individuals in their respective organizations 
providing oversight of Safety Management Programs identified in the respective 
facility Documented Safety Analysis.

?	Implementing formal training and qualification programs, based on the 
appropriate Functional Area Qualification Standards, for personnel who provide 
management direction or oversight of contractor technical activities that could 
impact the safe operation of a defense nuclear facility. 

?	Identifying the STSM positions for their offices;

?	Ensuring that individuals filling STSM positions, whether incumbents or 
candidates for new or vacant positions, meet the technical competency criteria 
(only in rare cases may compensatory measures be relied upon);

?	Establishing a process to recruit, screen, and hire competent technical personnel 
to fill STSM positions;

?	Developing a process to determine needed detailed office/facility-specific 
technical competencies for each of the STSM positions in their organizations;

?	Establishing a Safety System Oversight (SSO) Qualification Program as part of 
the TQP. 

?	Defining safety system oversight requirements and ensuring that SSO staffing 
needs are filled.

?	Clearly defining the functions, responsibilities and authorities of personnel 
assigned to perform safety system oversight and their interface/support of Facility 
Representatives.  Ensuring affected DOE and contractor managers understand 
their role and relationship to Facility Representatives and the contractor's 
Cognizant System Engineers, and providing the necessary access and support.

?	Assigning Qualifying Officials to sign site-specific Qualification Cards after 
verifying that the SSO candidate possesses the required level of knowledge or 
skills.

?	Verifying competency of personnel in technical positions and approving 
qualification of personnel following demonstration of competency,

?	Approving the annual Workforce Analysis and Staffing Plan for their 
organizations.

?	Developing and implementing Staffing Plan performance indicators to be 
monitored on a quarterly basis.

?	Resolving FTCP issues identified in their organizations through FTCP internal 
and external assessments.

3)	Chair of the Federal Technical Capability Panel Responsibilities.

?	Overseeing and resolving issues affecting the FTCP,

?	Developing and implementing the FTCP Policy for the Department,

?	Overseeing implementation of the Department's TQP, which includes the SSO, 
Facility Representative and the STSM elements, as described in this Manual,

?	Reviewing and approving the Technical Qualification Standards for use 
throughout the Department as guides,

?	Reviewing and assessing Technical Qualification Program Plans,

?	Maintaining a listing of the designated STSM positions and incumbents in DOE;

?	Overseeing the process for evaluating the qualification of personnel filling STSM 
positions; and

?	Reviewing and approving the STSM Functional Area Qualification Standard and 
any other related selection or qualification requirements for STSMs.

?	Providing policy input, guidance, and assistance for the scientific and engineering 
tracks for the Career Intern Program (CIP),

?	Performing or overseeing periodic assessments of the effectiveness of the FTCP 
using internal and external experts,

?	Developing and implementing FTCP performance indicators to be monitored on a 
quarterly basis,

?	Conducting periodic briefings for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and 
its staff to communicate issues and expectations regarding execution of the FTCP, 
and,

?	Providing recommendations to senior Departmental officials regarding the 
improvement of DOE technical capability, including issuing an annual report to 
the Secretary of Energy.

4)	Agent Responsibilities.

?	Coordinating development of the annual Workforce Analysis and Staffing Plan 
for their organizations.

?	Assisting the FEM/PSO/LPSO in developing and implementing Staffing Plan 
performance indicators and submitting them to the Panel;

?	Overseeing implementation of the TQP for their organizations.

?	Assisting the FEM/PSO/LPSO in establishing or maintaining a formal STSM 
Program for the organization;

?	Facilitating recruitment to fill open STSM positions with technically competent 
individuals;

?	Concurring with STSM vacancy announcements to ensure the inclusion of 
adequate selection criteria; and

?	Concurring with competitive selections for STSM positions where the individual 
has not previously qualified as an STSM.

?	Participating in or overseeing FTCP assessments and TQP assessments within 
their organizations.

?	Soliciting information and feedback from personnel in their organizations 
regarding the improvement of technical capability of the Department's workforce.

?	Keeping personnel in their organizations informed of the progress/problems 
associated with execution of the FTCP, and seeking support from senior officials 
regarding successful implementation.

5)	Supervisors with Responsibilities for Safety System Oversight (SSO) personnel

?	Maintaining STSM qualification.

?	Developing site-specific SSO qualification standards and cards for safety systems.

?	Identifying and approve candidate selection.

?	Establishing SSO personnel qualification schedules.

?	Facilitating SSO qualification (e.g., ensure sufficient time and training are 
provided to complete qualification tasks).

?	Training and qualifying SSO candidates so they are capable of performing 
assigned duties.

?	Ensuring SSO responsibilities are included and maintained in Individual 
Performance Plans.

?	Ensuring SSO qualifications are maintained current by training and assignments 
planned in Individual Development Plans.

?	Periodically evaluating program effectiveness and serving as a management 
advocate within the field element to resolve programmatic issues.

6)	Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation.

?	Coordinating the development, revision, and approval of Department-wide 
Functional Area Qualification Standards. 

?	Coordinating the development and revision of training and qualification programs 
throughout DOE for personnel who provide management direction or oversight of 
contractor technical activities that could affect the safe operation of a defense 
nuclear facility. 






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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
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            </Organization>
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            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[CH2MHill]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Chicago Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Critique]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Departmental Representatives Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Directives Management Team]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fernald]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CIO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CR]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters ED]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EH]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EIA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></OrganizationName>
               <Source>
                  <SourceUsername><![CDATA[Joni Boone]]></SourceUsername>
                  <SourceTitle><![CDATA[EM DPC]]></SourceTitle>
                  <SourceSite><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></SourceSite>
               </Source>
               <Comments><![CDATA[Subject Matter Expert william.boyce@em.doe.gov
Chapter 1, Paragraph 2.c.3), 3rd bullet.  Add SME program per my Overall Comment.

Subject Matter Expert joseph.arango@em.doe.gov
Section a., Panel Membership: The Idaho Operations Office and Oak Ridge Operations Office are both listed under the Office of Environmental Management in error as EM is not the LPSO for these Operations Offices.  Oak Ridge Operations Office should be listed under the Office of Science as LPSO and Idaho Operations Office should be listed under the Office of Nuclear Energy as LPSO.]]></Comments>
               <Response>
                  <ResponseLevel><![CDATA[Not Accepted]]></ResponseLevel>
                  <ResponseContent><![CDATA[Comment not accepted.  SME is not a position title as used in this Manual.  No change required.]]></ResponseContent>
               </Response>
               <Concurrence><![CDATA[Concur/No Comment]]></Concurrence>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters FE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></OrganizationName>
               <Source>
                  <SourceUsername><![CDATA[Richard Farman]]></SourceUsername>
                  <SourceTitle><![CDATA[GC DPC]]></SourceTitle>
                  <SourceSite><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></SourceSite>
               </Source>
               <Comments><![CDATA[

Subject Matter Expert arthurbruder@HQ.DOE.gov
The Federal Technical Capability Panel includes non-NNSA personnel, and this text does not indicate that the Panel's Chair must be an NNSA officer or employee.  The Chair's responsibilities are listed beginning at page I-5, paragraph 3.  It appears that if the Chair were a DOE and not an NNSA officer or employee, he or she might sometimes be directing NNSA employees.  This would be in violation of the statutry prohibition against any DOE non-NNSA employee directing any NNSA employee or contractor employee.  Language should be added to the order to clarify this.

]]></Comments>
               <Response>
                  <ResponseLevel><![CDATA[Accepted]]></ResponseLevel>
                  <ResponseContent><![CDATA[ Comment accepted.  Revised Manual to remove the words and resolving from Panel and Panel Chair responsibilities.  ]]></ResponseContent>
               </Response>
               <Concurrence><![CDATA[Concur/No Comment]]></Concurrence>
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            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters LM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters MBE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NTEU]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OPI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PC-1]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters RW]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Honeywell FM&T (Kansas City Plant)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
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            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Livermore Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[NA Service Center]]></OrganizationName>
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            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ohio Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pantex Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Portsmouth Paducah Project Office]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Richland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Rocky Flats Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Sandia Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River EM Office]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Savannah River Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southeastern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Southwestern Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
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            <Organization>
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            </Organization>
            <Organization>
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            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[University of California]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc (SRS)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Wackenhut Services Inc. (Nevada)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[West Valley Demonstration Project]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Western Area Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp.]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. for SR-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[WIPP]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (BWXT)]]></OrganizationName>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Y-12 (WSI)]]></OrganizationName>
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         </Section>
         <Section>
            <SectionTitle><![CDATA[Chapter II, DOE Recruitment and Retention Programs, 1. Overview]]></SectionTitle>
            <SectionContent><![CDATA[CHAPTER II
DOE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAMS


1.	OVERVIEW  

Recruitment, hiring, and retention of high quality staff are essential in performing the DOE 
mission.  Hiring and retaining high-quality staffs are often major challenges confronting line 
managers. 

Several tools, collectively referred to as administrative flexibilities, are available to provide 
options in Federal employment actions supporting recruitment, hiring, and retention of high 
quality staff.  Some of these tools are described in DOE Guide 426.1-1, RECRUITING, 
HIRING, AND RETAINING HIGH-QUALITY TECHNICAL STAFF: A MANAGER'S 
GUIDE TO ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITIES.  Line managers and servicing personnel 
offices should reference this Guide for information about recruitment, hiring, and retention.

]]></SectionContent>
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               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ames Labortatory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Argonne National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Associate Manager for Science & Technology, Richland]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Hanford]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bechtel Nevada]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Berkeley Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Bonneville Power Administration]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Brookhaven National  Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[BWXT Pantex, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Area Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Carlsbad Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[CH2MHill]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Chicago Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Critique]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Departmental Representatives Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Directives Management Team]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fernald]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Fluor Hanford Inc]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Golden Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Grand Junction]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CIO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters CR]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters ED]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EH]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EIA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters FE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters GC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters HG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IG]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters IN]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters LM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters MBE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></OrganizationName>
               <Source>
                  <SourceUsername><![CDATA[Diane Gillis]]></SourceUsername>
                  <SourceTitle><![CDATA[NA Directives Point of Contact]]></SourceTitle>
                  <SourceSite><![CDATA[Headquarters NA]]></SourceSite>
               </Source>
               <Comments><![CDATA[Comment:  Chapter II. (DOE Recruitment and Retention Programs), para. 3 (Excepted Service), pg. II-2, refers to 2 appointment authorities.  Since we now have EJ, EK and EN's, shouldn't we take credit for 3 authorities in the FTCM?  (NA-3.6/Chaney)]]></Comments>
               <Response>
                  <ResponseLevel><![CDATA[Accepted]]></ResponseLevel>
                  <ResponseContent><![CDATA[Comment accepted.  DOE G 426.1 will be revised to reflect the new authority.  No Manual changes required.]]></ResponseContent>
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               <Concurrence><![CDATA[Concur/No Comment]]></Concurrence>
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            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters NTEU]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OA]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters OPI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PC-1]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters PO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters RW]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Headquarters SO]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Honeywell FM&T (Kansas City Plant)]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Idaho Operations Office-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL - NE]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[INL-ICP-EM]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Kansas City Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Livermore Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Los Alamos Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[NA Service Center]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Energy Technology Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Nevada Site Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oak Ridge Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Oakland Operations Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of Energy Assurance]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Office of River Protection]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Ohio Field Office]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[OSTI]]></OrganizationName>
            </Organization>
            <Organization>
               <OrganizationName><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest National L