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==Parent organization== | ==Parent organization== | ||
This office is housed within the | This office is housed within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which is itself part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/nnsa |title=National Nuclear Security Administration |publisher=DOE |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>. | ||
==Legislation== | ==Legislation== | ||
The NNSA, including the Office of Defense Programs, was established by the | The NNSA, including the Office of Defense Programs, was established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, which restructured the management of the U.S. nuclear weapons program<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-106publ65/pdf/PLAW-106publ65.pdf |title=National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 |publisher=U.S. Government Publishing Office |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>. | ||
==Partners== | ==Partners== | ||
* DOE laboratories for research and development. | |||
* Defense Department for alignment with military needs. | |||
* International partners for non-proliferation efforts. | |||
==Number of employees== | ==Number of employees== | ||
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===Leader=== | ===Leader=== | ||
The office is led by the | The office is led by the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs. | ||
===Divisions=== | ===Divisions=== | ||
* Stockpile Management for overseeing the nuclear arsenal. | |||
* Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for advancing weapon technology. | |||
* Secure Transportation for the safe movement of nuclear materials. | |||
==List of programs== | ==List of programs== | ||
* Stockpile Stewardship Program for weapons maintenance and certification. | |||
* Life Extension Programs for updating nuclear weapons. | |||
* Advanced Simulation and Computing for modeling nuclear explosions. | |||
==Last total enacted budget== | ==Last total enacted budget== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Office of Defense Programs has its roots in the post-World War II era when the U.S. began managing its nuclear arsenal. Its current form within the NNSA was solidified with the establishment of NNSA in 2000, focusing on modernizing the approach to nuclear weapon stewardship in the post-Cold War world<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Nuclear_Security_Administration |title=National Nuclear Security Administration | The Office of Defense Programs has its roots in the post-World War II era when the U.S. began managing its nuclear arsenal. Its current form within the NNSA was solidified with the establishment of NNSA in 2000, focusing on modernizing the approach to nuclear weapon stewardship in the post-Cold War world<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Nuclear_Security_Administration |title=National Nuclear Security Administration * Wikipedia |access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref>. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||