This panel looked at how US DOE and NNSA have integrated project management principles into their overall procurement process. The panel highlighted lessons learned and best practices over the past year that have been developed and implemented across the complex with the objective to streamline the acquisition process.

Panelists included: Jack Surash, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Acquisition and Project Management, US DOE; Dave Hess, Procurement Director, EM Consolidated Business Center, US DOE; Steve Mournigan, Consultant, Longenecker and Associates, Inc.; and Susan Stiger, EFCOG Chair, Bechtel National, Inc.