Safeguards and Security Services

Since 1997 Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International, Inc (ATL) has been providing proven security management, security assessments, and Materials Control and Accountability (MC&A) services to a variety of federal government organizations, specifically to: the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Security; the US Department of Energy (DOE) Richland Operations, Security and Emergency Services (SES) Division; the National Counter Drug Center (NCC); and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ATL maintains a considerable lessons learned database from previous projects and extensive interaction between members so their expertise can be amplified. 

The ATL Approach
ATL works with our customers to identify and respond to their needs. Our employees are seasoned Safeguards and Security (SAS) subject matter experts (SMEs). We understand security requirements and the practical application of those requirements in the field. We keep customers’ security programs current and flexible, custom-fit to the requirements of the assignment and location. Our security team provides comprehensive analysis and exhibits an understanding of SAS issues and challenges; ensuring all factors involved in implementing and evaluating appropriate protection measures are considered.

ATL’s SAS Skills Set
ATL provides a range of safeguards and security and emergency management support services to the federal government. Specific tasks and duties include:

• Supporting all SAS functional area initiatives (including emergency management):
• Protection Program Management
• Protection Program Operations
• Information Security
• Personnel Security
• Nuclear Materials Control & Accountability
• Emergency Management
• Cyber Security
• Conducting SAS surveys/ inspections and assessments, including assessing compliance with client regulations and requirements
• Program management support, including budget and financial management
• Vulnerability assessments
• Strategic and tactical planning activities
• Developing and assessing safeguards directives, plans, processes, and procedures
• Developing, conducting, and participating in all phases of performance testing activities
• Corrective action management and resolution of findings
• Assisting in the development of cyber security policy and implementing programs
• Analysis and resolution of security incidents
• Conducting administrative security functions that include:
• Developing technical reports
• Maintaining classified document inventory and control systems
• Performing safeguards and security budget assistance
• Maintaining information in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Safeguards and Security Information Management System

Current Tasks
ATL continues to provide premiere maintenance and operations SAS products. Here are some examples:

• ATL provides physical security guidance and implementation of requirements to ensure the integrity of DOE assets, projects, and security systems with acceptable protection measures for Category II, III, and IV special nuclear material facilities.
• ATL provides oversight for the design and implementation of physical security requirements for two Category II special nuclear material facilities constructed to support the fuel removal from the K Basins.
• ATL develops administrative procedures and deviations, as required.
• ATL prepares corrective action plans and responses, as a result of security audits and surveys, to provide protection levels in accordance with potential risks, which includes processing and handling classified documents on a regular basis.

ATL Capabilities
ATL leans forward in its delivery of full spectrum service in the SAS sector. In complementing our SAS program services, ATL provides a gamut of capabilities to support and reinforce the customer’s needs. By providing services in-depth we can help the customer reduce its organic manning workload requirement through peripheral services not always immediately identified as a critical task. Our depth of knowledge in these services makes these associated background operations almost transparent. Here are some examples:

• Force-on-Force and associated practical application demonstrations
• Program pre- and self-inspections
• Visitor and escort services
• Records management
• Regulation/policy review and concurrence
• Continued data update and dissemination

The Way Ahead
ATL recognizes that traditional threat scenarios and physical security protection planning solutions can no longer be used in a broad spectrum application. It is obvious that current security planning must factor in a much broader range of potential risks and consequences than has been considered in the past.

ATL’s approach is to team traditional security experts, program/operations managers, and technical experts from different disciplines to measure and analyze the hazards and consequences of a broad range of threat variables. ATL then develops recommendations that embrace the full range of programmatic, operational, health and safety, and safeguards and security points of view to a specific vulnerability or concern.

• ATL is poised to provide support to specific “counter-terrorist operations” such as pre-incident planning and risk management analyses, and the development of “First Responder” procedures, training, and specialized equipment.
• ATL possesses the technical resources and equipment (including a mobile laboratory) to identify potential environmental hazards through the deployment of hazards detection and monitoring technology systems and to conduct post-incident emergency management training as required.
• ATL provides expert planning, advice, assistance, and guidance to the security programs. This includes the development of effective strategies, organizational approaches, and recommendations concerning optimum utilization of resources to meet the strategic goals and objectives of our clients.