Other Awards and Honors
2011 Awards
PNNL Program Support Lands NNSA Coveted Project Management Award
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has received a 2010 Distinguished Project Award from the Project Management Institute (PMI) for its Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and for launching the G2 project management information system. PMI is the world's largest professional organization for project management, representing over 500 million practitioners in more than 185 countries.
The culmination of a three-year project, the G2 system allows GTRI project managers to pull multiple data sources into real-time portfolios. The innovative and robust system integrates multiple project management tools into a single information technology platform. For the first time, project managers can prioritize, track, and document activities from hundreds of sites-therefore reducing or eliminating major security risks and increasing efficiency. The G2 system also allows project managers to effectively coordinate large increases in resources involving GTRI without having to hire additional staff.
GTRI is responsible for the proper handling and security of high-risk nuclear and radiological materials throughout the world. Its main mission is to deny terrorist access to nuclear and radiological materials as a first line of defense. PNNL supports NNSA in these endeavors by providing expertise, program integration, project implementation, contracting, and technical support to the GTRI.
The G2 project team was lead by Marc Zocher, and included project management and IT experts from PNNL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and NNSA. Primary PNNL staff members responsible for the development of this system include Keith Freier and Alma Contreras, National Security Directorate, and Matt Samples and Peter Hoag, Operational Systems Directorate. (announced 2/1/2011)