NNSA’s Office of Secure Transportation and the Strategic Survivability Research Group, LLC Did Not Violate Medical Ethics or Training Requirements as Alleged
September 30, 2024
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September 25, 2024
NNSA’s Office of Secure Transportation and the Strategic Survivability Research Group, LLC Did Not Violate Medical Ethics or Training Requirements as Alleged
The Office of Inspector General received a Hotline complaint that contained multiple allegations regarding the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Secure Transportation (OST). Specifically, the complaint alleged that: (1) the OST violated medical ethics by allowing the use of expired controlled substances; (2) the OST contractor, Strategic Survivability Research Group, LLC (2SRG), did not provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care certification; and (3) training required by the OST to maintain certification had been canceled.
We initiated this audit to determine the validity of the allegations that the OST violated medical ethics and did not meet training requirements.
We did not substantiate the health and safety practice allegations alleging medical negligence by OST and 2SRG officials. Specifically, we found that: (1) the OST and 2SRG allowance of expired controlled substances in active inventory was not a violation of medical ethics in the circumstances; (2) the OST did not require 2SRG to provide Federal Agent medics with Tactical Combat Casualty Care certification; and (3) 2SRG provided all the training required by the OST for Federal Agent medics to maintain certification.
This report does not contain recommendations or suggested actions. Therefore, no management response was required. Management also declined to provide comments.