DOE?s Bruce Held Retires

Department of Energy Senior Advisor Bruce Held retired from DOE on May 30, DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz said in a message to employees Friday. Notably, in 2013 and 2014 Held served as Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and acting National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator. “Bruce provided exceptional leadership over a critical 10 month period, helping to craft a realistic NNSA budget, working effectively with the Nuclear Weapons Council and the Congress, and enhancing communications and trust between DOE headquarters and field elements to advance our national security missions,” Moniz said. “In May 2014 Bruce returned to the Office of the Secretary as a Senior Advisor, providing trusted counsel on nuclear governance, lab management, cyber security and other matters.  He championed the importance of organizational culture for our mission effectiveness across the entire department and worked tirelessly to enhance that culture in the public service tradition.”

 

Moniz added: “Before coming to DOE, Bruce spent three decades with the Central Intelligence Agency as a clandestine operations officer.  He served in challenging circumstances as Chief of Station in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.  In more recent years Bruce became an accomplished author of books on the impact of espionage in American history, a topic to which, we understand, he plans to return.”