Los Alamos Responds to Criticism of EVMS System

A Los Alamos National Laboratory spokesperson said late last week that the lab is working to address repeated deficiencies in its Earned Value Management System uncovered in recent reviews. As NS&D Monitor reported last week, the National Nuclear Security Administration is set to revoke the lab’s EVMS certification because of “systemic and material deficiencies” with the system. The most recent review of the lab’s EVMS system by DOE’s Office of Acquisition and Project Management found that the lab’s EVMS data is “not reliable, accurate, timely, auditable, traceable, or reconcilable,” calling into question the validity of its project management efforts. “We are working together and aggressively addressing identified issues,” a lab spokesperson said in a statement provided to NS&D Monitor Friday. “We have additional systems in place that give us confidence in our ability to oversee our construction projects.”