The Vulnerability Assessment Resource Center is a Y-12 Work for Others program other government agencies and private companies use to review their current protection strategies for critical assets and infrastructure.
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Our Partners

The Vulnerability Assessment Resource Center has partnerships with small private companies, 8(a)‑small disadvantaged businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and other educational institutions to support the needs of the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies involved in the protection of our nation's critical infrastructure.

Current federal customers include the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Nuclear Security Administration and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We also work with the following organizations.

American Defense Services, Inc. (ADS) is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that provides services that counter foreign and domestic threats to U.S. corporations and public and private organizations in the areas of

  • preliminary assessment,
  • threat identification,
  • threat assessment,
  • threat mitigation,
  • mitigation/protection plan assessment and
  • risk management and insurance assessment.

ADS's prospective client base includes water and wastewater facilities, chemical manufacturing facilities, ports, transportation and distribution centers, transportation operations and electronic data processing and storage centers.

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) represents more than 120,000 stationary engineers who work in power plants, waste water treatment facilities, hospitals and other public and private facilities. The organization also represents 300,000 heavy-equipment operators who are trained and available to provide rescue and recovery services. These IUOE craftsmen were among the first to respond following the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.

The Operating Engineers National Hazmat Program is already working under cooperative agreements with DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to improve all aspects of safety and health for America's workers and to supply a more productive, safe work force.

Perot Systems Government Services is a professional services firm with core competencies in

  • decontamination and decommissioning,
  • environmental service,
  • engineering,
  • information technology,
  • nuclear facility operations and safety,
  • organizational/business management,
  • safeguards and security,
  • safety and industrial hygiene,
  • training and
  • waste management.

Tennessee State University's College of Engineering was established in 1941. This HBCU is one of only 10 with accredited engineering programs. The college offers Bachelor of Science degrees in architectural and facilities engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and manufacturing engineering and computer science aeronautical and industrial technology.