Mr. Art Atkins serves as the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Global Material Security in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and is responsible for assisting in leading Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) wide range of nonproliferation and nuclear security programs. DNN works to reduce global nuclear dangers by advancing capabilities to prevent nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism threats worldwide. Mr. Atkins oversees programs that increase the security of nuclear and radiological materials around the globe and enable the detection of illicit trafficking of those materials.