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UncategorizedTrump Nominates NNSA Deputy and Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Lead
President Trump has tapped Scott Pappano and Matthew Napoli to be the National Nuclear Security Administration’s principal deputy administrator and deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation, respectively. The nominations require […]
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UncategorizedWright Confirmed as Secretary of Energy, Winning Support of 59 Senators
The Senate voted 59-to-38 Monday evening to confirm Chris Wright as the 17th secretary of energy. Wright is CEO and founder of Liberty Energy, a publicly-traded company that provides services […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin Wins $383.1 Million Trident II Contract Mod
Lockheed Martin [LMT] won a modification to a previously awarded contract to work on advanced design and development efforts for the Trident II Life Extension 2 Alteration, the Department of […]
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UncategorizedCompromise Reached on Pit Production Suit Environmental Review
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and environmental plaintiffs settled a lawsuit that could put a pause on plutonium pit production efforts at Savannah River Site if approved. The agreement, […]
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UncategorizedW80-4 Had ‘Nominal’ Flight Test Last Week, Sandia Director Said
James Peery, director of Sandia National Laboratories, told sister publication The Exchange Monitor Monday that the W80-4 had its first flight test on the Long Range Standoff Missile last week. […]
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UncategorizedNNSA ‘Clear-Eyed’ About the Work Ahead on Pits, Acting Administrator Says
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is “clear-eyed about the work ahead” with its two-site strategy for plutonium pit production, NNSA’s acting administrator Teresa Robbins told the opening […]
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UncategorizedUPF Rebaseline ‘Done,’ Project On New Schedule, NNSA Official Says
The scheduled rebaselining process is done at the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., an agency official told sister publication The Exchange Monitor here […]
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UncategorizedLast Minuteman III Decommissioned 2050 or Later, W87 Non-Sentinel Test Within Year
There will likely be a 15-year minimum overlap in silos between the Sentinel and the last Minuteman III, an Air Force Global Strike Command leader said Monday. “I think 15 […]
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UncategorizedArmy Places $400 Million In Orders To L3Harris, Elbit America For More ENVG-Bs
The Army has placed orders with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and Elbit Systems of America totaling over $400 million for continued deliveries of Enhanced Night Vision Goggle–Binocular (ENVG-B) devices. L3Harris said […]
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UncategorizedLANL Director Says Trump Return to Office Order Doesn’t Affect the Lab
President Trump’s return-to-office mandate for federal workers did not affect Los Alamos National Laboratory personnel, who already work mainly on site, the lab’s director said on a virtual town hall […]