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Nuclear Modernization

Lobbyist Who Worked to Keep DoE From Turning Arms-Disposal Facility Into Nuke Weapon Plant Laid Off

Friday, October 19th, 2018

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Lobbyist Who Worked to Keep DoE From Turning Arms-Disposal Facility Into Nuke Weapon Plant Laid Off

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Longtime Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility lobbyist Stephen Marlo was laid off on Friday, the veteran government-affairs man told Defense Daily in a telephone interview.Marlo was let go by Aptim, the Woodlands, Texas. That company was created by a private equity firm in 2017 from what used to be the federal services unit of CB&I. Aptim was spun off from CB&I before the latter company, which had been the majority owner of Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) prime MOX Services, was…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]