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Homeland Security

NNSA Pulls Trigger on $490 Million Option for BWXT Naval Reactor Contract

Monday, February 26th, 2018

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NNSA Pulls Trigger on $490 Million Option for BWXT Naval Reactor Contract

The Department of Energy in the fourth quarter of 2017 exercised an option worth more than $490 million on BWX Technologies’ [BWXT] naval nuclear propulsion parts production contract, the Lynchburg, Va.-based company announced nearly four months into 2018.“A variety of manufacturing and material procurement activities will be performed under these contracts that will primarily support Virginia-class submarine construction,” the company said Monday in a press release.BWXT's Nuclear Operations Group has long been the sole provider of nuclear naval reactors to…

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 […]