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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

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]