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Navy/USMCAnnual BALTOPS Maritime Exercise Starts Next Week
The 49th annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) international maritime exercise is set to last over a week and is about to begin, the Navy announced June 1. The annual BALTOPS aims […]
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COVID-19Random COVID-19 Tests Mandatory at Nuke Weapons Lab
Random tests for COVID-19 infection are now mandatory for personnel reporting to work at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a recent note […]
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COVID-19Respirators for COVID-19 Protection Will Cost NNSA More Than it Bargained For
It’s a good-news, bad-news week, regarding the 225,000 Chinese-made personal respirators the National Nuclear Security Administration ordered to protect employees and contractors from COVID-19. Good news, they’re still coming. Bad […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin to Slow F-35 Deliveries Due to COVID-19-Related Supplier Delays
Lockheed Martin [LMT] revealed May 19 that it is slowing production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a move that could impact up to 25 aircraft, as a “proactive” […]
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Nuclear ModernizationEnergy Dept. Publishes Return-to-Work Guidelines
The Department of Energy late Monday published the framework that its employees and support services contractors will use to plan their return to federal sites and offices during the continuing […]
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COVID-19Navy Explains NavalX Successes And COVID Work
Navy officials have been able to use the NavalX Tech Bridges to help produce equipment to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and explained both initial successes and how they measure […]
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COVID-19DoD OIG Evaluating Navy’s Response To COVID-19 On Ships
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoD OIG) said Monday it is starting an evaluation of the Navy’s response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
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COVID-19Navy Pushing Small Business Awards For Pandemic
The Navy’s top acquisition official on Monday spoke about how the service is trying to help small businesses weather the issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by pushing out more […]
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COVID-19Livermore Tightening On-Site COVID-19 Protocols as Workers Trickle Back
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Department of Energy nuclear-weapon site closest to a major metropolitan area, is preparing for another month of stay-at-home orders in surrounding Alameda County, Calif., […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Lays Out Frigate Cost And Schedule, Follow-On Ships Below Target Cost
Top Navy officials on Thursday laid out the expected costs and timetable of the newly awarded Fincantieri FFG(X) frigate contract win and estimated follow-on vessels will stay below the target […]