Month: July 2023
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Congress
Record 1500 NDAA Amendments Include Deadline Extension for Plutonium Pit Production
Some of the 1,502 amendments filed in the House for an annual defense policy bill deal directly with the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise, including a call to allow the National […]
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Space
Space Command Deputy Outlines AI Needs
Artificial intelligence will have at least several uses for the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command in the future, particularly around domain awareness, autonomy, and command and control, USSPACECOM […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Taps BAE’s O’Neill Stoneman To Lead Government Relations
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday named Shelly O’Neill Stoneman, currently BAE Systems Inc.’s chief of government affairs, as its next top lobbyist, succeeding Greg Walters who is retiring and has […]
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Navy/USMC
As Berger Retires, Tuberville’s Block Leaves Marines Without A Senate-Confirmed Leader
Gen. David Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps, retired from his post on Monday, while the service is now without a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in over […]
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Congress
As House Takes Up NDAA, Biden Admin Details Opposition To Key Weapons Provisions
As the House is set to take up the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week, the White House has detailed its opposition to a slate of […]
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Business/Financial
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Static Fires Zeus 1 Rocket For Kratos
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] on Monday said it has successfully developed and static-fire tested the Zeus 1 large solid rocket motor that will be used by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions […]
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Business/Financial
Forcepoint Selling Government And Critical Infrastructure Business
The cybersecurity firm Forcepoint on Monday said it is selling its government and critical infrastructure business to the asset management firm TPG [TPG], creating an independent entity that will focus […]
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International
NNSA Leaders Meet at ‘Frontline’ of Nuclear Smuggling
National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator (NNSA) Jill Hruby and nonproliferation lead Corey Hinderstein visited Georgia in June, a nation the agency says is on the frontlines of nuclear-materials smuggling. The […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Honeywell Sells Its Stake in Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Honeywell [HON] has sold its stake in the Fluor [FLR]-led joint venture that runs the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the company said last week. The […]
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International
U.S. Providing Cluster Munitions To Ukraine With New $800 Million Weapons Aid Package
The U.S. will provide Ukraine with cluster munitions as part of a new $800 million weapons aid package announced last Friday. Officials said the dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICM) will […]