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Dan Leone
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA Officially Picks Up Honeywell FM&T Contract Option at Kansas City
The paperwork went through Monday to officially extend Honeywell [HON] Federal Manufacturing and Technologies for another year as the management and operations contractor of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) […]
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CongressHouse Bill With Requested Funds for B61-12 Would ‘Impair’ Delivery of B61-12, Senior Pentagon Official Says
A House-passed 2021 spending bill, which would provide the $816 million the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requested for its B61-12 life-extension program, would “impair” the government’s ability to deliver […]
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CongressDoE Nuke Chief Slated for SASC Hearing Thursday With DoD, STRATCOM Heavyweights
The Senate Armed Services Committee is calling in the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and the undersecretary of defense in charge […]
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CongressSenate Committee Advances Nominee for Nuke Council Staff Director Job
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved retired Army Maj. Gen. Lucas Polakowski to be assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, and staff director of the […]
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Business/FinancialOak Ridge Contract Briefing Sparks Huge Virtual Turnout
Lured by the prize of a megabuck contract, more than 150 individuals and 60 organizations registered to take part in online briefings last week on the planned remediation deal at […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGBSD Program a Model for Acquisition Strategy That Lets U.S. Pace China on Weapons
The Air Force’s program to acquire a new fleet of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, which fast became a one-horse race that Northrop Grumman [NOC] won, is a model for the sort […]
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Nuclear ModernizationOn Twitter, Speculation That Low-Yield Nuke is Secret Nuclear Weapon Trump Cites in Woodward Book
Nuke watchers debated Wednesday whether the secret nuclear weapon discussed in Bob Woodward’s new book about President Donald Trump is the W76-2 low-yield warhead. According to a leaked passage from […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Bidders for New Civilian Nuke Production Contracts Can Tour Sites This Month
Companies interested in managing the two main civilian nuclear-weapon production sites under a potential 10-year, $28-billion contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration will be allowed to visit the facilities […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTRU Waste ‘Far and Away’ Biggest Challenge for DoE Nuke Core Mission, Official Says
Addressing the elephant in the desert, an official with the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Wednesday warned that ongoing nuclear-weapons maintenance this century will require a […]
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Business/FinancialFluor Reports More Errors in Financial Filings
Fluor [FLR] said Tuesday it has discovered more errors in past financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Texas-based Energy Department contractor reported in an […]