Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedKelly Calls SLCM-N Program ‘Disruptive,’ STRATCOM Commander Disagrees
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) Wednesday told the commander of the Strategic Command Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton that he thinks adding a nuclear warhead to the nation’s submarines could be […]
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Drone Defense For NNSA Proposed in Bipartisan Legislation
A bipartisan group of congressional representatives want to expand the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) authority to develop counter drone technology, according to a press release by Rep. Susie Lee […]
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Kaine Notes Need For Navy To Keep Commitment to Shipbuilding Workforce
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), ranking member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, on Tuesday said that the U.S. needs to “reciprocate” the commitment Australia made to the […]
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GAO Says NNSA at ‘Fraud Risk’ For Awarding Money to Not-Small Businesses
The Government Accountability Office said last week that the National Nuclear Security Administration and six of its management and operating contractors incorrectly reported small business contracts awarded in fiscal 2018-2022. […]
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Key Weapons Complex Dems Slam DOGE After NNSA Contractors Targeted
Reps. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) criticized the Department of Government Efficiency last week, around the time DOGE began reviewing contractors to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s franchise. […]
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GAO Recommended NNSA Improve ‘Decentralized’ Reporting On Risks To Industrial Base
The Government Accountability Office said in a report last week that the National Nuclear Security Administration “does not clearly communicate” its needs to Congress on risks to its industrial base. […]
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CongressSASC Chair Suggests Reconciliation Should Include $175 Billion For Defense
Amid a possible shutdown later in the week, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services on Wednesday pledged his support for the Continuing Resolution (CR) passed by the House but […]
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DoE Issues Return To Office Schedule For Most Employees
The Department of Energy issued a memo dated Thursday Feb. 27 saying telework and remote work agreements will be terminated, with exceptions, and all employees will return to in-person work. […]
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Fleischmann Cites ‘Workforce Shortage’ in NNSA, but Oak Ridge Unaffected By Firings
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), whose district abuts Y-12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, said Tuesday the nuclear enterprise was facing a “workforce shortage.” Fleischmann, who chairs a […]
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Acting NNSA Head Says Unfired Employees Have Been Contacted, Returned to Work
Teresa Robbins, acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told sister publication The Exchange Monitor Tuesday that everyone whose firing was rescinded at the agency was successfully contacted and has […]
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