Sarah Salem
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UncategorizedAfter Backlash, White House Reverses Most NNSA Terminations
The Trump administration paused on firing hundreds of federal employees that worked on the nation’s nuclear weapons for the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration, media outlets reported. Late last Thursday, […]
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Livermore Director Says Office Closed Due To Executive Order Ending DEI
Kim Budil, director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, said Wednesday the lab closed an office due to President Trump’s executive order ending “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs in […]
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UCS Questions ‘Rush’ to Los Alamos Pit Production
A representative from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Tuesday said government urgency for plutonium pit production at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Halts Parts Of Sentinel Program
Certain segments for the intercontinental ballistic missile Sentinel are being put on hold while the program undergoes restructuring, according to an Air Force statement. “The Air Force has ordered the […]
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Trump Familiar With and Supportive of AUKUS, Hegseth Says
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday President Trump would support the AUKUS agreement with Australia. The defense secretary made the remarks while meeting his Australian counterpart, Defense Minister Richard […]
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Honeywell Earnings Rise While Aerospace Operating Income Dips
Earnings rose at Honeywell [HON] in the fourth quarter, even while the company reported a dip in Aerospace, the segment involved with management of several defense-nuclear sites. Net earnings for […]
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Trump Nominates NNSA Deputy and Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Lead
President Trump has tapped Scott Pappano and Matthew Napoli to be the National Nuclear Security Administration’s principal deputy administrator and deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation, respectively. The nominations require […]
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Lockheed Martin Wins $383.1 Million Trident II Contract Mod
Lockheed Martin [LMT] won a modification to a previously awarded contract to work on advanced design and development efforts for the Trident II Life Extension 2 Alteration, the Department of […]
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Compromise Reached on Pit Production Suit Environmental Review
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and environmental plaintiffs settled a lawsuit that could put a pause on plutonium pit production efforts at Savannah River Site if approved. The agreement, […]
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W80-4 Had ‘Nominal’ Flight Test Last Week, Sandia Director Said
James Peery, director of Sandia National Laboratories, told sister publication The Exchange Monitor Monday that the W80-4 had its first flight test on the Long Range Standoff Missile last week. […]