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UncategorizedDoE Deputy Secretary ‘Concerned,’ Orders Plutonium Special Study in Letter to NNSA
In a letter to Teresa Robbins, acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly said he is ordering a special study to evaluate key […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: New Icebreaker, DAF Cyber Ops, GEOINT Award, More AMPVs
E-130J TACAMO. The Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) and Strategic Communications Wing 1 (SCW-1) on Aug. 7 announced the official popular name for the Navy’s […]
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UncategorizedLos Alamos Elevator in Plutonium Facility Faces Technical Failures, DNFSB Says
An elevator for transporting radiological material within the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium facility suffered “several mechanical failures” over the last few months, according to a report […]
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UncategorizedDARPA Christens Prototype USV, Finishing Testing Ahead of Demo
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Monday christened its prototype for the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, the USX-1 Defiant, as it finishes testing in preparation for […]
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UncategorizedSenators ‘Still Talking’ Topline Near $60 billion For DOE Funding Bill
Disagreement between the Senate Energy and Water subcommittee chair and ranking member over the topline of their appropriations bill has led to it not being released yet, according to an […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: Icarus Production, Aussies Pick Japanese Frigate, Kratos Growth, Anduril in Taiwan
OPC Icarus. Austal USA on Aug. 6 marked the start of production on the future Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Icarus at its Mobile, Ala., facility in a ceremony with […]
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UncategorizedWith Congress in Recess, Pending DoE/NNSA Noms Make For a Busy Fall
With Congress out on recess this month, a busy September looms with authorization bills requests in both chambers to finalize by Oct. 1 and pending nominations in the Senate for […]
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UncategorizedNNSA Deploys Security Simulation Tech at Lawrence Livermore
The Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will deploy Cornelis Networks technology to power Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s high-performance computing cluster “Lynx.” The “Lynx” cluster is a […]
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UncategorizedBWXT Enjoys Strong Quarter Led Government Operations
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] in the second quarter, which the company attributed to strong performances in government operations. “We had exceptionally strong second quarter 2025 financial results driven […]
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UncategorizedSenate Defense Appropriations Bill Has Deterrence Reductions, Reconciliation Complaints
While the Senate’s appropriations bill for the Department of Defense includes a $21.7 billion topline increase, many nuclear modernization programs in the DoD got a reduction. The Senate Appropriations Committee […]