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COVID-19 Cases At NNSA Up By 26 As Y-12 Worker Dies

Monday, July 20th, 2020

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COVID-19 Cases At NNSA Up By 26 As Y-12 Worker Dies

An employee at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee died last week from COVID-19, as confirmed cases of the disease across the Department of Energy's active nulcear-weapons complex again shot up by double digits. The Y-12 worker “reportedly contracted the virus from a contact outside of work,” a spokesperson for DOE's semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) wrote Friday in an email. The spokesperson would not identify the worker, or say what sort of work the employee did at…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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