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Decision to Study Stripping Tritium Mission from Savannah River ‘Routine,’ DoE Official Says

Monday, July 23rd, 2018

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The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) decision to study transferring some $300 million in annual defense nuclear materials operations to Tennessee from South Carolina is “routine,” according to the head of the Department of Energy’s cleanup mission at the Savannah River Site.“This is just a routine kind of process we always go through, especially where there’s different new leadership about looking at doing an evaluation of how things operate and what’s the best way to do it and what’s the…

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

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Congress

Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]