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DoE Delays Decision About Extending Nuke Production Contract

Tuesday, April 7th, 2020

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DoE Delays Decision About Extending Nuke Production Contract

Because of COVID-19, Consolidated Nuclear Security, site management and operations contractor for two of the Department of Energy's weapons-production sites, will wait perhaps until June to find out what fee it earned for 2019, and whether it is staying on the job. “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency, the contractor notification date for the CNS [Consolidated Nuclear Security] FY 2019 Performance Evaluation Report (PER) and fee determination letter has been extended,” a spokesperson for DoE's semiautonomous National Nuclear Security…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]