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DoE Nuke Site Has Positive COVID-19 Case; Agency Tracking Disease-related Expenses; Mo. Weapons Factory Exempted From Lockdown

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

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DoE Nuke Site Has Positive COVID-19 Case; Agency Tracking Disease-related Expenses; Mo. Weapons Factory Exempted From Lockdown

The Savannah River Site will shift to minimum mission essential operations after an employee at the DoE nuclear weapons and cleanup site tested positive for COVID-19, the agency said Monday. The worker, who DoE did not identify, could be the first confirmed positive case at a DoE defense-nuclear site. Savannah River includes nuclear weapons work handled by DoE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). "The transition to minimum mission-critical activities is being specifically tailored to each facility at SRS and must…

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]