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Nuclear Modernization

DoE Should Publish Plan for ‘Entire Nuclear Security Enterprise,’ National Academies Says

Tuesday, March 13th, 2018

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DoE Should Publish Plan for ‘Entire Nuclear Security Enterprise,’ National Academies Says

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The new head of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, in office less than a month, should direct the agency to produce an overarching plan for the future of “the entire nuclear security enterprise,” a National Academies panel said in a report published Tuesday.“In response to the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review and other policy statements, the new NNSA [National Nuclear Security Administration] Administrator should urgently and personally lead the development of a mission-focused enterprise strategic plan that defines…

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Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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