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Nuclear Modernization

Lobbyist Who Worked to Keep DoE From Turning Arms-Disposal Facility Into Nuke Weapon Plant Laid Off

Friday, October 19th, 2018

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Lobbyist Who Worked to Keep DoE From Turning Arms-Disposal Facility Into Nuke Weapon Plant Laid Off

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Longtime Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility lobbyist Stephen Marlo was laid off on Friday, the veteran government-affairs man told Defense Daily in a telephone interview.Marlo was let go by Aptim, the Woodlands, Texas. That company was created by a private equity firm in 2017 from what used to be the federal services unit of CB&I. Aptim was spun off from CB&I before the latter company, which had been the majority owner of Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) prime MOX Services, was…

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]