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Nuclear Modernization

New Contractor to Take Over Main U.S. Nuke Lab Thursday

Wednesday, October 31st, 2018

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New Contractor to Take Over Main U.S. Nuke Lab Thursday

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

Triad National Security is set on Thursday to take over management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, ending a decade-long experiment in running the nation’s oldest nuclear weapons laboratory as a for-profit business.The transition was still on track for Thursday, Triad and Department of energy spokespersons wrote in emails Wednesday.The company — led by the nonprofit trio of Battelle Memorial Institute, longtime Los Alamos manager the University of California, and Texas A&M University — assumes a management…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]