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New Manager Announces Incoming Nevada Site Leadership

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 24th, 2017

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Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS), the contractor newly chosen to run the Nevada National Security Site, has announced its incoming leadership team as it proceeds with transition activities at the facility.The Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in May awarded the new management and operations contract at the site to MSTS, a partnership of Honeywell International [HON], Jacobs Engineering Group [JEC], and Stoller Newport News Nuclear, which is part of Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII].The NNSA last year initially…

Congress

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Congress

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