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COVID-19

Savannah River Nuke Site Ramps Up Emergency Response Team for COVID-19

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

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Savannah River Nuke Site Ramps Up Emergency Response Team for COVID-19

The Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina is activating its Infectious Disease Response Team to help navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the nuclear weapons and nuclear cleanup site said Wednesday. The news broke just before the newspaper Politico reported that an employee at the Department of Energy's Washington headquarters had tested positive for the virus. The Savannah River Team, meanwhile, will operate around the clock and will hold “daily leadership calls” in an effort to limit potential impact…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

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 […]