Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA said GAO Made ‘Misleading’ Conclusions About Modernization Programs
Integrating “only” government-wide practices will not help keep nuclear weapons infrastructure projects on time and on budget, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration said in a letter published […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Site Managers Wrestle With Tech, Workforce Issues
Contractor and federal managers from across the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons complex are using technology to help predict issues from workplace accidents to infrastructure failure, these people said at […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGlobal Nuclear Weapons Spending Up 13%, Led by U.S. Defense Budget, Report Says
Global spending on nuclear weapons increased by 13% in 2023, according to the latest annual report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons group, reaching $91.4 billion that year […]
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NNSA Plans To Tweak HR Processes After GAO Recommendations About Recruiting, Retention
The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to address Government Accountability Office recommendations about recruiting and retaining new contract and federal workers by the end of the year, the agency told […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Committee Clears NDAA; Legally Binding Pit Dates, ICBM Minimum, Stand
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday voted to keep legally binding pit-production dates that the National Nuclear Security Administration does not believe it will meet. It was one of […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLivermore Fires Underground Subcritical Nuclear Experiment at Nevada Site
On May 14, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory completed the first in the Nimble series of underground subcritical experiments at the Nevada National Security Site, according to a press release. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWeapons Up, Nonproliferation Down in House Committee’s NDAA
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons programs would be authorized for slightly more than requested and its nonproliferation programs for slightly less if a defense bill published Monday becomes law. […]
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Business/FinancialJacobs Earnings Dip, Company Secures Some Approvals For Amentum Deal
Earnings fell at Jacobs [J] in the second quarter of its fiscal 2024, which the international engineering and technical services company attributed to a $95-million share repurchase program. Importantly, Jacobs […]
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Business/FinancialEarnings Up at BWXT But Tough Competition, Staff Ramp-Up On Uranium Work Slow Government Ops Growth
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT] in the first quarter, during which the company said Monday it cranked out more naval-nuclear components but made less money on government business overall […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Watching Sentinel Testflight Schedule as Air Force Nunn-McCurdy Review Grinds On
The schedule for one of Sentinel’s nuclear warheads will not change until at least the end of the Air Force’s review of the budget-busting missile, the head of the National […]
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