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COVID-19

Worker at DoE Nuke Production Site Has COVID-19

Tuesday, March 24th, 2020

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Worker at DoE Nuke Production Site Has COVID-19

COVID-19 has hit the nuclear weapons production complex, with one employee at the Y-12 National Security Campus testing positive for the disease, a spokesperson for site’s management and operations contract said Tuesday. Y-12, like the Pantex weapons assembly plant in Amarillo, Texas, is managed by the Bechtel National-led Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS). There are no confirmed cases at Pantex, which according to the plant’s main switchboard and website was still operating normally and running its three usual shifts, as of…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]