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Marc Selinger  Defense Daily The U.S. Air Force may ask Congress to move around previously approved funds for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) because the program is running ahead of schedule, according to service officials. GBSD “is on schedule. In fact, it’s actually a little ahead of schedule and we may be coming to […]

By Calvin Biesecker Defense Daily Driven by strong results across its operations, Boeing on Wednesday reported a big increase in its bottom line and a solid gain in the top line in its first quarter, and the company boosted its guidance this year for earnings and cash. Net income was up 57 percent to $2.5 […]

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has scheduled a biannual meeting for April 10 to brief the public on plans for cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL). The state agency said Thursday it plans to update the public on progress made during the past six months toward starting environmental remediation of […]

Strata-G LLC has won a $1 million contract from the Energy Department to conduct environmental sampling at the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee. The sampling will support DOE plans for construction of an additional on-site disposal facility for hazardous and radioactive wastes at the Bear Creek Valley area of Oak Ridge, DOE said in a […]

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has granted the Department of Energy and two other responsible parties at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory a deadline extension until mid-April to begin baseline air monitoring at the cleanup site. NASA, acting on behalf of Boeing and DOE, asked the state agency in late November for permission […]

Boeing [BA] on Wednesday posted strong fourth quarter results driven by a benefit from new tax legislation, higher commercial airplane deliveries, and higher operating earnings across its three segments. Net income rocketed 92 percent to $3.1 billion, $5.18 earnings per share (EPS), from $1.6 billion ($2.59 EPS) a year ago, boosted by a $1.1 billion ($1.74 […]

The three responsible parties for cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site in California have asked the state Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for two additional months to begin baseline air monitoring. NASA, acting on behalf of Boeing and the Department of Energy, made the request in a Nov. 27 letter to DTSC. […]

After extending the deadline for an extra week due to Southern California wildfires, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has closed out the public comment period on two major reports on the cleanup of the radioactively contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory. The public comment period for the Santa Susana draft program environmental impact […]

After extending the deadline for an extra week due to Southern California wildfires, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has closed out the public comment period on two major reports on the cleanup of the radioactively contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory. The public comment period for the Santa Susana draft program environmental impact […]

The deadline to tender bids to run the Los Alamos National Laboratory came and went this week without any prospective offerors besides major universities identifying themselves. Known to be in the hunt are the University of California, the University of Texas, and Texas A&M University. The publicly funded universities cannot hide their interest in the […]

The deadline to tender bids to run the Los Alamos National Laboratory came and went yesterday without any prospective offerors besides major universities identifying themselves. Known to be in the hunt are the University of California, the University of Texas and Texas A&M University. The publicly funded universities cannot hide their interest in the contract, […]

Citing the devastating wildfires in Southern California, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control has extended by a week the public comment period on two major environmental documents for the Santa Susana Field Laboratory cleanup. DTSC said last week that it was extending the comment deadline from Dec. 7 to Thursday Dec. 14 for the […]

Boeing says its Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) effort completed its first major review with the Air Force in November. The system requirements review was designed to ensure that Boeing fully understands the system’s requirements. In August, Boeing and Northrop Grumman both received three-year contracts to conduct technology maturation and risk reduction for the new, […]

The Energy Department, Boeing and NASA have submitted a plan to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control outlining how they plan to determine baseline air quality prior to cleanup work at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. That’s among the recent milestones cited in a September report by (California Department of Toxic Substances Control) DTSC […]

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control expects cleanup work to begin at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) site in 2019 and possibly be finished in 2034, according to the timeline laid out in the agency’s latest monthly report on the radioactively contaminated 2,850-acre site in Ventura County. The Santa Susana project has been […]

The U.S. Air Force has picked Lockheed Martin and Rockwell Collins to begin designing a replacement for the aging Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS), which allows command-and-control aircraft to launch land-based, nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Rockwell Collins have been awarded three-year contracts valued at $80.8 million and $76.3 million, respectively, for the ALCS […]

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control expects cleanup work to begin at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) site in 2019 and possibly be finished in 2034, according to the timeline laid out in the agency’s latest monthly report on the radioactively contaminated 2,850-acre property in Ventura County. The Santa Susana project has been […]

The Department of Energy, NASA, and Boeing are wrestling with missed deadlines and expectations for the massive cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, which was supposed to be well underway this year but remains largely in the planning stages. The state of California is still taking comments on two key documents for […]

Defense Daily Boeing will not challenge contracts the Air Force awarded to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to mature designs for the Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), a replacement for the aging, nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile. “We received the customer debrief and after reviewing the information, Boeing has decided not to protest the Air Force’s decision” on […]

Boeing will not challenge contracts the Air Force awarded to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to mature designs for the Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), a replacement for the aging, nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile. “We received the customer debrief and after reviewing the information, Boeing has decided not to protest the Air Force’s decision” on LRSO, Boeing […]

Lockheed Martin, which recently lost a competition to mature designs for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), announced Aug. 30 that it has chosen not to challenge the contracts awarded to two rivals. “After receiving a debrief and reviewing information provided, Lockheed Martin has accepted the Air Force’s decision on the Ground […]

The Pentagon should not have rushed to hand out more than $1 billion in contracts to modernize U.S. nuclear missiles before the Donald Trump administration completes the Nuclear Posture Review it started in January, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Sunday. “We should not be doubling down on these legacy nuclear […]

Lockheed Martin, which recently lost a competition to mature designs for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), announced Aug. 30 that it has chosen not to challenge the contracts awarded to two rivals. “After receiving a debrief and reviewing information provided, Lockheed Martin has accepted the Air Force’s decision on the Ground Based […]

The Pentagon should not have rushed to hand out more than $1 billion in contracts to modernize U.S. nuclear missiles before the Donald Trump administration completes the Nuclear Posture Review it started in January, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Sunday. “We should not be doubling down on these legacy nuclear […]

Boeing and Northrop Grumman have been awarded technology maturation and risk reduction contracts valued at $349.2 million and $328.6 million, respectively, over three years. “The companies selected were determined to provide the best overall value to the warfighter and taxpayers based on the source selection’s evaluation factors — technical approach/technical risk and cost/price,” the Air […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital ATK both announced late Aug. 21 that they have joined the Northrop Grumman team that will compete against Boeing to develop the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). Northrop Grumman spokesman Tim Paynter said that “both Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital ATK are providing propulsion solutions.” While Orbital ATK declined […]

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon received contracts Aug. 23 to mature designs for the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), a replacement for the U.S. Air Force’s aging, nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM). Each company has been awarded a 54-month contract valued at about $900 million for the program’s technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) phase. When […]

Rich Abott Defense Daily Building a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will be cheaper than upgrading the 1970s-era Minuteman III, a Boeing official said on Wednesday. Frank McCall, Boeing vice president for strategic deterrence systems, said affordability is just one of several reasons why the Air Force’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) plan to replace the Minuteman […]

Marc Selinger Defense Daily Former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan was sworn in as the 33rd deputy secretary of defense during an informal ceremony July 19, a day after the Senate voted, 92-7, to confirm him as the Pentagon’s second-ranking official. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), endorsed Shanahan before the vote, […]

Former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan was sworn in as the 33rd deputy secretary of defense during an informal ceremony July 19, a day after the Senate voted, 92-7, to confirm him as the Pentagon’s second-ranking official. Sen. Jack Reid (D-R.I.), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), endorsed Shanahan before the vote, calling him “fully qualified […]