Budget & Policy

Amid exit litigation, Frank Rose says NNSA should not be under DOE

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Former senior National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) official Frank Rose said in a podcast the agency may require structural reforms to meet mounting mission demands.
Formerly NNSA’s principal deputy administrator during the Joe Biden era, Rose’s public…

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Hoist problems suspend WIPP shipments until August

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