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Former Weapons Program Chief Bret Knapp Dies
NS&D Monitor
11/21/2014
Bret Knapp, the former acting Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director and head of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s weapons program, died earlier this week, Los Alamos Director…

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First Glimpse of Revamped UPF Provided by Contractor

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NNSA Advisory Panel on Verge of Releasing Long-Awaited Report

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DoD to Grow Global Strike by 1,100 positions

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Congress Reacts to Hagel-Announced Nuke Reforms

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

New CR Could Necessitate Anomaly Request for Ohio-Class Replacement

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Publication Notice

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Industry Officials Raise Questions About Potential Competition for NNSA KC Contract

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Navy to Stock Shipyards with More Personnel, Newer Facilities

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GAO: U.S. Should Re-Evaluate Policy on LEU for Tritium Production

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$135 Million Price Tag for G4S Government Solutions Revealed

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Thornberry Named to Top Spot on House Armed Services Committee

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ATK to Follow through with Orbital Merger

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DOE IG Highlights Lax Oversight of HQ Lab Detail Program

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DOE Announces $425 Million Supercomputer Investment, New Machines at Livermore, ORNL

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At Savannah River

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At Oak Ridge

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Wrap Up: In the White House, Industry, Congress, and the NGOs

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