Contracts & Procurement

AtkinsRealis US Nuclear has added three industry veterans —Chris Kirchoff, Thomas Roddey, and Kirk Brower—to its business development management team, the company said recently. Kirchoff has been appointed vice president of business development and chief growth officer for the AtkinsRealis affiliate based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He has more than 35 years of experience working […]

Earnings rose at BWX Technologies, Lynchburg, Va., in the first quarter, which the company partly attributed to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s intent to award it a sole source contract for an advanced uranium enrichment project. “We had another quarter of strong commercial backlog growth and see robust opportunities for growth in our government markets, […]

Here are events related to nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking: May:  05: Earnings call: BWX Technologies holds its earnings call at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.  06: Earnings call; Leidos Earnings call is at 8 a.m. Eastern time.  07: Earnings call by Amentum at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time,’ 07: Budget hearing: House Appropriations […]

The Department of Energy has awarded a contract up to $74.8 million to a women-owned small business in Richland, Wash. to provide professional support services at the DOE’s Oak Ridge, Tenn. nuclear environmental cleanup site. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced the contract with the company, Independent Strategic Management Solutions, Inc. (ISMSolutions), in […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries on Thursday posted first quarter declines in its top and bottom-lines driven by lower sales across the company’s operating segments, and higher interest expense and taxes. Net income fell nearly 3% to $149 million, $3.79 earnings per share (EPS), from $153 million ($3.87 EPS) a year ago. The results handily topped consensus […]

Earnings fell at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the first quarter, which the engineering and construction company that serves the Department of Energy and other federal clients attributed mostly to its non-government work. Net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 reflected a loss of $241 million, or $1.42 a share, down from earnings of […]

Earnings fell at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the first quarter, which the engineering and construction company that serves the Department of Energy and other federal clients attributed mostly to its non-government work. Net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 reflected a loss of $241 million, or $1.42 a share, down from earnings of […]

Earnings fell at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the first quarter, which the engineering and construction company that serves the Department of Energy and other federal clients attributed mostly to its non-government work. Net earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 reflected a loss of $241 million, or $1.42 a share, down from earnings of […]

The Department of Energy has awarded a contract up to $74.8 million to a women-owned small business in Richland, Wash. to provide professional support services at the DOE’s Oak Ridge, Tenn. nuclear environmental cleanup site. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced the contract with the company, Independent Strategic Management Solutions, Inc. (ISMSolutions), in […]

Charles Smith, who headed a Department of Energy office dedicated to small and disadvantaged businesses during the first Donald Trump administration, is also running it the second time around. Smith was appointed director of the DOE Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization in late January, according to his LinkedIn post. Smith led the office basically […]

The Department of Energy has awarded a contract up to $74.8 million to a women-owned small business in Richland, Wash. to provide professional support services at the DOE’s Oak Ridge, Tenn. nuclear environmental cleanup site. The DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced the contract with the company, Independent Strategic Management Solutions, Inc. (ISMSolutions), in […]

A manufacturing process change that will allow Northrop Grumman to reduce risk, increase production rates, and set the foundation for expanded production numbers of the B-21 stealth bomber beyond current plans helped lead to a $397 million after-tax loss on the Air Force program in the first quarter, the company said on Tuesday. The manufacturing […]

BWX Technologies announced Tuesday it acquired 97 acres of land in Oak Ridge, Tenn. with the goal of rebuilding domestic uranium enrichment capabilities by manufacturing centrifuges. According to the emailed press release, the land acquisition would support DOE and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) deployment of Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) technology. […]

EnergySolutions announced in a Tuesday press release it was awarded two government contracts that assist in nuclear waste management across prominent Naval sites in the United States. The Utah-based nuclear company was awarded new U.S. Navy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that support waste management operations across numerous Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program sites. IDIQ […]

Two organizations serving the Department of Energy’s weapons complex will soon reduce staff levels at offices in Virginia. News of both layoffs were first reported April 4 by FFX Now, a local news service covering Fairfax County, Va. Reston, Va.-based Leidos, which has several DOE contracts and leads a partnership providing services at the Hanford […]

Several key publicly-traded companies serving the Department of Energy’s weapons complex saw their share prices first decline, some by as much as 10%, and then bounce back in roughly a week’s time. The stock market went in a nosedive over much of the past week after President Donald Trump announced aggressive tariffs on goods from […]

Several key publicly-traded companies serving the Department of Energy’s weapons complex saw their share prices first decline, some by as much as 10%, and then bounce back in roughly a week’s time. The stock market went in a nosedive over much of the past week after President Donald Trump announced aggressive tariffs on goods from […]

The Department of Energy could issue draft solicitations for key contracts at the Paducah Site in Kentucky and the Portsmouth Site in Ohio as soon as July, according to a recent notice. The DOE Office of Environmental Management said last month draft requests for proposals (RFPs) could come as early as July for Paducah environmental […]

The Department of Energy could issue draft solicitations for key contracts at the Paducah Site in Kentucky and the Portsmouth Site in Ohio as soon as July, according to a recent notice. The DOE Office of Environmental Management said last month draft requests for proposals (RFPs) could come as early as July for Paducah environmental […]

Several key publicly-traded companies serving the Department of Energy’s weapons complex have seen their share prices decline over the past week. The stock market has been in a nosedive over much of the past week after President Donald Trump announced aggressive tariffs on goods from other nations. Below is a brief look at where key […]

Two organizations serving the Department of Energy’s weapons complex, one a multibillion-dollar contractor and the other a non-profit research entity, will soon reduce staff levels at offices in Virginia. Reston, Va.-based Leidos, which has several DOE contracts and leads a partnership providing services at the Hanford Site in Washington state, will be cutting its northern […]

John (Jay) Mullis, who recently retired as head of the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management office at the Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, didn’t stay idle long — he announced in a weekend LinkedIn post he has agreed to become chief nuclear officer for United Cleanup Oak Ridge. “I’m happy to share that I’m starting […]

Reston, Va.,-based Leidos has hired Daryle Lademan as its new senior vice president of corporate strategy, the company announced. Lademan, who reports to Chief Growth Officer Jason Albanese, has three decades of experience across the defense and government technology sectors, Leidos said in a March 31 news release.  Lademan joined Leidos in March, according to […]

Orano USA signed a contract with an unidentified nuclear power plant in a Southern state to transfer and store used nuclear fuel onsite. The contract between Maryland-based Orano USA and the nuclear energy facility was announced on Thursday in a press release. The Orano USA spokesperson said the company was not able to disclose the […]

Texas-based Fluor has promoted a long-time company manager, Tracey Cook, to become its new chief human resources officer effective April 7. Cook is succeeding Stacy Dillow, who is leaving Fluor to pursue a new opportunity, Fluor said in a Monday press release. Dillow is leaving April 11, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration, in an online procurement notice, indicated it will stick with Germantown, Md.-based Project Enhancement Corporation to continue its enterprise-wide strategic planning for the agency. The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Policy and Strategic Planning posted a limited-sources justification on sam.gov March 20 for a contractor to support document development […]

EnergySolutions appointed Laszlo von Lazar as vice president of operations on Thursday. Lazar has served in previous roles that involved managing operations in the power sector including gas, offshore wind, nuclear and solar. He previously served as president of the Energy and Process Industries and was a member of the board at Black and Veatch.  […]

Department of Energy’s nuclear cleanup field bosses and top brass faced a Friday March 21 deadline to review existing contracts and recommend which ones should be retained, tweaked or terminated, according to an Office of Environmental Management memo. This “review of covered contracts and grants” is implemented under President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14222, according […]

EnergySolutions appointed Laszlo von Lazar as vice president of operations on Thursday. Lazar has served in previous roles that involved managing operations in the power sector including gas, offshore wind, nuclear and solar. He previously served as president of the Energy and Process Industries and was a member of the board at Black and Veatch.  […]

Perma-Fix Environmental Services suffered a drop in revenue in 2024, the Atlanta-based company reported March 12. In its latest earnings report, Perma-Fix said it was disappointed with its 2024 financial results, but expected better things in 2025. In the news release last week, Perma-Fix CEO Mark Duff said: “While our financial performance in the fourth […]