Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

If confirmed as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. C. Q. Brown vows support for nuclear weapons modernization efforts underway at the U.S. National Laboratories and will undertake a review of the nuclear arsenal to identify capability “gaps,” he said in recent written testimony.  Brown testified before the Senate […]

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Patricia Lee of South Carolina to serve on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has been submitted to the Senate, the White House said late Wednesday. Lee, who has worked in radiation protection for decades and is currently portfolio manager for the digital enterprise at the Department of Energy’s Savannah […]

In a letter earlier this year, two Democratic appropriators in Congress blasted the secretary of energy about moving money around in the Department of Energy’s budget to cover the soaring cost of the Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. “We write to you to express our deep concerns about the Executive Branch’s fiscal year […]

If confirmed as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. C. Q. Brown vows support for nuclear weapons modernization efforts underway at the U.S. National Laboratories and will undertake a review of the nuclear arsenal to identify capability “gaps,” he said in recent written testimony.  Brown testified before the Senate […]

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Patricia Lee of South Carolina to serve on the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has been submitted to the Senate, the White House said late Wednesday. Lee, who has worked in radiation protection for decades and is currently portfolio manager for the digital enterprise at the Department of Energy’s Savannah […]

Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 11: Senate Armed Services Committee. Hearing to consider the nomination of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 9:30 a.m. […]

Los Alamos County, N.M., home to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos National Laboratory is under stage 1 fire restrictions by order of the county’s fire marshal. The restrictions, brought on by seasonal high temperatures and dry conditions, went into effect July 7, the Los Alamos County Fire Department (LAFD) said in a statement. […]

Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will not publish July 3-4 in observance of the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Look for the next issue in your inbox on Wednesday, July 5.

Sandia National Laboratories is adopting a permanent hybrid workforce, increasing the number of telecommuters and remote workers across the organization. Sandia also plans to establish several hubs around the country that eventually will allow classified work to be done at secure locations other than those in New Mexico and California. The move toward remote work […]

Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 28: Meeting: The Department of Energy Environmental Management Citizens Advisory Board for Northern New Mexico and its Citizens Advisory Board’s Consent Order subcommittee will hold a virtual meeting starting at 12 p.m. Mountain Time. To obtain […]

The Department of Energy is wagging its enforcement finger at Honeywell, which manages five of its nuclear security sites, for conducting firearms training for security personnel in sweltering heat at the Kansas City National Security Campus. On May 11, 2022, when it was 85 degrees outside, Honeywell conducted outdoor firearms training and qualification activities at […]

Employees suing Consolidated Nuclear Security over allegedly withheld wages responded late last week to the company’s request that a court throw the case out, again arguing that the contractor shorted them a paycheck in 2017. Plaintiffs James Myers, James Young and Douglas Messerli have so far been unsuccessful in certifying a class action lawsuit on […]

Employees suing Consolidated Nuclear Security over allegedly withheld wages responded late last week to the company’s request that a court throw the case out, again arguing that the contractor shorted them a paycheck in 2017.  Plaintiffs James Myers, James Young and Douglas Messerli have so far been unsuccessful in certifying a class action lawsuit on […]

The Department of Energy is wagging its enforcement finger at Honeywell, which manages five of its nuclear security sites, for conducting firearms training for security personnel in sweltering heat at the Kansas City National Security Campus.  On May 11, 2022, when it was 85 degrees outside, Honeywell conducted outdoor firearms training and qualification activities at […]

Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. June 21 – House Armed Services Committee. Full committee markup of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2118. Washington. Streamed online on the comittee’s website. 10 a.m.  21-22 – Energy […]

Department of Energy employees and contractors are no longer allowed to use the popular short-video app TikTok “or any successor application or service” from the Chinese-owned company ByteDance on government devices. The prohibition is law, as of the passing of the creatively-named “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” which “prohibits the presence or use of […]

Civilian nuclear weapons programs would get a little more funding than requested in fiscal year 2024 if a bill sent to the House Appropriations Committee this week becomes law. The House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee’s version of the Department of Energy’s fiscal 2024 spending bill would provide $48.8 billion overall for the agency, […]

A House Appropriations panel wants to give the federal government’s independent safety watchdog for nuclear weapon sites almost as much money as the White House requested, bill published this week show. On Thursday, the House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee chaired by Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn), passed a draft budget bill that would provide […]

Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will not be published on Monday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Look for the next issue in your inbox on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

A House Appropriations panel wants to give the federal government’s independent safety watchdog for nuclear weapon sites almost as much money as the White House requested, a bill published Wednesday shows. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee chaired by Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn), released its draft budget plan Wednesday that would […]

Civilian nuclear weapons programs would get a little more funding than requested in fiscal year 2024 if a budget bill released Wednesday by a House panel becomes law. The House Appropriations subcommittee on energy and water’s version of the fiscal 2024 spending bill provides $48.8 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE), $133 million more […]

Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 11-14: Annual Meeting, American Nuclear Society. Marriott Indianapolis Downtown. Indianapolis, Ind. Those who wish to attend may register online. 13: Conference: Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) 2023 Savannah River Federal Business Opportunities Forum. Crowne […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration needs at least 50 trained medics ready to treat gunshot trauma “anticipated in a hostile environment,” vehicle accidents on highways and caring for common illnesses for its Office of Secure Transport (OST) personnel.  The agency is seeking a medical service provider capable of training about 50 OST medics at the […]

Rep. Joe Wilson, the Republican from South Carolina whose district surrounds the Savannah River National Laboratory, recently received briefings from Navy, National Guard, and Department of Energy officials on how the state is promoting national security.  Leaders from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Savannah River Site, and the Savannah […]

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Information Management has plans to establish a $6.4 million information technology center to consolidate two existing facilities in the Washington, D.C. area.  The NNSA began modernizing its information technology (IT) facilities with its fiscal year 2022 budget in order to establish data center space and “increase capacity for […]

Lewis Monroe was to replace Jeff Johnson as the National Nuclear Security Administration’s associate administrator for defense nuclear security, a source said Tuesday. As head of the Office of Defense Nuclear Security at agency headquarters in Washington, Monroe will be responsible for physical and information security across the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) network of […]

Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 06: Conference: Exchange Monitors Radwaste Summit 2.0 kicks off at 1 p.m. Pacific Time at the J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa, 221 N Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89145. 06: Hybrid meeting: The National Academies host meeting on […]

Consolidated Nuclear Security recently laid the final roof beam of what will become the new High Explosives Science and Engineering facility at the Pantex Plant in Panhandle, Texas.  During the topping out of the facility, the construction crew placed the final steel beam on the Technology Development and Deployment Lab last week, the Pantex site […]

Employees suing Consolidated Nuclear Security over allegedly withheld wages are again without lawyers and have only two weeks to explain why the case should not be dismissed.  After the first set of lawyers for the three named plaintiffs, all employees of the manager of the Y-12 site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., bowed out of the […]

Los Alamos National Laboratory management has been put on notice after a series of safety violations two years ago sent red flags all the way up to National Nuclear Security Administration leadership. Triad National Security, led by Battelle Memorial Institute, The Texas A&M University System and the University of California, violated Department of Energy safety […]