The story “With Graham Amendment to 2019 NDAA, Most Committees Want More MFFF” (Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, June 5) should have clarified that while a pair of House bills would fund construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site, they also include language that allows the Department of Energy to cancel the facility.
Clarification
GAO: NNSA lacks clear criteria for using contract line items
The National Nuclear Security Administration has not established clear criteria for when to use separate contract line items, potentially limiting oversight of major nuclear security projects, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. NNSA spent nearly $24 billion in fiscal 2025 on nine multiyear management and operating contracts that cover the government-owned sites […]