An article in Wednesday’s edition of Weapons Complex Morning Briefing incorrectly reported funding for headquarters operations for the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management would be reduced under the 2019 budget request. The line item cited in the article represents a limited set of activities within the office, including mission support. The Office of Environmental Management did not respond to a request for clarity on the line item Tuesday prior to publication.
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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 […]