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DOE IG Raps NNSA, LANL, Sandia for Poor Project Mgmt. on Nuclear Detonation Sensor Program

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Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
8/1/2014
The delivery of key nuclear detonation sensor equipment for use on Air Force satellites has been jeopardized by poor project management at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, according to a Department of Energy…

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NNSA, Los Alamos in Negotiations on Contract Mod to Include Penalties for Cost Overruns

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Harvard Report Calls for Boost to Nonproliferation Spending

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ORNL Exercises Option to Keep USEC ACP Work Going Through March 2015

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Judge Denies ConverDyn Request for Injunction Against DOE Uranium Transfers

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Protesters From Y-12 Break-In Release Statement on Anniversary of Security Breach

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DOE Abruptly Changes Management at Berkeley Site Office

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In Memoriam: Joseph Bader

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At Los Alamos

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