Budget & Policy

DOE Publishes Shutdown Plan Amid Brinkmanship, Budget Chaos

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The Department of Energy’s nuclear-weapon and nonproliferation programs teetered on the brink of a funding lapse Friday at deadline for Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor, caught up in larger policy and political waves that threatened to temporarily shut…

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Third S.C. Community Lobbies NNSA for Pit Mission at Savannah River

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DNFSB Highlights Savannah River Safety Breaches in Letter to Perry

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Savannah River Site Contractor Hired 550 Workers in 2017

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W88 Warhead Upgrade Program Nailed Final Design Review, NNSA Says

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Exascale Computing Site Upgrades at Livermore Clear Final Environmental Hurdle

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Barton: Bill to Update DOE Should Look at Role of Labs

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Reduction in Sub Missiles Made Up Most of U.S. Nuke Weapon Cuts in 2017

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Honeywell Nabs 90 Percent of Incentives in ’17, But Personnel Change Niggles NNSA

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LLNS Lauded for 2017 Performance But Lost Luster on Lagged Electrical Upgrades

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Airmailing Plutonium Cost Los Alamos Prime $3M in FY17

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For CNS in Fiscal 2017, A Little Lag on Life Extension With Infrastructure Improvements at Pantex

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SRNS Picks Up 84 Percent of 2017 NNSA Fees

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Air Force Begins Broad Review Of Programs

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