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Hanford Records Second COVID-19 Case, Extends Minimal Operations
Limited operations will remain in place for at least another week at the Energy Department’s Hanford Site in Washington state, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Manager Brian Vance announced Wednesday. The announcement came four days after the second confirmed case of viral infection at the nuclear cleanup site, an employee of support services provider Mission Support Alliance. The first was disclosed April 16 by tank waste manager Washington River Protection Solutions. Most of Hanford’s usual 11,000-member federal-contractor workforce will continue to telecommute or, if unable do that, collect paid leave for the workweek starting Monday, Vance stated. No more than 20% of Hanford employees are physically on-site these days,…		 Upcoming Events

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Work on DOE Integrated Waste Unit Largely Halted, Idaho Official Says
Reductions in on-site staffing at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have temporarily halted virtually all physical work on the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit, a state official said Monday. Progress on the IWTU is on…
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GAO Denies Protest of Hanford Site Services Contract
The Government Accountability Office this week rejected a protest against the new long-term Energy Department contract for support services at the Hanford Site in Washington state. The potential 10-year, $4 billion contract was awarded in December to Hanford Mission Integration…
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Federal Government Sets Guidance for Resuming Normal Operations
Federal agencies will gradually return to normal operations in parallel with the White House’s three-phase plan to reactivate the national economy as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, the Trump administration said Monday. The new guidance does not provide a set schedule…
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NNSA Primes Working on CARES Act Relief for Subcontractors
The National Nuclear Security Administration this week cleared its prime contractors to bill the government for paid time off for workers who cannot do their jobs because of COVID-19, and told the primes to start figuring out how to let…
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