Budget & Policy

Energy Nominee Brouillette Fields Senate Committee Questions

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Picture courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy.

WASHINGTON — Dan Brouillette, who a few years ago was lobbying for the insurance industry and now is on track to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet as secretary of energy, cruised Thursday morning through a Senate nomination hearing that briefly crossed…

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Progress Continues on Stopgap Funding, ‘Skinny’ NDAA

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Waste Shipment Deal Between Idaho, DOE Won’t Be Executed Quickly

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Advisory Board: DOE End-State Contracting Needs Clarity, Proper Staffing

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DOE’s Idaho Cleanup Chief Takes Over Biz Center

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DOE Seeking Low-Level Waste Treatment Vendors

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Two Major DOE Contractors Resist Updated Whistleblower Protections

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AECOM Cites Record Revenue, Net Loss for Fiscal Year

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Parsons Earnings Rise On Tax Benefit, Sales Higher On Acquisitions

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Contractors Want Portsmouth Site Radioactive Contamination Lawsuit Tossed

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SRS Contractor Seeks Dismissal of $1M Relief Motion from Former Worker

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Feasibility Study Planned for Entombing Oak Ridge Molten Salt Reactor Experiment

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Savannah River Contractor Cites New Hires, Waste Storage Progress in Annual Report

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Wrap Up: National Academies Panel Extends Comment Deadline for Hanford Report

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