Vol. 10, No. 19 Senate Energy to vote on DOE, Interior secretary nominees
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Contracts & Procurement
Acting secretary pauses DOE RFPs, reports pending review
The Department of Energy is putting the breaks on most contract solicitations, reports and personnel moves, Acting Secretary of Energy Ingrid Kolb said this week. In a Monday memo, viewed by Exchange Monitor, Kolb said most contract procurements of $100,000 or more were to be put on hold as were most loan guarantees, hiring, promotions […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Kaine says AUKUS ‘probably’ in ‘good position’ under Trump
WASHINGTON — While unclear how President Donald Trump (R) will approach AUKUS, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says there are ‘positive bits of evidence’ that it will be sustained in the new administration. “The president is very focused on shipbuilding, okay?”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
LANL director says Trump return to office order doesn’t affect the lab
President Donald Trump’s (R) return-to-office mandate for federal workers did not affect Los Alamos National Laboratory personnel, who already work mainly on site, the lab’s director said on a virtual town hall Tuesday. “Nobody’s making pits in their garage,”… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
Wind and solar won’t work for lab; controversial powerline needed, LANL says
Thom Mason, director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, said Tuesday that the lab cannot rely on wind and solar power for its capabilities or to power its supercomputers. “That was part of a pretty extensive analysis on how to get more power on site,” Mason… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Times, details posted for ETEC public scoping sessions in February
The Department of Energy has posted the times and coordinates for a pair of February public scoping meetings on soil cleanup plans at the Energy Technology Engineering Center section of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory Site in Simi Valley, California. An online… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]