Vol. 9, No. 119

Budget & Policy

House rules to set debate terms Monday for DOE budget bill

The House Rules Committee planned to meet Monday on Capitol Hill at 4:00 p.m. to consider amendments and write rules of debate for appropriations bills that include the Department of Energy’s 2025 budget. Of the 122 amendments offered to the Rules Committee, only a few touched on defense or civilian nuclear matters at DOE. Historically, […]
  • Defense Low-Level Waste

    DOE Nevada completes upgrades required by settlement over mislabeled Y-12 waste

    The Department of Energy has implemented all 34 corrective actions required by a June 2021 settlement agreement over mislabeled waste sent to the Nevada National Security Site from the Y-12 National Security Site in Tennessee, officials said last week. Completion of enhanced waste verification at the Nevada Site, before and after waste arrives, was noted […]

  • Cleanup & Remediation

    GAO says EM lacks consistent remote-work policy; internships do not pay dividends

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management lacks consistent policy on allowing staff to work remotely, and efforts to use internship-type programs to recruit younger workers have yet to pay off, according to last week’s congressional watchdog report. Those are a couple of sidenotes inside the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on staffing shortages […]

  • News & Analysis

    This week

    Here are some events related to civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. 22: Town Hall: NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby and DOE Environmental Management Senior Adviser Candice Robertson will hold a town hall-style meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Time at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, NM. […]

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