Vol. 5, No. 63 Five More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at DOE Headquarters
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Cleanup & Remediation
Savannah River Reports Spike in COVID-19 Cases
The Energy Department’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina disclosed late Friday that it now has recorded 183 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its workforce, up by 52 from July 17. In the first update in a week on novel coronavirus 2019, the SRS website… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! […]
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Budget & Policy
House to Take Up DOE Funding in Appropriations Minibus
The House of Representatives is scheduled this week to debate its $49.6 billion energy and water appropriations legislation as part of a larger seven-bill spending “minibus” for fiscal 2021. The House’s posted floor schedule for the week does not provide… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
IG Audit Suggests Hanford Site Contractor Not Hitting Small Biz Target
A recent audit by the Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General found that a major vendor at the Hanford Site in Washington state, Mission Support Alliance (MSA), is not meeting its agreed-upon small business contracting commitments. The Leidos-led vendor,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Plutonium Downblending Resumes at Savannah River Site
The management prime at the Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina has resumed downblending plutonium at the K Area after operations were suspended in 2019. Workers for site manager Savannah River Nuclear Solutions started downblending plutonium… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
FirstEnergy to Comply With Federal Subpoenas in Nuclear Bailout Investigation, CEO Says
FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Chuck Jones on Friday acknowledged the power company remains a focus of the federal bribery probe over state legislation that provided a financial bailout for two nuclear power plants in Ohio. The Department of Justice last week announced… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Walloped by COVID-19, Honeywell Reports 20% Revenue Drop in 2Q
The COVID-19 pandemic “significantly impacted” earnings at Honeywell in the second quarter of 2020, the prime contractor for several major Department of Energy defense-nuclear sites said Friday. Company-wide, quarterly revenue fell almost 20% year over year… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]