Vol. 10, No. 16

Cleanup & Remediation

GAO 2025 high-risk update cites progress for DOE nuclear cleanup

Outlays at the Department of Energy as well as the Department of Defense are two areas that remain among the federal government’s “high-risk areas needing significant attention,” Comptroller General Gene Dodaro said last week in testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. On the other hand, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) is […]
  • Budget & Policy

    Trump endorses stopgap spending measure, clean for DOE

    As Congress faces a March 14 shutdown deadline, President Donald Trump has endorsed taking up a “clean” stopgap funding measure that would keep the government open through the end of September.  “The Budget from last YEAR is still not done,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday night.”We are working very hard with […]

  • Naval Nuclear Propulsion

    US sends sub to Western Australia as part of AUKUS

    The Virginia-class submarine USS Minnesota arrived at HMAS Stirling, Australia on Feb. 25 for the first of several SSN routine port visits to Australia set to occur this year.  This visit is also the first of two planned U.S. submarine (SSN) visits to that base in 2025. The visits are part of increasing experience and […]

  • International

    Congressional address next for Trump after public Zelenskyy spat

    Following the tense meeting with the leader of Ukraine last week, President Donald Trump could touch upon Ukraine policy Tuesday night during a address to both chambers of Congress. The address to the joint session of Congress is set for 9 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday and will give the president an opportunity to speak about […]

  • Contracts & Procurement

    Amentum selects new top legal officer

    Chantilly, Va.,-based Amentum has appointed Michele St. Mary as its chief legal officer and general counsel, the government contractor said Feb. 17. In her role, St. Mary will oversee a wide array of legal issues ranging from ethics to contracts to litigation, according to the press release. Before Amentum, St. Mary served as the vice […]

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