Vol. 7, No. 67

Contracts & Procurement

Entire 5th Circuit to hear arguments Tuesday on COVID vaccine policy for feds

The entire Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is poised to hear oral arguments Tuesday on whether President Joe Biden’s administration exceeded its authority by requiring that most federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Fifth Circuit has a livestream link where the public can listen to the hearing in real time although the livestream […]
  • Decommissioning

    Holtec, Michigan unveil plan to restart Palisades nuke plant

    The governor of Michigan late last week announced that the company in charge of decommissioning a recently-shuttered nuclear power plant had applied for a federal bailout to restart the facility, according to a press release. Holtec International, which officially took ownership of Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in June from former operator Entergy, has submitted a […]

  • Budget & Policy

    Legacy Management office to add more monitoring sites going forward

    The Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management, long-term custodian of 101 previously contaminated sites cleaned up by other federal entities, expects to see its portfolio nearly double over time, a top administrator said last week. The Office of Legacy Management will take charge of 20 more sites over the next five years, Jay Glascock, […]

  • Budget & Policy

    This week

    Here are some events related to defense and civilian nuclear matters that Exchange Monitor staff are tracking this week. September 13: En banc hearing, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Feds for Medical Freedom, Et Al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Et Al. (case concerning President Joe Biden’s mandate that federal employers receive […]

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