Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 40 DRS Laurel Contract Will Involve R&D on Component in Ohio Replacement
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
GAO Lauds NNSA for Strengthening Federal Oversight at UPF
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration has beefed up federal oversight of the Uranium Processing Facility project in the wake of a space/fit issue that added $540 million to the projected cost of the now-scaled-back… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA: More Fixed-Price Contracting Part of Project Mgmt. Improvement Strategy
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to continue to increase the use of firm fixed-price contracting for non-major capital projects as one of the strategies to improve its project management, the agency… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Without Additional Funding, Production Gap Looming at Pantex in Mid 2020s
Delays to LRSO Warhead Mean Pantex Could Face Production Lull After B61 Work Wraps Up Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 The Obama Administration’s decision to delay work on a new long-range standoff (LRSO) weapon for up to three years and defer… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
NNSA, Contractors Envision Bright Future for 3D Printing and Weapons Stockpile
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration is on the verge of qualifying a 3-D-printed part for use in a nuclear weapon for the first time, marking a major milestone in the meteoric rise of the new production technology.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Plutonium Pit Production
Plans for New Pantex Pit Storage Facility Moving Forward Again
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 Plans for a new pit storage facility to replace an aging storage bunker at the Pantex Plant are again moving forward. The NNSA Production Office last month requested Critical Decision-0 approval for a new Material Staging… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
EDITORIAL: Contractor Performance Ratings Should Not Be Kept Hidden
More than 90 percent of the Department of Energy’s $26 billion budget is contracted out to a host of firms, large and small. DOE has been working hard over the past several years to improve how it reports, records and tracks contractor performance—a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
New Survey Results Show Increase in DNFSB Staff Dissatisfaction
Board to Undergo Safety Culture Assessment of Itself Mike Nartker NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 Employee dissatisfaction at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has hit a four-year low, according to the results of the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
Int’l Community Needs to Do More To Strengthen Nuclear Verification, NTI Expert Says
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 Stockpiled nuclear material around the world continues to be a nuclear security threat, and the international community should not wait on the U.S. and Russia to strengthen nuclear material verification measures, Corey… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
IG Lists Deferred Maintenance as ‘Special Concern’ In DOE FY’15 Management Challenges
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 10/17/14 Infrastructure modernization and deferred maintenance are a “special concern” in the Department of Energy Inspector General’s latest annual report on DOE management challenges, released late last week.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
N.M. Nuke Activist Group Hires Fired LANL Nonproliferation Expert NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 Jim Doyle, the Los Alamos National Laboratory nonproliferation expert who has alleged he was fired based on an the publication of an article supporting nuclear abolition,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
At Sandia
Sandia Names New VP for Science and Technology, Chief Technology Officer NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 Rob Leland has been named Sandia National Laboratories’ new Vice President of Science and Technology and the lab’s Chief Technology Officer, the lab… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
At Livermore
At Livermore DOE IG Criticizes Size of Lab’s Vehicle Fleet NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory could have done more to reduce the size of its vehicle fleet, according to a Department of Energy Inspector General report released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense & Military
Wrap Up: In DoD, In the NGOs, On the International Front
NS&D Monitor 10/17/2014 In DoD Air Force Brig. Gen. John Cherrey has been promoted to take Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz’s former position of director of intelligence, operations and nuclear integration at Headquarters Air Education and Training Command… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]