Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 44 Hagel: Pentagon to Increase Funding to Rejuvenate Nuclear Enterprise
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Contracts & Procurement
DOE to Reopen Protested HSS Support Services Contract
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The Department of Energy is heading back to the drawing board after terminating an award for an Office of Health, Safety and Security technical and security support services contract for the second time. With its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Experts: U.S. Can Afford Nuclear Modernization
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The United States can afford nuclear modernization, but where it falls on President Obama’s list is a matter for debate and will determine which projects will get done. That was the message that Clark Murdock, Director… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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National Laboratories
DOE IG: Sandia Improperly Used Gov’t Funds to Lobby for Contract Extension
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 Officials with Sandia National Laboratories improperly used government funds to lobby for an extension to the Lockheed Martin-run contractor’s management and operating contract, the Department of Energy’s… 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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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Won’t Publicize Source Evaluation Board, SSA, in KC Procurement
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration is not planning to release the names of the Source Selection Authority or Source Evaluation Board for its Kansas City National Security Campus procurement, the agency said… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
House, Senate Appropriators Pushing for Omnibus Spending Package
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 Leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee are pushing ahead on an omnibus spending package, though it remains unclear if there will be enough support for the massive spending bill when the current short-term… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Non-Proliferation
Report: Russia to Cut Back on Nuclear Security Cooperation With U.S.
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 Russia is planning to cut back on nuclear security cooperation with the United States, the head of Moscow’s state-run nuclear company has reportedly told Obama Administration officials, the New York Times reported… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
NNSA Set to Decertify Los Alamos Earned Value Mgmt. System
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration is set to withdraw the Earned Value Management System certification for Los Alamos National Laboratory because of “systemic and material deficiencies” with the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NSTec Working to Improve Safety Culture After Letter From NNSA
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 National Security Technologies officials are working to improve the safety culture at the Nevada National Security Site after being prompted to shape up in a recent letter from Nevada Field Office Manager Steve Lawrence.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Lone Bidder Battelle-Stony Brook Retains Brookhaven M&O Contract
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The Department of Energy this week formally selected Brookhaven Science Associates for a new five-year, $3.2 billion contract to run Brookhaven National Laboratory, choosing the only team to submit a bid for the contract.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Global Strike Command Installs New Launch Control Center Team, New Career Rotations
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 Aligning with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James’ call earlier this month to “institutionalize” the morale-boosting philosophy behind Global Strike Command’s Force Improvement Program (FIP),… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE Accepts DNFSB Recommendation on Emergency Response, But Implementation Will Take Longer
Board Staff Highlight Concerns at Savannah River Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The Department of Energy has accepted a formal recommendation from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on the need to strengthen emergency preparedness and response… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
TENAM Names Acting President After Charges Filed Against Previous Director
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 Uranium firm TENAM has named Curt Steel as acting president after its general director was charged with conspiracy and extortion related to an alleged kickback scheme last month. Vadim Mikerin, general director of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Non-Proliferation
U.S. to Attend Humanitarian Impact Conference on Nuclear Weapons
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The United States will attend December’s Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, which will highlight the far-reaching, catastrophic effects that nuclear explosions could cause, the State… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
One Guard Involved in 2013 Machine Gun Accidental Discharge Back at Work NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration has remained mum about fallout from the July 28, 2013 security incident in which a machine gun was accidentally discharged… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Kansas City
Developer Begins Study on Remediation of Former KC Plant Home NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 Work to disposition the National Nuclear Security Administration’s former home at the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City began this week as developer CenterPoint… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Wrap Up: In the Industry
NS&D Monitor 11/14/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Ed Najmola, the construction vice president for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility contractor CB&I AREVA MOX Services, is leaving for a corporate post at CB&I this month. Taking over as acting construction… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]