Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 18 No. 45 First Glimpse of Revamped UPF Provided by Contractor
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Advisory Panel on Verge of Releasing Long-Awaited Report
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 The Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise briefed Congress last week on its final recommendations and is putting the finishing touches on its report, NS&D Monitor has learned.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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National Laboratories
At Los Alamos
Former Weapons Program Chief Bret Knapp Dies NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 Bret Knapp, the former acting Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director and head of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s weapons program, died earlier this week, Los Alamos Director… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
DoD to Grow Global Strike by 1,100 positions
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 In the wake of two reports released last week that exposed widespread flaws in U.S. nuclear enterprise personnel structures, the Defense Department has vowed to grow Global Strike Command by 1,100 military and civilian… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Defense & Military
Congress Reacts to Hagel-Announced Nuke Reforms
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 Soon after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced last week upcoming reforms to the under-resourced U.S. nuclear enterprise, Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, called for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
New CR Could Necessitate Anomaly Request for Ohio-Class Replacement
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 After Dec. 11, a subsequent short-term or year-long Continuing Resolution to continue to fund the federal government could prompt Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to request a funding anomaly to enable the building… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Publication Notice
As is our annual practice, NS&D Monitor will not publish next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The next regular issue will be in your inbox Dec. 5. The Weapons Complex Morning Briefing will continue to be published Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Industry Officials Raise Questions About Potential Competition for NNSA KC Contract
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 A high emphasis on past performance and a lack of focus on broad manufacturing approaches could dissuade some companies from bidding on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City National Security… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Navy to Stock Shipyards with More Personnel, Newer Facilities
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 As part of an effort to revamp shipyards, which house aging SSBNs and staff a rapidly aging civilian workforce, the Navy plans to update infrastructure at Strategic Weapons Facilities, and to hire approximately 2,450… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
GAO: U.S. Should Re-Evaluate Policy on LEU for Tritium Production
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 The United States should take another look at its policy of excluding low-enriched uranium from foreign-owned companies from its tritium production efforts, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Contracts & Procurement
$135 Million Price Tag for G4S Government Solutions Revealed
Formerly Known as Wackenhut, Security Contract Bought by Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 G4S Government Solutions will be sold to the private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Security Holdings,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Defense & Military
Thornberry Named to Top Spot on House Armed Services Committee
Simpson to Remain Chairman of House E&W Approps; Upton Back as House E&C Committee Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 There will be familiar faces in the next Congress atop the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee and House Energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
ATK to Follow through with Orbital Merger
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 After the failed Antares rocket launch late last month prompted ATK leadership to review the planned merger of its aerospace and defense businesses with the rocket’s manufacturer Orbital Sciences, ATK has decided… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
DOE IG Highlights Lax Oversight of HQ Lab Detail Program
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 Laboratory contractor employees received hundreds of thousands of dollars in per diem payments while on Intergovernment Personnel Act assignments with the Department of Energy, some for as long as six years, DOE’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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National Laboratories
DOE Announces $425 Million Supercomputer Investment, New Machines at Livermore, ORNL
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 The Department of Energy is investing $425 million in its pursuit of exascale supercomputing, including the award of two new supercomputers at the Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories. Energy Secretary… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
At Savannah River
NRC Extends MOX Construction Deadline NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week extended the construction authorization deadline for completion of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility by 10 years until March 30, 2025. Contractor… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Permanent Security Fence Going Up in Front of Y-12 NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 A new security barrier is being constructed at the Y-12 National Security Complex and this time it will be permanent. Steven Wyatt, a spokesman for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Non-Proliferation
Wrap Up: In the White House, Industry, Congress, and the NGOs
NS&D Monitor 11/21/2014 IN THE WHITE HOUSE Jon Wolfsthal, a former arms control and nonproliferation advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, has been appointed as the senior Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation at the National Security Council. Wolfsthal… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]