Nuclear Security & Deterrence Vol. 19 No. 1 Sessions to Serve as Chairman of SASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee
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Contracts & Procurement
Honeywell Tops Weapons Complex Contractors in FY 2014 Fee Performance
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Kansas City National Security Campus contractor Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies was the top performer in the weapons complex during Fiscal Year 2014, earning 96 percent of its at risk fee ($28.8 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Low Attendance at Preproposal Conference Raises Questions About KC Contract Competition
Incumbent Honeywell FM&T Only Company With Reps at Conference Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 A preproposal conference and site tour for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City National Security Campus procurement this week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
USAF to Award ICBM Ground Subsystem Contract This Month Under New Contracting Structure
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 The Air Force is expected to award a contract by mid-January to sustain the Ground Subsystem for the Minuteman 3 as part of the Future Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Sustainment and Acquisition Concept (FISAC) after… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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National Laboratories
Los Alamos Contractor Takes Massive FY 2014 Fee Hit, Loses Award Term Year
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 In an unprecedented move, the National Nuclear Security Administration has drastically reduced the Fiscal Year 2014 fee for Los Alamos National Laboratory contractor Los Alamos National Security (LANS) because of “performance… 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 Official: Congress, Navy Need to Have ‘Very Important Discussion’ on Ohio Replacement Funding
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 With the $100 billion Ohio-Class submarine replacement program threatening to disrupt the Navy’s goal of building up to a 300-ship fleet by 2019, the service’s top acquisition official on Jan. 6 underscored… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Employee Survey Reveals Low Morale at NNSA Production Office
Staff Reports NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 There have been persistent rumblings of low morale at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s two-site Production Office almost from its inception in June 2012, and those concerns were apparently substantiated… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
NNSA Concerned With Y-12 ‘Operational Excellence Plan,’ Report Says
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Officials with the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Production Office in November voiced concerns about an “operational excellence plan” developed by Y-12/Pantex contractor Consolidated Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password […]
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Defense & Military
Senate Armed Services Panel to Consider Ash Carter DoD Nomination Next Month
Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Ash Carter, President Obama’s nominee to be the next Secretary of Defense, is set to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee in early February, giving him time to recover from back surgery in December, Sen.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
Waste Solidification Building Completed At SRS, Facility Goes Into Layup Following MOX Delays
Kenneth Fletcher NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Construction work has been completed on the Savannah River Site’s Waste Solidification Building as the site’s managing contractor is preparing to put the facility into an “interim layup” due to… 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
AFNWC to Host GBSD Industry Day at Hill AFB in February
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 The Air Force will host an Industry Day for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the expected follow-on for the Minuteman 3, at Hill AFB in Utah from Feb. 18-20. Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Force Nuclear… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
ATK Establishes Share Distribution Ratio in Relation with Orbital Merger
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 ATK’s Board of Directors has established the distribution ratio in connection with the spinoff of the company’s Sporting Group to ATK stockholders and the merger of ATK’s Aerospace and Defense groups with… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
NAVFAC Seeks Sources for Kings Bay Base Operations Support
Brian Bradley NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) on Jan. 2 released a sources sought notice and questionnaire for Base Operations Support (BOS) at Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay. “Any resulting contract will be… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Stockpile Stewardship
At Livermore
Activist Groups Ramp Up Opposition to NIF Plutonium Shots NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Members of an anti-nuclear activist group met with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory officials this week about plans to use small amounts of plutonium in experiments at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
At Nevada
NNSS Security Contractor Earns 90 Percent of Available FY14 Fee NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 Security contractor Centerra Group received an excellent rating for its Fiscal Year 2014 protective force work at the Nevada National Security Site, earning $2.25 million… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
At Oak Ridge
Purification Facility Remains Shutdown After Chemical Spill NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 A Y-12 facility that produces Fogbank for nuclear weapons use remains shutdown following a Dec. 16 chemical spill, and a federal spokesman refused to give a timetable for its… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
At Savannah River
SRS Security Contractor Earns About 90 Percent of Available FY 14 Award Fee NS&D Monitor 1/9/2014 Savannah River Site security contractor, Centerra Group, earned about 90 percent of its available award fee for Fiscal Year 2014, according to a scorecard released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
NS&D Monitor 1/9/2015 IN THE WHITE HOUSE The Obama Administration will release its Fiscal Year 2016 budget request on time on Feb. 2, the Associated Press reported this week. The first Monday in February is the deadline for the annual budget release, a date… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingNuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor! You […]