Vol. 24, No. 08 
NNSA Seeks $53M for W93 in Fiscal 2021, Won’t Disclose First Production Unit Date
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Fluor Not Selling Gov Biz After All
Engineering and procurement giant Fluor said Tuesday it has decided not sell its government contracting business, which does business with the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons complex and the Department of Defense. The Irving, Texas-based company announced the now-canceled sale in September. Belt-tightening over the past year, along with the anticipated sale later in 2020 […]
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Warhead & Weapons Development
Dems Ask DOD to Explain Low-Yield Nuke Use Plans, Effect on NNSA Complex
The latest wave of opposition to the lower-yield W76-2 nuclear warhead the Navy deployed last year crested Wednesday, when five senators asked Secretary of Defense Mark Esper what the Pentagon might use the weapon for, and which civilian nuclear projects had to be postponed to build it. “It is inconsistent for the United States to […]
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Naval Nuclear Propulsion
BWX Technologies Reels in NNSA Reactor Component Contract for Carriers
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in late 2019 awarded BWX Technologies a roughly $1 billion contract to provide reactor components for Ford-class aircraft carriers, the Lynchburg, Va.-based company announced Monday. The $1 billion figure includes options, BWX Technologies said in a press release. The value of the base award, at over $665 […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA to Contract for More JASON Work by April
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to issue the MITRE Corp.-operated JASON group of civilian scientists more nuclear security work by the end of April, according to a procurement note published last week. The agency announced its intention to keep JASON on the job in February. The Feb. 13 procurement note provides further details about […]
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Y-12 Pumped Out 500+ KG of Purified Uranium in 2019
The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., produced more than 500 kilograms of purified uranium in fiscal 2019, beating its internal target by 12 kilograms, according to recent figures posted on the site’s blog. The total for 2019 was 512 kilograms of metal purified by the site’s Enriched Uranium Production unit, beating the […]
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National Laboratories
AECOM Lives on at Livermore, Sort Of
The management and operations contractor for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California will retain its AECOM branding, even though a private-equity partnership bought that company’s government contract business and rebranded it as Amentum. “AECOM E&C Holdings remains intact and still part of LLNS, LLC [Lawrence Livermore National Security] so we have retained the logo,” […]
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National Laboratories
Livermore Promotes Gowadia to Lead Global Security Directorate
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has promoted Huban Gowadia to principal associate director of global security, where she will lead the California nuclear weapons facility’s nonproliferation and nuclear counterterrorism programs. Livermore’s Global Security Security Principal Directorate also includes the Department of Energy’s programs to counter chemical, biological, and explosive threats. The directorate employs about 800 […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Pentagon Policy Leader Rood to Step Down at Urging of President
The Defense Department’s top policy director submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday, saying he will leave his post at the end of the month and stating plainly that his departure was prompted by President Donald Trump. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John Rood assumed his role in August 2018, and will be succeeded by James […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Former SRS Security Worker Objects to Court Opinion in Discrimination Case
Federal law may allow a $3.5 million discrimination lawsuit against the security contractor for the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to continue even after a federal judge found the statute of limitations had passed for the case, according to newly hired legal counsel for the plaintiff. Marcialena Brown, an African-American woman, did not realize […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Taxes Trim Leidos’ Fourth Quarter Earnings Despite Strong Sales
By Calvin Biesecker Defense Daily Higher taxes led Leidos to report a slight dip in its fourth quarter earnings, but sales were strong and adjusted earnings easily topped analysts’ estimates. Net income in the quarter fell nearly 4% to $181 million, $1.26 earnings a share, from $188 million, or $1.25 a share, a year ago. Per-share […]