Vol. 24, No. 15 
NNSA Production Sites Hunker Down Amid COVID-19 Crisis
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Energy Dept. Employee Dies as Total NNSA COVID-19 Cases Rises to 51
There were 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Friday among personnel working at sites housing National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) operations, up from 26 a week ago and nine the week before that. Spokespersons for the semiautonomous Department of Energy agency and its sites generally declined to say which cases were at which locations. But […]
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Budget & Policy
Daily Testing, Protective Gear Needed for Essential Workers During Pandemic, HASC Chair Says
Essential federal workers, including those at National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plants that have not paused operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, should have access to protective equipment and daily testing for the virus, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said this week. “Every day, if you go to work at the White House, […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NNSA Delays Decision About Extending Pantex, Y-12 Management Contract
Because of COVID-19, the management and operations contractor for two of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nuclear weapon-production sites may not know until June whether it will be kept on the job into 2023 and what fee it earned last year. “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 national emergency, the contractor notification date for the CNS [Consolidated […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
New Prez Coming This Month for NNSA Kansas City Plant
Honeywell executive Eric Wollerman on April 30 will become president of the subsidary that manages the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Kansas City, Mo., National Security Campus. At the end of the month, the buck will stops with Wollerman at the NNSA-owned manufacturing hub for the non-nuclear parts of nuclear weapons. The Honeywell Federal Manufacturing […]
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Budget & Policy
Senate Armed Services Cancels ‘Paper Hearing’ on DOE Nuke Budget
The Senate Armed Services Committee called off an exchange of letters and statements about the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons budget that was scheduled for Thursday between lawmakers and top managers from the agency and the Pentagon. The committee had not announced a makeup date at deadline for the so-called paper hearing, which was delayed […]
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Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad
Electric Boat Chief Has COVID-19, Sub Builder ‘Dramatically’ Reducing Workers On Site
The president of General Dynamics Electric Boat has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus while the company confirmed further changes to the workforce configuration to limit the disease’s spread within its facilities. In an April 4 message to employees, Electric Boat President Kevin Graney disclosed he has tested positive for the pandemic virus, noting his […]
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Defense & Military
Air Force’s Bomber Fleet Could Get Larger, Global Strike Command Leader Says
Air Force Global Strike Command is looking to boost its number of bomber aircraft through 2040 and incorporate a number of new weapon systems on the fleet, even as dozens of current bombers may be retired by 2036. The service’s fiscal year 2021 presidential budget request included plans to cut 17 B-1B Lancer aircraft from […]