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- Sandia Corp. to Pay $4.79M to Settle Lobbying Allegations
- While We Were Out…
- Bill Richardson to Sen. Harry Reid: Help Move MOX Forward
- State Dept. Shoots Down Cruz Claim That Russian Missile Violates INF
- Air Force: Erroneous LRS-B Cost Estimates Sent to Congress Won’t Affect Program Plans
- DOE, Bechtel Looking to Build UPF Fabrication Facility and Warehouse
- NNSA Wants New Analysis of LANL Facility Earthquake Readiness
- BWXT’s Technical Services Group Recovering, Optimistic on Growth
- LANL Resumes Some Machining Activity at Plutonium Facility
- CNS Resumes Dismantlement Work After Worker Slip Prompted Pause at Pantex
- DOE Submits Justification to Revise DOE Emergency Management Order
- IGUA President Resigns; New Leader Named
- Kazakhstan and IAEA Sign LEU Fuel Bank Agreement
- Hill AFB to Host GBSD Industry Day in Late Sept.
- Navy Awards Teradyne $25M for Trident 2 Support
- At Pantex
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
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- 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Draws Activists to National Lab Protests
- CNS Hopes to Make Business Case for Pantex Administrative Complex to NNSA by Sept.
- Publication Notice
- DOE Extends Due Date for MOX Red Team
- GBSD Scheduled to Reach IOC in FY ‘29
- Senate Confirms DNFSB Noms.
- BWXT Indicates Interest in Sandia, Nevada Site M&O Contract Bids
- GAO: NNSA’s 25-Year Nuke Modernization Budget Estimate Up $17.6B Since Last Year
- NNSA Fines LANL for Violations of Classification Policies
- DOE IG: Certain National Security Campus Subcontracts Awarded Noncompetitively Without Justification
- LANL to Resubmit ESS/JCO Following ‘Zero’ Damage Ratio Concerns for Waste Containers
- HII Communicating with Govt. on How to Best Complete Work on Two Submarine Programs
- U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Agreement Passes Congressional Review Period
- Report: LRSB, Ohio Replacement, and GBSD Could Drive Cost Overruns in Nuclear Forces Funding
- Y-12 Engineers Working to Stabilize Damaged Beam
- At Oak Ridge
- At Pantex
- Wrap Up
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- Experts: Expand INF Treaty Membership to Promote Compliance
- Former DoD Official: Nuke Enterprise Risks Losing Critical Capabilities
- DoD Nuke Modernization May Need Half-Trillion Above BCA Over 8 Years
- DoD Official: Conventional Systems Can’t Substitute for Nukes
- General Dynamics: Ohio-class Replacement Driving Revenue Boost
- Northrop: LRS-B Unlikely to Have Major Effect on Near-Term Capex
- DOE: ‘Zero’ Damage Ratio for Waste Storage Containers ‘Inappropriate’
- GAO: DOE Understated $1.6B in Nuke Modernization Budget Estimates
- N.M. Universities Join to Bid on Sandia Contract
- NATO Official Urges Western Action to Eliminate Nuclear Umbrella Doubts
- Former Livermore Employee Alleges Whistleblower Retaliation
- AF Reportedly Plans to Release GBSD Draft RFP Early as Sept.
- Richardson Touts 16-Tube Design for SSBN Replacement
- Air Force Global Strike Becomes Four-Star Command
- Y-12 Reduces Infractions, Nuclear Criticality Safety Report Says
- Watchdog Calls For Combining Y-12 Environmental Assessments
- At Los Alamos
- Wrap Up
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- DOE IG: LANL Acted to Improve Safety Docs, but Issues Remain
- Global Strike to Rise to Four-Star Command Next Week
- LANL Aims to Restart PF-4 Ops by End of FY 2016
- Air Force Extends BAE’s Minuteman 3 Support Contract to GBSD
- Sandia Fined Over $577K For Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information
- Pantex Resumes Nuclear-Explosive Disassembly
- Incumbent Lockheed Competing for Sandia Contract, Competitors Silent
- DOD IG Clears Top Navy Officials from Lobbying Allegations
- At Oak Ridge
- NTI Expert, IAEA: Civilian HEU Elimination Progressing, but Obstacles Remain
- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates B-2 Bomber’s OMS-Compliant Architecture
- NNSA Nuclear Weapons Chief Retires
- Wrap Up
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- Arms Control Expert: U.S. Can Risk ‘Deeper Cuts’ in Nuclear Arsenal
- Discontinuing 123 Agreement with China Would Give Other Countries Foothold in Burgeoning Nuclear Market: Administration
- Review Rejects April MOX Cost Analysis, and Estimates Downblending Would Cost the Same
- DOE IG: NNSA Must Exercise ‘Professional Judgment’ in Support Service Contracts to Avoid Violating Federal Regulations
- Allies Know Russia Continues to Violate INF Treaty, National Security Council Official Says
- Former NNSA Administrator: Nuclear Modernization Requires Stronger Federal-Contractor Relationships
- Q & A with Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10)
- State Dept. Opposes, But VCJCS Nominee Agrees with Dunford’s Remarks that Russia is Greatest U.S. Threat
- Sandia Signs National Security Research Partnership with University of New Mexico
- DOE, Army Corps Seeking Sources for Y-12 Construction Support Facility
- VCJCS Nominee Would Prioritize Supporting Nuclear Forces
- Global Nuclear Zero Unlikely, Says NORTHCOM and NORAD Commander
- State Dept. Officials Tout U.S.-Russian Nuclear Security Cooperation
- Y-12 Saving Money Through Energy Performance Contracts
- Centrus Names New CFO
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
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- Emails Shed Light on Lockheed, Sandia Efforts to Extend Contract Bid
- Pantex Confirms Restart of B61 and W80 Work after ‘Code Blue’
- JCS Chair Nominee Calls for Modernization of NNSA Weapons Complex
- Would Renewal of 123 Agreement with China Open Bilateral Supply Partnerships?
- Review Rejects April MOX Cost Analysis, Estimates Downblending Would Cost the Same
- Wrap Up
- Incumbent Honeywell Wins Kansas City Plant Contract
- Air Force 1-3 Months Away from Long Range Strike Bomber Decision, LaPlante Says
- NNSA/AF Complete First B61-12 Development Flight Test
- Sandia Director Touts ‘Younger’ Demographic Despite Aging Nuclear Industry Workforce Concerns
- NNSA Extends Timeline for PF-4 Reinvestment Decision
- State Dept. Fact Sheet Updates U.S. Strategic Force Quantities
- HASC-SF Chair Confident Congress Will Fund Nuke Modernization Despite Possible Impacts on Conventional Capabilities
- Russia Is Greatest American Threat Largely Due to Nuclear Forces, Dunford Says
- BWXT, B&W Split Takes Effect
- Y-12 Making Progress on UPF Infrastructure Project
- DOE IG: Subcritical Experiments at NNSS ‘Effectively Managed’
- NNSA Releases Draft Environmental Assessment as Part of Proposed Y-12 Emergency Ops. Center
- SSP Awards Lockheed $27.5M Trident Contract
- Nuke Experts Agree Putin’s Recent Nuclear Saber-Rattling Lacks Credibility
- At Oak Ridge
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- Wrap Up
- At Oak Ridge
- Air Force General: No Morale Problem in Nuclear Forces
- Publication Notice
- Deputy SecDef: Modernize Nukes or Lose Capabilities; Modernization Will Cost $18B/yr Beyond FYDP
- HASC Chair: Increase U.S. Defense Spending to Counter Russian Nuke Modernization
- Report: Defense Spending Must Exceed BCA Caps for Nuclear Modernization
- 8th AF Commander: LRSB to Replace All Existing Bombers
- SSP Chief: ‘Now’ Is Time for Air Force and Navy to Determine Exact Aspects of Ballistic Missile Commonality
- CSIS Report on U.S. Nuclear Posture Puts Emphasis on Tactical Nukes
- SSP to Award Draper ‘Effort and Oversight’ Trident Contract
- Jill Hruby to Become President and Director of Sandia National Labs
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- Industry Pitching Excess ICBM Rocket Motors for Commercial Launch
- Despite Industry Concerns, Air Force B-52 Re-Engining Analysis Continuing as Planned
- At Oak Ridge
- STRATCOM Wants to Improve Implementation of NC3 Modernization
- Moniz: MOX Needs $1 Billion in Annual Funding
- Senate Passes NDAA, Does Not Adopt Any Submitted Nuclear Amendments
- STRATCOM Deputy Chief: Military Working on Innovative Approach to GBSD
- DOE and NNSA to Conduct Joint Nuclear Safety Review with DNFSB
- U.S. and Republic of Korea Sign Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
- NNSA Lifts ‘Code Blue’ at Pantex
- DOE Issues UT-Battelle Preliminary Fine Notice
- BWX Technologies Reveals Business Priorities at Nuclear Sites
- Wrap Up
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- DOE to Wrap Up Report Later This Year on Excess Facilities Across Complex
- House Blocks Amendment to FY 16 Defense Approps Bill to Address Russian Violation of INF Treaty
- Senate Appropriators Express Concern Over Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
- Sen. Feinstein Blocks NDAA Amendment Aimed at Limiting Warhead Dismantlement
- Sen. Rubio Files NDAA Amendment Aimed at Maintaining Current ICBM Alert Levels
- Wilson to Start as STRATCOM Dep. Cmdr. in Late July
- NNSA Must Improve Oversight Using Contractor Assurance Systems, GAO Says
- Defense Spending Bill Passes After House Approves Separate Fund for Ohio-Replacement
- DOE to Investigate LANS and NSTec for Nuclear Safety Violations
- New Los Alamos TRU Waste Facility To Be Completed On Time, Within Budget, Review Finds
- Babcock & Wilcox Split to Go Into Effect July 1
- Los Alamos Guards Union Reaches Contract Agreement
- Watchdog Group Calls for Review of Whether Top Navy Officials Violated Anti-Lobbying Laws
- DOE IG Finds NNSA Cybersecurity Controls Weak
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
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- At Oak Ridge
- Sandia Facing Significant Fine from DOE for Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information
- Air Force: GBSD Currently Estimated to Cost $62B
- Downblending Analyses for Surplus Plutonium ‘Rather Incomplete,’ Rep. Simpson Says
- Rep. Fleischmann: Poneman’s Centrus Appointment Shouldn’t Impact American Centrifuge Funding
- House Appropriators ‘Confused’ about Navy’s Down-Selection on OR Technology
- White House Opposes SASC Proposals to Ban Bomber Retirements and Increase LDRD Funding Cap
- DOE Issues Notices of Violation to LANL, Proposes $247,500 Fine
- U.S. Should Maintain Nuclear Triad, Former Defense Dept. Official Says
- Former Y-12 Contractor B&W Technical Services Faces $150,000 DOE Fine
- DOE and ORNL Contractor Settle Radiological Release Investigation
- Wrap Up
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- NNSA Program Management Comes Under New Scrutiny in Senate Def. Auth. Bill
- Senators Concerned that OSD Realignment Could Divert Focus from Nuclear Enterprise
- Senate Bill Would Require Including Emergency Preparedness in Award Fee Evaluations
- ‘New Hazard Scenario’ Led to ‘Code Blue’ at Pantex
- DOE Would Take a Closer Look at Downblending Alternative to MOX Under Senate NDAA
- Air Force’s Strategic Master Plan Outlines Nuclear Mission as ‘Clear Priority’
- Senators Propose Raising LDRD Funding Cap
- GAO Deems Nuclear Weapons Council Guiding Document Outdated, Recommends Revision
- White House Terminates Executive Order Tied to Russian Uranium Sales
- U.S. Should Share Tactical Nuke Burden with Allies, Expert Says
- Better Management of Spare Parts Needed at DOE Sites, IG Says
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
- At Nevada
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- At Savannah River
- At Oak Ridge
- Senate Appropriators Call for New Uranium Science Institute
- Senate FY16 Energy Spending Bill Includes $345 Million For MOX Construction
- Senate FY16 Energy Spending Bill Would Slightly Plus Up Funding for NNSA Weapon Activities
- NNSA Declares ‘Code Blue’ at Pantex
- Sandia Procurement Gets Rolling as NNSA Releases Sources Sought Notice
- NNSA Responds to Congressional Advisory Panel Recommendations
- Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract to Be Awarded by August, Air Force Official Says
- House FY16 Defense Spending Bill Would Block Transfers Into Sea-Based Deterrent Fund
- NNSA Moving Forward With Competition for New Nevada National Security Site Contract
- CRS Report: A ‘Package of Options’ Is Needed to Meet Goal of 80 Plutonium Pits Per Year
- Nuclear Enterprise Stakeholders Meet at Pentagon with Senators, Top Air Force Officials
- UPF Federal Project Director Eschenberg Stepping Down
- U.S. Considering Offensive and Defensive Capabilities to Counter Alleged INF Violation
- Wrap Up
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- Project Mgmt. Issues at NNSS Security Upgrade Quadrupled Price, IG Says
- Nuclear Expert Calls for U.S. to Bolster Its ‘Tactical’ Nuke Capabilities
- Plutonium Downblending Cheaper than MOX, Report Finds, But Hurdles Remain for Both
- House Passes FY’16 Defense Authorization Act
- Pentagon Plans to Invest in NC3 Regardless of Sequestration, Official Says
- SASC Markup of FY 2016 NDAA Includes Plus-Ups for Nuclear Forces
- State Dept. Bucks Russian Diplomat Who Signaled Unwillingness for New Nuclear Reductions
- Boeing CEO Downplays Concerns Over Potential LRSB Contract Loss
- Experts Lay Out Disarmament Options as Divergent Views Abound at RevCon
- Experts Call for U.S. to Engage Russia on INF, Arms Control More Creatively
- Senators Express Concerns about Civil Nuclear Agreement with China
- Sandia Director Hommert to Retire This Summer
- Navy Strategic Systems Programs Wants to Accelerate OR Quad Pack Work
- At Los Alamos
- At Oak Ridge
- At Savannah River
- Wrap Up
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- Administration Turns Away From MOX in Recent Surplus Plutonium SEIS
- U.S. Strategic Forces Commander Pushes Back Against Calls to Downgrade Alert Status
- Military Officials Praise Communication with Congress on Nuclear Issues
- B&W CEO Expresses Optimism for Future of Company’s Technical Services Group
- Air Force Extends Northrop Grumman’s MM3 Partial Bridge by Three Months
- Prior to Major Electrical Accident at Los Alamos, DOE Had Already Launched Investigation
- During Sen. Def. Approps. Budget Hearing, Feinstein Challenges Dempsey on Necessity of LRSO
- NNSA Begins Market Research for New Nuke Smuggling Prevention Contract
- Pantex Plant Undergoes Brief ‘Quality Pause’
- Los Alamos Guards Union Breaks Off Contract Negotiations
- As New CEO, Poneman Lays Out Vision for Centrus Commercial Comeback
- U.S. Official Says Modernization Can Fit with Disarmament Objectives
- DOE: No Indication Poneman Violated Ethics Rules in Seeking Centrus Job
- Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Ohio-Class Sub Maintenance Contract
- At Oak Ridge
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- Obama Administration Continues to Distance Itself from MOX
- GOP Sens. Criticize Kerry on Administration’s Disarmament Offer
- HASC Republicans Oppose Admin. Plan to Accelerate Dismantlement Work by 20 Percent
- HASC Markup Directs DoD to Communicate More on Strategic Forces
- Lawmakers Reject Attempts to Reduce NNSA Weapons Funding in FY16 Approps Bill
- NNSA Would Get Boost in House Version of FY 2016 NDAA
- Senator: Full-Scale Nuclear Modernization Should Proceed Despite Budget Crunch
- ICBM Silos Will Stay Warm as Boosters Are Removed
- Northrop Downplays Potential Combat Aircraft Consolidation Following LRSB Contract
- DOE Submits Implementation Plan for DNFSB Emergency Response Recommendation
- SSP to Contract with Draper for Trident 2 Guidance Systems
- Israel Showing Support for CTBT Ratification, Treaty Official Says
- At Livermore
- Wrap Up
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- Orbital ATK Still Collaborating with Company from CTR Era
- At Los Alamos
- HASC Subcommittee Markup Would Give Congress More Oversight of LRSB
- Lawmakers May Hold Hearing on Poneman’s Appointment to Centrus
- House Lawmakers Want Greater Role for DNFSB Members in Approving Senior Staff
- UPF Fully Funded in House Approps, but Questions Remain About Cost
- HASC-SF Endorses Some Recommendations of Governance Panel
- New Report: MOX Could Cost $52 Billion to Build, Run Plant
- Air Force to Remove 50 Boosters from MM3 Launch Facilities
- B-52 Reengining RFP Expected This Summer
- House Version of NDAA Would Prohibit Funding for Fixed Radiological Portal Monitors
- Savings Rolling in at Y-12/Pantex, but is Consolidation Model Applicable Elsewhere?
- House Appropriators Concerned About NNSA LEP Workload
- HASC Subcommittee Markup Authorizes More Money, Powers for Sea-Based Deterrence Fund
- President Could Be Required to Start R&D to Counter Russia’s Alleged INF Violation
- Nuclear Triad Maintained at $9-$25B Deficit
- Lawmakers Want Plan for Transferring Excess NNSA Facilities to DOE Cleanup Program
- House Appropriators Raise Questions About Continuing American Centrifuge Project
- Expert: Disarmament, WMD-Free Zone, Modernization to Be Discussion Topics at Upcoming RevCon
- CNS Combines Tech Transfer Functions at Y-12, Pantex
- At Oak Ridge
- At Pantex
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- U.S. Working with NATO to Bring Russia Back into INF Compliance
- Ohio Replacement Could Cause $154B Navy Shortfall Over Next 19 Years
- Dem. House Lawmaker: OCO Could Help U.S. Avert ‘Disaster’ for Nuclear Enterprise
- NNSA Defers Decision on Severing Tritium Work From SRNS Contract Until 2016
- House Appropriators Trim $134 Million From NNSA Weapons Budget for FY 2016
- LRSB Loss Could Have Domino Effect across Company’s Different Business Segments
- Kendall: DoD Can’t Afford to Modernize Triad
- LANL Preparing Contingency Guard Force as Pro Force Bargaining Talks Stall
- American Centrifuge Could Get $50 Million in Reprogramming Under House Bill
- Senate Lawmakers Push NNSA to Maintain Scientific Balance at Laboratories
- Pantex Union Workers Eyeing Possible Strike
- SSP to Contract with Lockheed for Trident Navigation Subsystem Support
- NYT Editorial Board: Putin’s Nuclear Threats ‘Set a New Benchmark’ for East-West Hostility
- NRC Kicks Off Special Investigation at NFS After Incident
- At Oak Ridge
- At Livermore
- Wrap Up
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- White House Officially Nominates Connery, Hamilton to DNFSB Slots
- Navy Report to Congress: OR Could ‘Severely’ Degrade Shipbuilding Industrial Base, Absent Relief
- DoD Eyes Competition for Bomber Upgrades
- SEAB Task Force Urges Increased Funding for Nonprolif. Work
- Navy SSP to Award Sole-Source Contract for Trident 2 Engineering and Assessment
- DOE Makes Final Award Under CORAL Supercomputing Initiative
- U.S. Officials Meet with Vatican Officials ahead of NPT RevCon
- IAEA, NNSA to Work with Jamaican Government in HEU-to-LEU Conversion
- Russian Delegate to UN Disarmament Commission: US Missile Defense Destroys Disarmament
- At Savannah River
- At Livermore
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
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- At Oak Ridge
- House Lawmakers Raise Concerns About MOX Study
- DNFSB Acting General Counsel Placed on Administrative Leave
- Connery, Hamilton Emerge as Top Candidates to Fill DNFSB Slots
- House Oversight Committee to Probe Former DOE Dep. Secretary’s Appointment at Centrus
- More Details Emerge of B&W’s Spin-Off of Nuclear Businesses
- Air Force Continuing to Increase Attention on Nuclear Forces
- AFNWC Creates Two New Directorates
- Senate Confirms Robin Rand to Lead Global Strike
- SEAB Task Force: DOE Labs ‘Choking’ on Burdensome Requirements
- U.S., Russian Stockpiles Dip in Latest New START Treaty Declaration
- SSP Awards Lockheed Martin $59M Undefinitized Trident Contract
- Centerra Acquires Gregg Protection Services
- As NPT Parties Prepare for RevCon, Russia-U.S. Relations Tamper Disarmament Prospects
- At Savannah River
- Wrap Up
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- Air Force Team Will Evaluate Role of GBSD
- Boeing Begins Work on FISAC Guidance Subsystem Contract
- CAPE Director: Nuclear Enterprise Maintained at Diminished Margin
- Wrap Up
- NNSA Response to Governance Panel Report Delayed
- SecAF: BCA Would Reduce Investment in Nuclear Forces by $1-$2B
- Y-12/Pantex Mgmt. Consolidation Has Already Saved $80M, NNSA Says
- SSP Official: AF/Navy Nuclear Force Commonalities Appear Promising
- Sen. Feinstein Raises Questions About Former Deputy Energy Secretary’s New Post at Centrus
- Democratic Lawmakers Reintroduce Bills to Cut Nuclear Weapons Spending
- 20th Air Force Commander Nominated for A10 Position
- White House Defends Against Russian Counter-Assertions of INF Violation
- Obama Administration Not Giving Up on Prospects for CTBT
- Sens. Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bill to Boost LDRD Funding
- CNS Addressing Employee Benefit Concerns
- NNSA Releases Broad Strategy for Nonproliferation Account
- Montana Delegation Expresses Disapproval of FAA Powder River Decision
- At Los Alamos
- At Oak Ridge
- CORRECTION
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- Navy Commander in Part of Nuclear Enterprise Removed from Duty
- At Pantex
- At Oak Ridge
- Panel: Russia’s Aggressive Behavior Threatens World Order, Destroys Bilateral Trust
- Thornberry: Full HASC to Look More Closely at Strategic Deterrence
- Navy Might Have to Look Outside Itself to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement
- NNSA Releases Update to Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan
- Industry Confronting Multiple Issues with Aging Triad
- House, Senate Budget Resolutions Increase War Funds, Making Room for Nuclear Spending?
- New Bomber Program Progressing According To Plan, LaPlante Says
- GAO: EM Not Properly Prioritizing NNSA Facilities for D&D
- Air Force Global Strike Commander Nominated to be STRATCOM Deputy Commander
- SRS Working With NNSA to Limit Impacts of Proposed FY16 Budget Cut for H-Canyon
- NNSA Preparing Small Business Set-Aside Opportunities This Fiscal Year
- FAS Releases Report on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
- At Sandia
- At Savannah River
- Wrap Up
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- FAS Report: U.S. Contains 7,100 Total Warheads
- Air Force to Award Multiple Contracts for GBSD’s TMRR Phase
- NNSA Administrator: UPF On Schedule and On Budget
- ExchangeMonitor Publications and Forums Acquired by Access Intelligence
- Former DOE Deputy Secretary’s New Spot at Centrus Energy Raises Concern on Capitol Hill
- NNSA Awards OST Support Services Contracts to Three Small Businesses
- CNO Seeking to Find Specific Vehicle to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement
- ‘Problem’ With High Explosive Driving W88 Warhead CHE Refresh
- State Dept. Official: Russian Defense Policy Poses Challenge to Disarmament
- New Uranium Strategy Completed by Y-12 Contractor; MAR Reduction Efforts Underway
- Electric Boat Earns Another Contract Mod Involving Ohio-Class Replacement Work
- Last Remaining Observer Group at Conference on Disarmament Abandons U.N. Forum
- Y-12/Pantex Contractor Addresses Benefits Concerns
- At Pantex
- At Sandia
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
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- AF Acquisition Secretary: LRSB Most Likely Will Be Cost-Plus
- As Admin. Makes Pitch for Modernization Support, ‘Affordability Problems’ Loom
- AREVA Announces Plan to Cut Costs Following $5.4B Loss in 2014
- New Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Expected to Cost $40-$60 Billion, Official Says
- Wrap Up
- Russian Foreign Minister to Conference on Disarmament: U.S., NATO Violating NPT
- Dan Poneman to Take Over As Centrus CEO
- At Oak Ridge
- Amid DoD Warnings, Sen. Calls on Colleagues to Fund Ohio-Class Replacement through Separate Fund
- Administration Officials Defend Acceleration of Work on LRSO, Cruise Missile Warhead
- Klotz Against DOE Name Change, but Mum on Other Recommendations for NNSA
- Four-Star Air Force General Nominated to Command Global Strike
- Air Force: B-2 Availability Increasing
- Nuclear Force Advocates React Positively to FIP Reforms
- CBO: Nuke Costs to Spike in early 2020s
- At Sandia
- At Savannah River
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- LRSO Deployment Rooted in New START Treaty Policy
- Global Strike Command Director of Operations: LRSB Ready to Go Nuclear Two Years after IOC
- AF Senior Leaders Hold Nuclear Oversight Board Meeting at Minot for First Time
- Former Dem. Sen. Approps. Staffer: Cruise Missile Could Be Endangered
- At Oak Ridge
- HASC-Strategic Forces Lawmakers Vow to Push Back Against Sequestration Cuts
- As NNSA Steadies LEP Workload, FPU on Navy Portion of Interoperable Warhead Delayed to 2035
- CNO: DoD “Reviewing” Modernization Across Nuclear Enterprise
- Without Fee Incentives, DOE Risks Losing Competition, Industry Execs Say
- NNSA: Past Performance Important, but ‘Case-by-Case’ Approach Appropriate for M&O Procurements
- Battelle Eyeing Increased Role Across Weapons Complex
- Former STRATCOM Chief Pushes NC3 Modernization
- SecAF: Service Has Programmed $5.6B Increase in FYDP for Nuclear Forces
- For Y-12/Pantex Contractor, Limited Flexibility in Shifting Money Between Sites
- Moniz: $200 Million More a Year Needed for Optimal MOX Construction
- At Los Alamos
- DOE Considering Complex-Wide Infrastructure Committee
- Income for B&W Technical Services Group Continues to Dip
- Huntington Ingalls to Ramp Up Capital Investments to Prepare for ORP Contracts
- Daines Engages AF Secretary on Proposed PRTC Expansion
- Wrap Up
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- Wrap Up
- At Oak Ridge
- Air Force Releases Industry RFSE Q&As, Industry Concerned about Potential Schedule Obstacles
- N.M. Lawmaker Pushes For New Mexico-Centric Bid for Sandia or Los Alamos
- NNSA Administrator Warns of Potential ‘Devastating’ Cuts from Sequestration
- Babcock & Wilcox Announces Bid for Kansas City Plant Contract
- U.S. Still Pressing for Arms Control, but Major Prospects With Russia Are Dim
- Support for Nuclear Modernization Higher than Previous Years, Cong. Staff Say
- Troy Wade Honored With Third Annual Johnny Foster Award
- Newly Scaled-Back UPF Finds Positive Reviews
- Trident 2 D5 Missile Upgrades on Track to Complete by 2024, Navy Official Says
- Erhart Leaving NNSA Production Office to Head up NNSA Office of Policy
- After Disagreement, SEAB Delays Approval of NNSA Governance Panel Endorsement
- Air Force Sec. Says Plans to Increase Service End Strength Should ‘Bolster’ Nuclear Enterprise
- Sen. Alexander to Follow New Defense Secretary’s Lead on UPF, Other Nuclear Issues
- DNFSB Needs to Do More to Improve Procedures, Controls, GAO Finds
- NNSA Evaluating Causes of Misclassification Incidents at Los Alamos
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- At Oak Ridge
- DNFSB Raises Seismic Concerns With Y-12 Production Facilities
- INTERVIEW: House E&W Approps. Chair Mike Simpson
- Carter Confirmed as Secretary of Defense, Senators Optimistic About Impact on Nuclear Enterprise
- Budget Analysts Brief HASC on How Nuclear Triad Fits in Defense Budget
- Work Visits Minot, Notes Equipment Flaws, Strengthening Morale
- STRATCOM Chief: As Other Countries Modernize Nukes, U.S. Must Invest As Well
- GAO Keeps EM, NNSA, On 2015 ‘High-Risk’ List
- Air Force Extends Response Deadline for RFSE RFP
- Navy Seeks Small Business Sources for Ohio-Class Systems
- General Dynamics Reports $1.4B Backlog in Design and Development on Ohio-Class Replacement
- Arms Control Advocates Seek Clarification of NPT Path Forward
- Draper Labs Receives $302M Trident Contract
- At Pantex
- Wrap Up
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- Could Funding Challenges for Ohio-Class Replacement Cause Officials to Revisit Posture Requirements?
- Sec. of Defense Nominee Addresses Questions Related to Nuclear Forces
- Air Force Identifies NC2 as Possible Area for Cut
- With LRSO Accelerated, Air Force Pushes up RFP to Fourth Quarter of FY 2015
- New Study Warns of ‘Dysfunctional Relationship’ Among DNFSB Members
- Wrap Up
- Accelerated Return of W76-0 Warheads from Navy to NNSA on Track
- DOE Investigating Partial Amputation of Finger at OST Oak Ridge Facility
- At Oak Ridge
- NATO Moves Toward Relying More Heavily on Strategic Forces
- Sen. Alexander: Despite Strong Support, UPF Could Force Tough Budget Choices
- NNSA Moving Forward With Pu Capabilities Project at LANL, Requests $155.6 Million in FY 2016
- NNSA Downplays POGO Concerns About Klotz’s 2012 Work for Bechtel
- White House Seeking FY16 Funds for Classified Overseas LRSB Facility
- DOE Plans to Continue MOX Construction Next Year Met With Praise
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- B-2 DMS, Minuteman 3 NC3 Facilities Could See Cuts Under Sequestration
- NNSA Maintaining UPF Funding Profile in FY 2016 With Scaled Back Project
- White House Asking for $1.4 Billion in FY 2016 for Ohio-Class Replacement
- FY 2016 NNSA Nonproliferation Budget Request Relatively Flat
- NNSA Seeking $345 Million ‘Continuation’ Budget for MOX in FY16
- NNSA Weapons Program Gets Big Boost in FY 2016 Budget Request
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- Weapons Program Increase, Flat Funding for Nonproliferation Expected in FY 2016 Budget Request
- Triad Contracts a Major Factor in Defense Giants’ Earnings
- RFI for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Garners Interest from Several Companies
- Air Force and Navy Chiefs Make Case to SASC for Nuclear Enterprise Funding
- At Livermore
- At Los Alamos
- Draft DOE IG Report Raises Problems With LANL Classification Officer
- LANL Director Emphasizes Balanced Approach as Lab Recovers from Difficult FY 2014
- NAS Panel Calls for Strategic Partnership Between Labs, Other Agencies
- NPO Manager Steve Erhart Addresses Departure Rumors
- Separate Air Force Nuclear Modernization Fund Gaining Traction?
- Long-Range Strike Caucus Meets to Rally Support for Bombers
- GOP Lawmakers Call for Nuclear Weapons in Eastern Europe
- Experts: U.S. Should Take Firm Stance on INF, Budapest Memorandum
- ATK, Orbital Approve Merger and Share Distribution
- Oak Ridge Extends American Centrifuge Contract With Centrus Through September
- Malmstrom ICBM ‘Work Cages’ Become Operational
- At Oak Ridge
- Wrap Up
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- Head of Air Force A10 Shares Details of GBSD, Takes on Modernization Critics
- At Oak Ridge
- MOX Work Not Affected by Russian Withdrawal From Nuclear Security Cooperation
- Lawmakers React as Air Force Approves Powder River Training Complex Expansion
- Dept. of Justice Investigating Sandia Lobbying Efforts
- Ohio-Class Replacement Could Lag in Stealth if Program Doesn’t Secure Funding
- New HASC Chairman Opposed to Major Recommendation of NNSA Panel
- New CBO Study Shows $7 Billion Decrease in 10-Year Nuke Cost Estimates
- PERs Highlight Very Different Years for Los Alamos, Livermore in FY 2014
- Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ Ahead Two Ticks
- Scowcroft: U.S. Should Closely Consider Nuclear Structure in Context of Recent Russian Actions
- DOE Office of Enforcement to Investigate ORNL Radiological Release
- DOE IG Pulls OST Report to Review Accuracy of Findings
- Alexander Officially Named Chairman of Senate E&W Approps
- Conference on Disarmament Convenes in Geneva
- At Pantex
- Wrap Up