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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 44
Read Full Issue- Department of Energy Cancels Savannah River Site Contract Competition, Citing NNSA Missions
- D&D Project for Pits at PF-4 Targeted for 2025 Wrap
- Judge Won’t Block LANL Vax Mandate Yet, Compels Refusers to Arbitration With Lab
- Centrus Sees Boost on Pension Settlement in Q3; Revenue Rises Across Segments
- Defense Board Still on DOE Over Building-235, Wants Annual Briefing on D&D
- Aussie Nuke Subs Will be Based on Existing Design; Due Diligence Done With U.S., Ambassador Says
- Round Up: NNSA Leadership at SRS; U.S.-China Nuke Dialog; DOE at SC21; More
- Editor’s Note: The New Exchangemonitor.com
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 43
Read Full Issue- Might be ‘Months’ Before Pantex, Y-12 Award, Fluor Says in Earnings Call
- BWXT’s 3Q Income, Revenue Trickle Down on COVID Comps for Power Biz
- Navy Triggers Options on Fluor’s Nuclear Propulsion Contract
- Leidos Sees Earnings Bump in Q3, Says Company Has 90%+ COVID Vaccination Rate
- Pentagon Says China May Have 1,000 Nuclear Warheads or More By 2030
- More Iran Talks After Thanksgiving; U.S. to Participate
- Ex-NNSA Nonproliferation Boss Beats Drum on Iran as Sides Posture for JCPOA Talks
- More Workers Join SRNS Vaccine Lawsuit; Cite Fear of Death
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 42
Read Full Issue- CNS Staying at Y-12, Pantex Through March
- Active NNSA COVID Cases Trend Flat Year Over Year; More Fatalities Since September
- Small Group of Religious Refusers Sue Over LANL Vaccine Mandate in Federal Court
- Amentum Buying PAE in Deal Valued at $1.9B, Barring Last-Minute Suitors
- Lockheed’s Loss of UK Atomic Weapons Biz is Biggest Headwind of Year So Far
- Structural Work on Main UPF Building Wraps; Electricity Building After New Year’s
- Huizenga Stepping Aside as NA-3; Taking Advisory Role at NNSA on Possible Iran Deal Return
- Ex-Sandian “Shamelessly” Shirked Responsibility in Fraud Case, Imperiling Sentencing Leniency, Government Says
- Enviros Fight to Keep Pit Lawsuit in Court; NNSA Says Congress’ Mandate Means No Pause for Pits
- Washington State Congressman Seeks Job Protection for Unvaccinated Feds With Antibodies
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 41
Read Full Issue- Some Vaccine Refusal Firings Already at LANL, Sandia; Dec. 8 Deadline Looms Across Enterprise
- Savannah River “Targeting” Downblend of 34 Metric-Ton Tranche of Plutonium in FY 2026
- Nuclear Submarine Partnership Not Necessarily Exclusive, U.K.’s Top General Says
- SHINE Nabs NNSA MO-99 Funding
- Fees Calling it a Career at BWXT in May
- Blinken Meets With IAEA, Senate Committee Moves Nonpro Diplomat Nominees
- Sister Megan Rice, Who Broke Into Y-12, Dies
- Round Up: NNSA Nonpro Nominee Clears Committee; New Nuclear Fuel Services Prez; Intel Out on as HPC Prime; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 40
Read Full Issue- Sandia, LLNL to Add COVID Vaccine Mandates; Refusers at LANL, Savannah River, Sue
- Biden Admin Might be Warming to SLCM-N, Ex-Trump Nuke Official Says
- Downblended Pu From South Carolina Should Ship to WIPP Next Summer
- Centerra to Continue as SRS Security Provider in Near Term
- Alleged Sandia Swindler Hits Back at Feds in Fight to Shave Sentence; Hearing Set for November
- Navy Employee Busted in Spy Sting for Trying to Sell Virginia-class Reactor Secrets
- Plutonium-Hauling Cargo Carrier That Called on S.C. Port Dismantled, Recycled, U.K. Decom Authority Says
- John Pasko, ex-DNFSB Hand, USS Wyoming Commander, Dies at 64
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 39
Read Full Issue- Senators Press Hinderstein About Past Iran Comments but Don’t Oppose Nomination to NNSA Nonpro Post
- DOE Guidance Calls for Immediate Addition of COVID Vaccine Mandate to Site Contracts
- U.S. Warhead Stockpile at 3,750, State, NNSA Say
- Air Force Wraps Up B61-12 Test Regimen on F35-A
- NNSA Seeking Comment on Prolonging Uranium Exports for Mo-99 Beyond January
- Nominee for Air Force Procurement Post Praises Service’s Nuclear Acquisitions
- Centrus Finance Exec to Retire at Year’s End
- Round Up: Hruby Remarks at UN Stockpile Unveiling; Boston Marathon Rad Sweeps; A&M Prof Advising WH; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 38
Read Full Issue- Religious Exemption to LANL Vax Mandate Means Leave Without Pay
- SRS Ops Contract Solicitation Coming in October
- Shutdown Averted, DOE, Other Feds to Stay Open Until Dec. 3
- Stockpile Stewardship Tools Today ‘Far Outstrip’ What Creators Thought Possible, LLNL Director Says
- Senate Authorizers Demand NNSA Plan for Treatment of Modernization Waste
- Enterprise Assessments Opening Investigation Into Summer Flood at LANL Plutonium Facility
- S.C. State Senator From SRS Area Wants 80-20 Split in Plutonium Settlement Money
- Settlement Over Y-12 Waste Shipments, COVID Highlight Annual Nevada Site Report
- DOD Restructures Submarine Acquisition Shop
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 37
Read Full Issue- King Supports ICBM Refresh on Submarine Fears; Says China Weighs Heavy on Nuclear Posture Review
- House Passes Stopgap 2022 Budget; Senate GOP Threatens Fillibuster
- B83 Appears Intact in Senate NDAA; Bill Would Mandate Nuke Review Every Four Years
- NNSA Active COVID Cases Hit Summer High in September; Three Deaths This Week
- Alleged Sandia Swindler Dickering Over Sentence
- Australian Nuclear Sub Effort Could Take Decades, Admiral Says
- Roundup: SLBM Test; Dell for the Stockpile; Rubbing Elbows at IAEA; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 36
Read Full Issue- U.S., U.K. Will Help Australia Get Nuclear-Powered Attack Subs
- Poll Commissioned by Nuke-Friendly Group Shows Broad Support for ICBM Refresh
- Nuclear Modernization Based on Obsolete Thinking, STRATCOM Commander Says
- Centrus Signs Three-Year Lease Extension for Centrifuge Facilities in Ohio
- 90% of DNFSB Staff Vaccinated, Documents Show
- DOE Stands Behind Nuclear Safety Management Rule in Response to DNFSB
- Round Up: Granholm at IAEA; Miller Gets Medal; SNL’s Hot SHOT; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 35
Read Full Issue- Biden Promises Federal-Contractor Vaccine Mandate
- UPF Start Up in Aug. 2025, Defense Board Says
- First Full-Time Plutonium Infrastructure Boss Rounds Out New Directorate at LANL
- In First In-Person Appearance, Jenkins Lays Out State’s Aims for Post New START Arms Control
- Round Up: Centrus Pension Settlement; Uranium Reserve; Saturday Sandia Sounding Rocket; Cooper Caught in Redistricting?
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 34
Read Full Issue- UPF, Infrastructure Get Boost in House Armed Services NDAA; No B83 Funds
- NNSA Will Have to Report on Benefits of Competitive M&O Contracts if House NDAA Becomes Law
- Pit Debate in 18-Month ‘Tactical Pause,’ House Armed Services Chair Says
- House NDAA Would Order GBSD Review by Team Including Non-Defense Members
- August Brings Summer COVID Surge at NNSA Sites; Four New Fatalities Confirmed; SRS Contractor Mandates Vax
- NorthStar Scores Matching NNSA Funds for Domestic Mo-99
- Round Up: NA-1 on Tour; New AFGSC Head; Nonproliferation Notes; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 33
Read Full Issue- Centrus’ HALEU Cascade Costs Creep Up With COVID
- NNSA Releases Sources Sought for Domestic Uranium Reserve
- S.C. Lawmakers to Discuss Division of S.C. Plutonium Settlement Money Next Week
- August Experiment at NIF Set New Fusion Output Record for Facility
- Round Up: PF-4 Flooding; Lithium Costs; New NNSA Public Affairs Head; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 32
Read Full Issue- DOE Urging Contractors to Find Ways to Get Workers Vaccinated
- ‘Massive’ Delays, Bills, Cancellations at NNSA ‘Must End,’ House Armed Services Chair Says
- Los Alamos Pit Directorate Staffs Up With 5 New Managers
- Proposal to Add Multiyear Funding for NNSA Pits Swept Aside in Trillion-Dollar Senate Spend Bills
- Personnel: Wallin Moving Up at Livermore, Harrell Moving Out at Sandia
- Air Force Launched Midnight-Hour Minuteman III Test With JTA
- Tough Comp, Worse Prices Depress Profits at Centrus in 2Q
- Huntington Ingalls’ Second-Quarter Earnings Bounce Back
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 31
Read Full Issue- Senate Appropriators Match NNSA Budget Request, Buck House by Including All W93, Sea-Launched W80-4
- Nuclear Posture Review ‘Will Change Little’ at NNSA, Agency Weapons Boss Speculates
- NNSA on Path to 30 Pits in 2026, but Management’s Judgements Differ About Interim Milestones
- NNSA, Lab Official Say Congress Shouldn’t Change Legal Deadlines on Pit Production
- Samples Shipped for LANL’s Next Subcritical Plutonium Test at Nevada
- Reporter’s Notebook, 2021 Nuclear Deterrence Summit
- Fluor Has 2Q Loss From Continuing Ops; Confirms Pursuit of Y-12, Pantex Deal
- BWXT 2Q Earnings Fall But Revenue Remains Steady
- DOE Spells Out Steps to Stem Rising COVID Case Count Around Nuclear Sites
- Rose Sworn in as No. 2 at NNSA
- White House to Nominate Hinderstein for Top NNSA Nonrpo Post
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 30
Read Full Issue- ‘Minimally Sufficient’ FY22 NNSA Budget Proposal Squeaks by House in Floor Vote
- NNSA’s ’22 Budget Request Barely Adequate, Joint Pentagon-DOE Group Tells Congress
- As Part of NDAA, Armed Services Panel Wants Briefing on NNSA Review of B61-12, W 88 Alt-370 Delays
- Final Bids for Pantex, Y-12 Management Pact Due Aug. 9
- Unvaccinated Feds, On-Site Contractors Face Restrictions; Masks Mandatory Indoors for All at DOE Buildings;
- Active COVID-19 Cases at NNSA Hit High for Year in July; Vaccinations Plateau
- Hruby Officially on the Job as Sixth NNSA Administrator
- Rose Confirmed as Principal Deputy Administrator of NNSA
- Craft Strike Ends at Livermore
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 29
Read Full Issue- Hruby Confirmed as NNSA Administrator
- NNSA Planning Discussions With Bidders on Combined Pantex, Y-12 Contract
- GOP Lawmakers File Amendments to Restore W93, SLCM-N Warhead, in DOE Budget
- House Spending Bill Would Slash Versatile Test Reactor, Keep Funding Taps Open for ICF
- Senate Arms Services Committee Passes its Version of NDAA
- KCNSC ‘Christening’ New Manufacturing Space in Fall
- Doling Out Double Dosimeters Caused Confusion Over Employee Exposure at Pantex, Enterprise Assessments Office Says
- Howanitz Replacing Rusinko as Head of Bechtel Nukes Sept. 1
- Round Up: New Defense Nuclear Security Deputy; Another Nevada Wildfire Put Out; Sandia Centrifuge Test Milestone
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 28
Read Full Issue- W88 Alt 370 First Production Unit Complete; Production Run Possible in Early CY22
- House Appropriators Hold Line on NNSA Modernization in 2022 but Trim Trio of Weapons Programs
- NNSA Administrator Nominee Among Defense Appointees Held Up in Senate
- SRS Adds Shifts to Plutonium Dilute and Dispose Program at K-Area
- Craft Workers Strike at Livermore
- Federal Return to Work Plans Due Monday
- Weekly Roundup: NNSA Projects Get DOE PM Awards; NM Quake; Sandia Landfill; More
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 27
Read Full Issue- DOE, Nevada at Last Settle Up Over Unauthorized Waste Shipments From Y-12
- NNSA Los Alamos Shipments to WIPP Resume
- Nevada Wildfires Completely Contained, Site Says
- No Written DOE Denials of Info to DNFSB So This Year, Board Says
- Wallace Retires From Los Alamos; Held Directorship During Triad Transition
- U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Contract for Up to $3.9 Billion for ICBM Ground Subsystems
- Biden Picks Ex-Sandia Nonpro Manager for State Department Arms Control Post
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 26
Read Full Issue- ‘I Do Not Trust Savannah River’ but ‘We’re Not Going to Kill’ GBSD, House Armed Services Chair Says After Savannah River Pit Review
- Enviros Sue to Stop Savannah River Pit Plant Until NNSA Does Another Environmental Review
- ‘Challenging’ to get 30 Pits a Year at Los Alamos in 2026, Director Says
- 2nd Bid Protest Filed Over SRS Security Contract Decision
- North Wind Nabs $22M Remediation Deal at Knolls Atomic Lab
- Feds Drop Long-running Home Office False Claims Act Case at SRNS
- Centrus Gets NRC Approval for New Enrichment Cascade in Ohio
- New Wildfires at Old Nevada Test Areas Mostly Contained Going Into Holiday
- UK Nuclear Complex Management Renationalized
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 25
Read Full Issue- Acting DOE Nuke Boss Won’t Play Down Pit Costs in Armed Services Hearing
- COVID Could Spell Delay for W80-4, NNSA Says – But ‘A Lot of Margin’ Remains
- F35-A Nuke Cert Inches Rightward
- Nightshade B Subcritical Test Fired
- Biden Nuke Review Bundled With National Defense Strategy Next Year; ‘Significant Signal’ First on Force Structure, DOD Official Says
- Years Long W80 Alt Wraps On Time After Pandemic, Pantex Says
- SRS Upgrade for Disposal of Japanese Reactor Fuel Coming Later This Year
- Active NNSA COVID Cases Down Almost Half Since Memorial Day
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 24
Read Full Issue- Senators Mostly Unmoved by Disarmament Arguments, but King Curious About Sole Launch Authority
- GBSD Armored Against Treaty, Posture Changes, AF Officers Say
- House’s Ranking Strategic Forces Republican Roasts Acting SecNav Over Cancelling SLCM-N
- Biden, Putin Signal Impending Start of Preliminary Arms Control Talks
- HASC Delays Full NDAA Markup Until September 1
- Los Alamos NNSA Shipments to WIPP Still Suspended
- NRC Approves Increase for Centrus Enrichment Limit in Ohio; HALEU Production Demo Coming Next Year
- ‘No Evidence’ Agency Data Solen in Hack of NNSA Subcontractor, DOE Says
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 23
Read Full Issue- NNSA Can’t Make 80-Pit Production Deadline, Acting Administrator Says
- Top Pentagon Brass Hadn’t Seen Acting NavSec Memo Calling for Cancellation of SLCM-N
- Spending Deferrals on Civilian Nuclear Weapons Programs Headed Home to Roost, GAO Says
- RLUOB Recategorization in April ‘22 Instead of March ‘22, Defense Board Reports
- Livermore Publishes Findings About Near Surface Detonations Based on Old Film
- DNFSB Chair Expects Progress on Operating Memorandum With DOE This Summer
- Round Up: W88 Alt-370 FPU Coming Together; NNSA Leadership Nominees Approved by Committee; No Drones at Y-12; More
- Rear Adm. John Mitchell (ret), 79; Second Life in Civilian Nukes After Navy Career
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 22
Read Full Issue- USAF Gen. Not Worried About W87-1 Delay After Projected Delay for SRS Pit Plant
- House Armed Services Will be First to Vet NNSA Budget Request for ‘22
- NNSA to Extend CNS at Y-12, Pantex
- Democrat Stansbury Easily Wins Special Election to Fill N.M. Congressional Seat
- Y-12 Waste Shipments to Nevada Resumed in May
- Nuclear Cleanup Spending Would Rise at NNSA Sites Under White House Request
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 21
Read Full Issue- SRS Pit Plant Might be Five Years Later Than Hoped, NNSA Administrator-Designate Tells Senators
- $20B Biden NNSA Budget Whacks Weapon Activities, Compared With Trump Forecast
- Vaccination Saturation, Plunging Case Counts but More Infections Than at the Start of Last Summer for NNSA
- LANL Criticality Safety Personnel at Critical Mass for Planned Pit Production, Review Says
- SRS Finished Tritium Upgrades for B61-12 in February
- CBO Publishes Latest Nuke Modernization Report Days Ahead of Budget Rollout
- NTESS Hit With $152K Fine for Misfiling Classified Information
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Advances Arms Control Nominee on Tight Vote
- Los Alamos Regional Coalition Votes to Close Down
- Nevada Spheres From Historic Livermore Experiments at Last Leaving Nevada
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 20
Read Full Issue- Bechtel, Fluor, Leading SRS Bids
- More Vaccinations at NNSA Sites; DOE Eases Mask Rules for Vaccinated
- Senators Probe Acting NNSA Chief About Livermore Pits, Foreign Uranium
- California Congressman Again Calls for Pause on GBSD
- Tussle Over WIPP Shaft Plays Out Separately From Permit Renewal
- Round Up: Savannah River Pits; Columbia Reactor; CNS Cost Savings Callout
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 19
Read Full Issue- With Weeks Before Scheduled Contract Transition, No NNSA Discussion With Bidders for New Y-12, Pantex Pact
- Biden Nuclear Posture Review Starting ‘Soon,’ Running Into ‘Fall,’ DOD Official Tells Senators
- Centrus Shows Quarterly Loss After Preferred Share Swap but Revenues Rise
- As CDC Declares Masks Off for the Vaccinated, Inoculations Across NNSA Enterprise Rise
- DOE Picking Up Another 4-Month Option With Centerra at Savannah River
- Early Voting Underway in New Mexico Special Election for Congressional Seat
- Alleged Sandia Swindler Faces 30-Year Max for Abusing Company Credit Card
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 18
Read Full Issue- Granholm Tells Congress She Supports 80 Pits a Year in Two States
- Indy Evaluation of Los Alamos Pit Plant’s Costs Mostly Match Program Team’s Estimate
- BWXT Confirms Pursuit of Four Big DOE Management Pacts on Earnings Call
- Fluor Brings in Less Revenue During Q1 But Government Contracting a Bright Spot
- Robbins Replaces Beausoleil at NNSA Production Office
- Unarmed Minuteman III Launch Ends After Detection of Launch Sequence Fault
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 17
Read Full Issue- NNSA Issues Early Milestone Decision on Los Alamos Pit Production
- Feedback Due in May on Draft RFP for Megabuck Savannah River Ops Contract
- NNSA Deputy Nomination Sent to Senate
- GAO Urges Better Vetting for NNSA’s High-Performance Computer Purchases
- COVID-19 Jabs Accelerate Across the Nuclear Security Enterprise, Telework Declining at Labs
- Biden Picks Frank Kendall For Air Force Secretary, Heidi Shyu For Pentagon’s Top Researcher
- Senate Approves Pentagon Policy Chief Without GOP Support
- Los Alamos NNSA Field Office Gets Two New Deputy Managers
- Wrap Up: Burns & McDonnell Taps Federal Strategy Director
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 16
Read Full Issue- Groups Threaten Court Challenge Within 60 Days over DOE Pit Production Plans
- President Biden Sends Hruby’s NNSA Nomination to the Senate, Rose Tapped for Deputy
- COVID-19 Cases Stable, While Vaccinations Pacing Along Across the Nuclear Security Enterprise
- BWXT Wins $2.2B in in Naval Propulsion Business
- Rosen Uses Armed Services Hearing to Stress Opposition to Nevada Explosive Nuclear Testing
- Biden Admin Needs “Political Space” to Negotiate with Russia on Arms Control, Says Former Energy Secretary
- NAS Panel Says Nuclear Weapons Monitoring and Detection Needs High Priority
- NNSA Needs to Update Its Sexual Harassment Prevention Standards, GAO Finds
- Biden Admin Taps Berhe to Lead DOE Science Office
- NNSA Taps Acting NV Deputy Field Office Chief Tomlinson for Post
- Wrap Up: NNSA Reducing Y-12 High-Security Area, Fluor Taps Ex-CFO
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Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor
Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor Vol. 25 No. 15
Read Full Issue- Hruby Nominated to Lead National Nuclear Security Administration
- HASC Chair Wants ‘More Conservative’ Approach With Defense, Nuclear Spending
- Biden Nominees to Lead Nuclear Weapons Council, DOE Intergovernmental Programs Sent to Senate
- NNSA Reports Lowest Weekly COVID-19 Total Since Early Days of Pandemic
- U.K. Warhead Upgrade Will Move With or Without W93, British Official Says
- NNSA Appoints Armstrong Head of Savannah River Field Office
- Constructively Dissatisfied: 30 Minutes with Michael Lempke, President, Nuclear & Environmental Services, Huntington Ingalls Industries