Vol. 36, No. 07 
Oak Ridge DOE cleanup boss Mullis to retire
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Cleanup & Remediation
Sources: Senior execs leaving DOE weapons complex
With the White House seeking to dramatically shrink the federal workforce, sources told Exchange Monitor recently that senior executives with decades of experience in the Department of Energy’s weapons complex are leaving the government. Those who may be departing,… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Ex-NRC commissioner Baran takes buyout option, leaves DOE
Jeffrey Baran, a former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who more recently worked at the Department of Energy, has taken a deferred resignation offer from the Office of Personnel Management and is leaving the federal government. Baran joined DOE last… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
GAO dismisses Bechtel group protest, DOE reconsiders PPPO award
The Government Accountability Office this week dismissed a bid protest by a Bechtel-led group over a potential $2.3-billion Department of Energy contract awarded to an Atkins Nuclear Secured-led team, —but that won’t be the final word, as DOE will re-evaluate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Ranking appropriations Dems demand DOE briefing on layoffs
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) issued a joint statement demanding an immediate briefing on the firings in the Department of Energy by its secretary Chris Wright. “While there have been reports that the Department has halted firings… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Hanford job cuts decried by Washington Dems
White House efforts to reduce the federal workforce have hit the Department of Energy’s largest nuclear cleanup project, the Hanford Site, and it does not sit well with Democrats in Washington state. President Donald Trump is “indiscriminately firing workers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor passes CEO reins to Breuer; Constable becomes exec chair
Texas-based Fluor announced early Tuesday it is promoting chief operating officer Jim Breuer to chief executive officer while the current CEO and board chair David Constable will become executive chair effective May 1. Fluor, a publicly-traded company, which has… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Fluor reports strong results for fourth quarter, full-year 2024
Earnings rose at Fluor, Irving, Texas, in the fourth quarter as well as for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2024, which the company attributed Tuesday to projects ranging from data centers to Department of Energy nuclear cleanup. The numbers were also affected by… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be […]
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Contracts & Procurement
Parsons touts big fourth quarter, full 2024 earnings
Earnings rose at Parsons, Chantilly, Va., in the fourth quarter and the full year of 2024, the company reported early Wednesday. Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 were $54 million or $ $0.49 a share, up from $49 million, or $ $0.39a share, in the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex […]
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Transuranic Waste
Wrap Up; McConnell to retire; WIPP undamaged by quake; LANL public comment extended; more
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the upper chamber’s top defense appropriator, said Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell will end his four-decade career after having served as the longest-tenured Senate leader in U.S. history, a… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]