Vol. 36, No. 22 
Atkins-led team gets notice to proceed on DUF6 contract
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Budget & Policy
WIPP, Oak Ridge among sites trimmed under fiscal 2026 request
The Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico, which oversees the nation’s disposal site for defense-related transuranic waste, would undergo one of the larger Environmental Management spending cuts in fiscal 2026, according to recent administration data. Carlsbad, in charge of the Office of Environmental Management (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), would receive […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
DOE cleanup office removes ‘acting’ from Olds, Deshong field manager titles
The acting heads of two major Department of Energy nuclear cleanup offices, one in Tennessee and the other in South Carolina, are “acting” managers no longer. After acting as the DOE’s top remediation boss at the Savannah River Site since February, longtime DOE hand Edwin Deshong, III was promoted June 1 to head of the […]
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Budget & Policy
DNFSB could receive 7% increase in Trump 2026 request
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request is seeking $45 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), which is 7% more than the $42 million enacted for fiscal 2025. “This increase to safety oversight is imperative for DNFSB to keep pace with NNSA’s [the National Nuclear Security Administration] significantly increased weapons production schedule […]
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Budget & Policy
Trump turns to high court after appeals panel continues hold on further mass layoffs
The Donald Trump administration this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and prevent lower courts from holding up White House efforts to downsize and reorganize much of the federal government. “This court recently intervened to stop a district court from undoing the effects of the lawful large-scale termination of probationary government employees.” […]
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Budget & Policy
DOE nominees await Senate floor vote
Three of President Donald Trump’s nominees to key jobs at the Department of Energy recently took a step closer to confirmation. The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee on May 21 backed the nominations of Jonathan Brightbill to become general counsel, Tina Pierce to be chief financial officer along with Conner Prochaska to head DOE’s […]
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Cleanup & Remediation
Wrap: Demo finished on prototype; NorthStar wins DoD contract; BWXT taps new HR boss; more
The Department of Energy’s nuclear remediation office announced this week that demolition is complete for the Submarine 1st Generation Westinghouse (S1W) naval reactor prototype plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. In a Tuesday announcement, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management and Jacobs-led contract Idaho Environmental Coalition finished taking down the structure at the Naval Reactors Facility […]