Cleanup & Remediation

Longtime Hanford Critic Carpenter Stepping Down as Head of Watchdog Org

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By John Stang
Longtime Hanford Challenge executive director Tom Carpenter plans to semi-retire on April 1 — beginning a phaseout after roughly 35 years as one of the Hanford site’s leading public watchdogs. 
Carpenter, 64, will step down as executive director…

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Amentum Closes on Purchase of Government Contractor PAE

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DOE, Other Feds Embrace Pandemic Telecommuting, With Limits

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CEO Constable to Become Board Chair at Fluor

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Net Earnings Dip at Jacobs But Revenue Remains Flat

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Wrap Up: LANL Staff Returning, Hanford Job Fair Set, Tribal Leader Dies

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