Budget & Policy

Obama Signs NDAA

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Alissa Tabirian and Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
12/4/2015
President Barack Obama last week signed the new fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes $607 billion in defense spending, following a previous veto of the bill over objections…

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DNFSB Identifies FY 2016 Priorities for Reviews of NNSA Sites

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Lawmakers Question Delayed Russian INF Violation Reporting, Progress

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Centerra Takes Over LANL Security Amid Contract Protest

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DOE IG Recounts Disciplinary Actions, Potential Cost Savings in Report

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3-D-Printing Nuke Safeguards Pondered

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LANL Plutonium Modular Approach CD-0 Approved

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Y-12 Workers OK New Five-Year Contract

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Congress Seeks Baseline Update of MOX Project

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James Says Air Force Wants 100 LRSB Aircraft, Faster FMS Process

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Budget Deal Could Slow Bomber, Nuclear Submarine Programs

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U.S., Russian Officials Find Common Ground to Restore Nations’ Relationship

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Y-12 Operator Presses Forward With 9212 Complex Uranium Reduction

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DOE Finds Weaknesses in Sandia’s Worker Safety and Health Program

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DNFSB: Pantex Plant’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Needs Improvement

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