Budget & Policy

Pentagon Would Get More Control of NNSA Budget Under Senate Committee’s NDAA

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The Department of Defense would get more control over the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons budget under the Senate version of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) unveiled this week.
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NNSA Pushing Consolidated Nuclear Security Out at Pantex, Y-12

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GAO Asks If Cost-Savings Methods at Pantex/Y-12 Could Work at Other NNSA Sites

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House Armed Services Will Authorize NNSA’s Requested Budget

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NNSA Revises COVID-19 Tally, With 32 Active Cases This Week

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Dem Lawmakers Want to Prohibit Use of 2021 Approps to Prep for Nuke Tests

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Senate Armed Services Endorses Two DNFSB Nominations

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Final RFP Released for Savannah River Laboratory

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New Mexico Cites ‘Widespread’ Contamination Problem at Road Near Los Alamos Lab

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Centerra Yanks GAO Protest Stemming From SRS Procurement

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NRC Dings International Isotopes for Failures Connected to Seattle Contamination Event

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NRC Reviewing Centrus License Application to Produce 19.75% Enriched Uranium Fuel

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Y-12 Workers Ratify New Five-Year Labor Contract

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Lack of Notice About Off-Site Waste Shipments Costs Los Alamos Lab $300k

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NNSA Taps Green Bay Company for 20th Anniversary Souvenirs

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