Budget & Policy

PERSPECTIVES: Rep. Doc Hastings

By Photo of Mike

WC Monitor
10/24/2014
Below is the full speech, as prepared for delivery, given by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) at this year’s Weapons Complex Monitor Decisionmakers’ Forum, held this week in Amelia Island, Fla.
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At Oak Ridge

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DOE Again Asks LM Support Contract Bidders to Extend Proposals

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PEC Protests DOE HSS Support Contract Award to Link Technologies

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Most Major Contractors Indicate They Won’t Bid on New ICP Contract as Written

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Two Firms Protest Navarro’s Win of New NNSS Enviro. Programs Contract

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EM ‘Needs to Be a Healthier Organization,’ Acting Cleanup Chief Says

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Outgoing DNFSB Chairman Fears More Changes to Board Statute

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DOE Seeks to Clarify Steps it Will Take to Mitigate Impacts of WIPP Closure on Other Sites

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Rep. Hastings: Lack of Confirmed Leader Among Many Challenges Facing EM

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South Carolina: Courts Could Be Next Step in Tank Dispute With DOE

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Paducah Plant Transition Complete, Deactivation Work to Begin

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New DUF6 Operating Contract Won’t Be Set-Aside for Small Businesses

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Savannah River Mission Support Contract Could Be On The Table

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Top DOE Advisor ‘Dubious’ About Incentivizing Safety Culture in Contracts

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DOE IG Unable to Determine if Former WTP Manager Was Fired as Retaliation

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AECOM Completes Acquisition of URS

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Rep. Hastings Receives First Leo Duffy Decisionmakers Award from ExchangeMonitor

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At River Protection

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At Richland

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