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Sandia Lab Gets New Director

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James Peery will become director of the Sandia National Laboratories on Jan. 1, after current director Stephen Younger retires, the multistate Department of Energy nuclear-weapon-engineering lab announced this week.
Peery is now  associate laboratory director…

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Brouillette Sworn in as 15th Energy Secretary

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Congress Yet to Compromise on 2020 NDAA

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New NNSA Albuquerque Protective Services Contract Due This Month

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Energy Dept. Ponders Ban on HEU Exports for Isotope Production

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Cybersecurity Firm Urges NNSA Chief to Reconsider Contract With Rival

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Navy Awards Largest Contract Ever, $22.2 Billion, For Nine Attack Subs

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Grossi Installed as IAEA Director

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