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Sandia Labs Chief Says B61 OK Under a CR—For Now

By Photo of Todd Jacobson

Hommert: B61 Can ‘Survive’ Short-term Stopgap Funding Measure, but Long-Term CR ‘Gets Dicier’
Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
9/19/2014
Engineering work at Sandia National Laboratories on the refurbishment of the B61 bomb will continue…

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Officials Push for New Air Force Modernization Fund, Make the Case for Strategic Funding

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NNSA Advisory Panel Wrapping Up Work, but Report’s Release Before or After Election Unclear

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LANL Director Emphasizes Advantages of Keeping Cleanup Work in Contract

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U.S. Officials to Continue Push for CTBT Ratification

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Senate Confirms New DOE Deputy Secretary

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Weber Says He’s Likely to Stay in Administration After Leaving DoD NCB Position

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Y-12 Moving Forward With Alternative Strategy for UPF

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Air Force to Provide $500 Million Toward Global Strike Command Force Improvement Program

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Robert Scher Nominated as Asst. Sec. of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities

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Senate Absent From Strategic Forces ‘Pre-Conference’ NDAA Talks

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CH2M Hill Announces ‘Restructuring’ Plan, Including Workforce Reductions

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DOE Office of Science Moving to More Autonomy for Labs, Official Says

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Sens. Durbin, Risch Establish National Laboratory Caucus

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At Oak Ridge

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At Los Alamos

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At Livermore

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