Budget & Policy

SAYING NNSA GOVERNANCE HAS FAILED, HELD TOUTS NEW CONTRACT APPROACH

By Photo of Martin Schneider

Todd Jacobson
NS&D Monitor
4/04/2014
Echoing preliminary findings by the Congressionally appointed advisory panel on National Nuclear Security Administration governance, acting NNSA Administrator Bruce Held this week told a House subcommittee that the agency’s…

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STRATCOM CHIEF: U.S. CAN ‘ILL AFFORD’ TO NOT MODERNIZE NUKE DETERRENT

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NNSA TOUTS BETTER, BUT NOT PERFECT, APPROACH TO COMPLEX MODERNIZATION

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OPPOSITION TO MOX SHUTDOWN RAMPS UP ON CAPITOL HILL

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NEW Y-12/PANTEX CONTRACTOR UNVEILS MANAGEMENT PLANS

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NNSA RED TEAM REACHES ‘STRONG CONSENSUS’ ON ALTERNATIVE TO UPF

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U.S. REDUCES SIZE OF STRATEGIC DEPLOYED STOCKPILE TO 1,585

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GOP: RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT ASSURANCES

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DEPT. OF ENERGY FILLS NEW CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER POSITIONS

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DOE CONSIDERING MORE CONSOLIDATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL, IT SERVICES

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OPERATIONS AT SANDIA TEST SITE REMAIN PAUSED AFTER MISHAP

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IG REPORT RAPS NNSA FOR INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE OF WEAPONS DESIGN DATA

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NNSA STILL CONSIDERING ACTION IN LANL PROCUREMENT ETHICS INCIDENT

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2014 NUKE SECURITY SUMMIT PAVES WAY FOR FUTURE REGIME

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DNFSB CLOSES RECOMMENDATION ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS PACKAGING

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DOE LOOKS TO WITHHOLD PAYMENTS DUE TO BUSINESS SYSTEM ISSUES

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AT LOS ALAMOS

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AT OAK RIDGE

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AT SAVANNAH RIVER

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WRAP UP: IN THE NNSA, IN DOE, IN THE INDUSTRY

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