The Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center at Hill Air Force Base has awarded a $10.4 million contract to Exelis-Night Vision and Communications Solutions for design updates, manufacturing and delivery of the Data Storage Service Life Extension Program for the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS), the secure communications network that coordinates operations for U.S. nuclear forces. SACCS serves as a common connection between U.S. Strategic Command, their nuclear missile forces, and other commands worldwide. Fiscal Year 2012 and “other procurement funds” will pay for work on the sole-source contract, which is expected to be completed by May 2, 2016.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓