Budget & Policy

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

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Todd Jacobson
WC Monitor
9/19/2014
With work on the Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Act pushed back until after the November Congressional elections, House and Senate Armed Services Committee members began meeting this week for “pre-conference”…

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Reviews Find Need for Additional Resources at Several Sites to Address Maintenance Concerns

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LANL Director Emphasizes Advantages of Keeping Cleanup Work in Contract

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SPRU Schedule Slips Once Again

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DOE Approves New SWPF Baseline, Cost Increase Nears $1 Billion

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Congress Completes Work on FY 2015 Stop-Gap Funding Measure

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Senate Confirms New DOE Deputy Secretary

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CH2M Hill Announces ‘Restructuring’ Plan, Including Workforce Reductions

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WRPS Challenges Dept. of Labor Order to Reinstate Former Employee Who Alleged Retaliation

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Oak Ridge Working Around Storage Issues During WIPP Shutdown

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‘Unique Combination’ Of Materials in Breached WIPP Drum Found in Second Container

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DOE Moving Forward With New Contract to Manage NRC-Licensed Facilities at Idaho

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ConverDyn Moves for Summary Judgment in Uranium Transfer Case

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At River Protection

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At Richland

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At Oak Ridge

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