Budget & Policy

Senate Confirms DNFSB Noms.

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NS&D Monitor
8/7/2015
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joyce Connery and Joseph Hamilton as members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB). Connery is leaving her post as director of nuclear energy policy within the National…

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70th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Draws Activists to National Lab Protests

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CNS Hopes to Make Business Case for Pantex Administrative Complex to NNSA by Sept.

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DOE Extends Due Date for MOX Red Team

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GBSD Scheduled to Reach IOC in FY ‘29

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NNSA Fines LANL for Violations of Classification Policies

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DOE IG: Certain National Security Campus Subcontracts Awarded Noncompetitively Without Justification

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Report: LRSB, Ohio Replacement, and GBSD Could Drive Cost Overruns in Nuclear Forces Funding

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Y-12 Engineers Working to Stabilize Damaged Beam

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At Oak Ridge

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At Pantex

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