Budget & Policy

Senate Confirms New DOE Deputy Secretary

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Mike Nartker
WC Monitor
9/19/2014
The Senate late this week confirmed the Obama Administration’s choice of Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall to serve as the next Deputy Secretary of Energy. Sherwood-Randall last served as Special Assistant to the President and…

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

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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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