Budget & Policy

Trump White House Sends DOE IG Nominee to Senate

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The Trump administration has officially nominated former corporate environmental lawyer Teri Donaldson to be the Department of Energy’s inspector general, but a logjam in the Senate means it could be a while before she gets a nomination hearing.
Donaldson, currently…

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Hanford Begins Transferring K West Reactor Basin Sludge

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Savannah River Liquid Waste Ops Resume After Multiple Delays

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Senate Poised to Vote on NDAA, Including Cold War Cleanup Items

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DOE Breaks Ground on WIPP Ventilation System

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Citizens’ Group Wary of Shipping TRU Waste From Hanford to Idaho Nat’l Lab

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PacTec Suit Claims ICE Service Group Violated Bag Patents

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Former Hanford Contractor to Pay $3.2M to Settle Fraud Case

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DOE Opens Next Hanford Medical Services Contract for Bidding

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Bids on DOE Cleanup Tech Services Contract Due by July 20

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Final Hearing Scheduled in Feds’ $5M Suit Against SRS Contractor

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Watchdog Opposes Hanford C Farm Waste Reclassification

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National Academies Report Highlights Treatment Options for Hanford Low-Activity Waste

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Major DOE Contractor Bechtel Moving HQ to Virginia

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DOE Has Yet to Respond to Conflict Question at Portsmouth Panel

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Wrap Up: EFCOG Adds New Board Member During D.C. Meeting

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