Budget & Policy

Wrap Up: In Congress

By Photo of Todd Jacobson

NS&D Monitor
8/1/2014
IN CONGRESS
The Senate is continuing to slowly confirm the Obama Administration’s nuclear nominees, clearing Brian McKeon as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy this week. He was confirmed by voice vote. McKeon,…

In This Issue

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

Publication Notice

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

NNSA Governance Advisory Panel Likely to Call for Strengthening NNSA Within DOE

A person at a desk reviewing a treaty agreement displayed on a computer screen, with a handshake and checkmark icon.

S.C. Lawmakers Optimistic on MOX; Moniz Wants Sustained Funding

A stainless steel glovebox used to handle sensitive materials in a controlled, inert-atmosphere laboratory.

Nuclear Weapons Council Formally Commits to LANL Modular Pu Strategy

A grid of national flags from countries around the world, representing international cooperation.

U.S. Formally Accuses Russia of Violating INF Treaty

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

Senate Appropriators Warn NNSA Over Future Contract Consolidation

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

NNSA, Los Alamos in Negotiations on Contract Mod to Include Penalties for Cost Overruns

A person at a desk reviewing a treaty agreement displayed on a computer screen, with a handshake and checkmark icon.

Harvard Report Calls for Boost to Nonproliferation Spending

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

ORNL Exercises Option to Keep USEC ACP Work Going Through March 2015

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

Judge Denies ConverDyn Request for Injunction Against DOE Uranium Transfers

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

Protesters From Y-12 Break-In Release Statement on Anniversary of Security Breach

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

DOE Abruptly Changes Management at Berkeley Site Office

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

DOE IG Raps NNSA, LANL, Sandia for Poor Project Mgmt. on Nuclear Detonation Sensor Program

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

In Memoriam: Joseph Bader

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

At Los Alamos

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

At Oak Ridge

More on This Topic

Budget & Policy

Dems blue wave felt across DOE weapons complex states

Budget & Policy

Huck becomes NNSA Savannah River field office manager

Defense & Military

Huck selected as NNSA Savannah River field office manager

News & Analysis

ECA anticipates likely Democratic chairs in next Congress

Budget & Policy

Dems ‘blue wave’ expands into gubernatorial election results

Budget & Policy

Dems blue wave felt in nuclear states including Texas, South Carolina

Budget & Policy

Shipbuilding leads HII to strong third quarter

Budget & Policy

Monitor election coverage starts online Wednesday

Budget & Policy

Parsons CEO keeps eye on elections, fiscal 27 budget

Budget & Policy

DOE still working on new Hanford Advisory Board

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.
Budget & Policy

Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11, after midterms

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told federal contractors and industry members here that he still expects the Energy and Water Development bill for fiscal 2027 to pass before Dec. 11. Fleischmann, who wrote the most recent energy and water appropriations bill, doubled down on his predicted passage of the bill Wednesday after he […]
Budget & Policy

WIPP batteries earmarked for NIOSH mine fire research

Budget & Policy

GAO: NNSA workforce shrank nearly 12% amid nuclear modernization push

Budget & Policy

Parsons CFO Ofilos to resign, former CFO interim successor

Budget & Policy

Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11

Budget & Policy

SRS prime investing more in NNSA, DOE research

Budget & Policy

WIPP experienced two ‘near misses’ in August, DNFSB says

Popular

  1. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Yucca Mtn. clause, now blocking nuclear campus program, could be removed in lame duck: Fleischmann says

  2. Budget & Policy

    Huck becomes NNSA Savannah River field office manager

  3. Data Centers & Energy Demand

    EM panel provides update on AI data center development at federal sites

  4. Budget & Policy

    Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11, after midterms

  5. Defense & Military

    Navy to consider SMRs at the Naval Weapons Crane

  6. National Laboratories

    Fire put out, emergency lifted Wednesday night at Savannah River National Lab

  7. Transuranic Waste

    Walsh: New Mexico, WIPP deal getting closer

  8. Budget & Policy

    GAO: NNSA workforce shrank nearly 12% amid nuclear modernization push

  9. Contracts & Procurement

    Portsmouth Infrastructure contract won by Arizona small biz

Budget & Policy

Huck becomes NNSA Savannah River field office manager

By Photo of ExchangeMonitor

Betty Huck has taken over as manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Savannah River Field Office, overseeing more than $2.9 billion in annual contracts at the South Carolina site, according to a Nov. 2 press release.
Huck succeeds Michael Mikolanis…

More on This Topic

Budget & Policy

Dems blue wave felt across DOE weapons complex states

Defense & Military

Huck selected as NNSA Savannah River field office manager

News & Analysis

ECA anticipates likely Democratic chairs in next Congress

Budget & Policy

Dems ‘blue wave’ expands into gubernatorial election results

Budget & Policy

Dems blue wave felt in nuclear states including Texas, South Carolina

Budget & Policy

Shipbuilding leads HII to strong third quarter

Budget & Policy

Monitor election coverage starts online Wednesday

Budget & Policy

Parsons CEO keeps eye on elections, fiscal 27 budget

Budget & Policy

DOE still working on new Hanford Advisory Board

Budget & Policy

Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11, after midterms

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.
Budget & Policy

WIPP batteries earmarked for NIOSH mine fire research

Three large Lithium-Ion batteries from the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), near Carlsbad, N.M., are being shipped to Pittsburgh where government researchers will study potential mine-fire risks. DOE and WIPP prime Salado Isolation Mining… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
Budget & Policy

GAO: NNSA workforce shrank nearly 12% amid nuclear modernization push

Budget & Policy

Parsons CFO Ofilos to resign, former CFO interim successor

Budget & Policy

Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11

Budget & Policy

SRS prime investing more in NNSA, DOE research

Budget & Policy

WIPP experienced two ‘near misses’ in August, DNFSB says

Budget & Policy

Hegseth pushes for Defense reconciliation with at least $350B regardless’ of midterms outcome

Popular

  1. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Yucca Mtn. clause, now blocking nuclear campus program, could be removed in lame duck: Fleischmann says

  2. Budget & Policy

    Huck becomes NNSA Savannah River field office manager

  3. Data Centers & Energy Demand

    EM panel provides update on AI data center development at federal sites

  4. Budget & Policy

    Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11, after midterms

  5. Defense & Military

    Navy to consider SMRs at the Naval Weapons Crane

  6. National Laboratories

    Fire put out, emergency lifted Wednesday night at Savannah River National Lab

  7. Transuranic Waste

    Walsh: New Mexico, WIPP deal getting closer

  8. Budget & Policy

    GAO: NNSA workforce shrank nearly 12% amid nuclear modernization push

  9. Contracts & Procurement

    Portsmouth Infrastructure contract won by Arizona small biz

News & Analysis

ECA anticipates likely Democratic chairs in next Congress

By Photo of ExchangeMonitor

The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) Wednesday gave its rundown on likely key committee leadership in the House and Senate when the Democratic Party majority takes the reins of Congress in January.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, which oversees…

In This Issue

More on This Topic

News & Analysis

AtkinsRéalis reports mixed results in third quarter, makes U.S. nuclear strides

News & Analysis

Dems blue wave includes gubernatorial election results

News & Analysis

Livermore plans to demolish roughly one-third of laboratory footprint

News & Analysis

Centrus reports mixed results in third quarter as HALEU market begins to take shape

Advanced Nuclear & SMRs

Centrus starts shipping new centrifuges to Ohio from Oak Ridge

News & Analysis

Wrap Up: GAO studies smaller NNSA staff; NRC advances EIS for Paducah enrichment; WIPP public meeting set; obituary; much more

News & Analysis

Round Up: EnergySec Wright visits Palisades; Elementl Power signs $750 million deal with South Korean companies; Deep Fission, Kansas enter 25-year PPA; NRC looks for noms for its ACMUI

News & Analysis

Wrap up: Parsons CFO resigns; NRC issues EIS for laser enrichment facility; Pantex gets CTO and more; Obituary

News & Analysis

Walsh: New Mexico, WIPP deal getting closer

News & Analysis

DOE provides up to $5 billion in a conditional loan to Constellation for power plant uprates

A close-up view of a thick stack of folded newspapers with blurred text visible on the pages.
News & Analysis

NNSA, nuclear cleanup execs among headliners at Knoxville conference

The Department of Energy’s heads of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Office of Environmental Management will headline the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association (ETEBA) annual Business Opportunities and Technical Conference… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
News & Analysis

Round Up: Kentucky issues reactor pilot program solicitation; General Atomics to lead nuclear waste program; Colton joins DOE NE as senior adviser

News & Analysis

Three universities form advanced nuclear workforce consortium

News & Analysis

Centrus buys manufacturing company in $116 million transaction

News & Analysis

West Virginia drops out of race for DOE’s nuclear campus program

News & Analysis

Virginia SCC staff calls for rejection of NextEra, Dominion proposed merger in current form

News & Analysis

Wrap up: William & Mary deemed AUKUS Center of Excellence; Kiewit expands in Knoxville; GAO recommends DOE role clarification; more

Popular

  1. Interim Storage & Waste Disposal

    Yucca Mtn. clause, now blocking nuclear campus program, could be removed in lame duck: Fleischmann says

  2. Budget & Policy

    Huck becomes NNSA Savannah River field office manager

  3. Data Centers & Energy Demand

    EM panel provides update on AI data center development at federal sites

  4. Budget & Policy

    Fleischmann expects passage of 2027 E&W bill by Dec. 11, after midterms

  5. Defense & Military

    Navy to consider SMRs at the Naval Weapons Crane

  6. National Laboratories

    Fire put out, emergency lifted Wednesday night at Savannah River National Lab

  7. Transuranic Waste

    Walsh: New Mexico, WIPP deal getting closer

  8. Budget & Policy

    GAO: NNSA workforce shrank nearly 12% amid nuclear modernization push

  9. Contracts & Procurement

    Portsmouth Infrastructure contract won by Arizona small biz