Defense & Military

Wrap up: Trump nominates Cao for SecNav; AtkinsRéalis selects Canadian Air Force vet for defense VP; Longtime DOE nuclear official to retire soon

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he was nominating Hung Cao as Secretary of the Navy after serving in the role in an acting capacity for over four months.
“I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR, Hung Cao, to become the next Secretary of the Navy.…

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EXCLUSIVE: Williams seeks to shake up NNSA’s ‘business as usual’

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

Trump signs continuing resolution and shutdown averted, Cole still criticizes Senate

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

Sandia sounding rocket test yields data for W93 warhead development

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

Parsons wins NNSA counter-nuclear smuggling task orders

A naval ballistic missile submarine partially surfaced and underway in open ocean.

Sub maintenance, decommissioning delays cost billions of dollars, GAO finds

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

DOE national labs, NNSA using uranium oxide from DUF6 operations

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

U.S. removes cobalt-60 source from Guatemala in ongoing security effort

NNSA plans new ammo storage at Los Alamos live-fire range

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

Syria reportedly had undeclared nuclear reactor with North Korean assistance

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

Mikolanis to leave NNSA Savannah River for Los Alamos field office

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

IAEA says Zaporizhzhya plant could face blackout within days

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

Responses to WIPP transportation RFI now due Sept. 10

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