Budget & Policy

Wrap Up

By Photo of Todd Jacobson

IN CONGRESS
Congress wrapped up work on the final version of the Fiscal Year 2015 defense authorization bill late last week, with the Senate approving the measure and sending it to President Obama for signature. Among the bill’s provisions is language that…

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DOE Outlines New Plans to Further Improve Project Management

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CBO Report: Ohio Replacement Could Cost $13 Billion More than Navy Estimate

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State Dept. Official: Russian Nuclear Modernization Has Been ‘Judicious’

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During Online Forum, Air Force Secretary Calls Nuclear the Force’s ‘No. 1 Mission’

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CAPE Creates Group Responsible for Evaluating Nuclear Enterprise

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Executives Defend Role of Private Companies in Lab Management

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Publication Notice

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NNSA Softens Language in KC RFP, but Questions Remain About Potential Bidders

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INTERVIEW: Anne Harrington, NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

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Plutonium Shots to be Conducted at National Ignition Facility

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President Obama Signs Omnibus Spending Package Funding NNSA, DoD Nuclear Weapons Work

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USS Wyoming Investigation Involves Multiple Male Sailors

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Key Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons Policy Nominees Confirmed by Senate

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Senate Approves New DNFSB Member

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Bill Would Require U.S. to Periodically Examine INF Compliance

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