Budget & Policy

Support for Nuclear Modernization Higher than Previous Years, Cong. Staff Say

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Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
2/20/2015
As the nuclear weapons complex moves from a period of sustainment to modernization, Congressional backing of the funding and strategy of the nuclear enterprise is higher than it has been in previous years, staffers from…

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Erhart Leaving NNSA Production Office to Head up NNSA Office of Policy

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After Disagreement, SEAB Delays Approval of NNSA Governance Panel Endorsement

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Air Force Sec. Says Plans to Increase Service End Strength Should ‘Bolster’ Nuclear Enterprise

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Sen. Alexander to Follow New Defense Secretary’s Lead on UPF, Other Nuclear Issues

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DNFSB Needs to Do More to Improve Procedures, Controls, GAO Finds

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NNSA Evaluating Causes of Misclassification Incidents at Los Alamos

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