NS&D Monitor
4/17/2015
IN THE DNFSB
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board would be funded at $29.9 million next year under the House version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, reported out of subcommittee this week. The bill would provide approximately $1.4 million more than the Board’s current funding level, and approximately $700,000 more than what the agency had sought in its FY 2016 budget request. In its request, the Board proposed a funding level of approximately $29.2 million, including an additional $1.76 million to hire additional employees and an additional $200,000 for an employee pay raise that would largely be offset through the use of approximately $1.85 million in available unobligated balances. “The Board’s requested FY 2016 budget of $29,150,000 in new budget authority and 122.5 FTEs is necessary to address congressional concerns and provide the scientific and technical resources needed to review DOE’s design and construction projects, remediation activities, and weapons programs in a timely and efficient manner,” the DNFSB’s request said.
IN THE INDUSTRY
CH2M HILL announced a rebranding effort this week in which it shortened its name to CH2M and unveiled a new logo. The rebranding comes after the company released what it calls a “refreshed business strategy” in January that focuses on collaboration across its five business groups. “Through the years, CH2M has evolved from a regional engineering and consulting firm associated with first-of-a-kind projects to a global leader associated with some of the largest, best-known infrastructure programs for public and private clients,” CH2M Chairman and Chief Executive Jacqueline Hinman said in a statement. She added: “The last time we rebranded the company was in the 1990s. Since that time, CH2M has grown from 5,000 to 25,000 employees, working in more than 50 countries, with annual revenues of almost US$6 billion. Our distinctive new look reflects the energy and passion of the firm and its zest for bringing the smartest approaches to the markets and industries we serve.”
IN THE AIR FORCE
Maj. Gen. Richard Clark will be initiated as the 8th Air Force chief today, taking over for Maj. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, who has been reassigned to the Pentagon, the Shreveport Times reports. Just previously, Clark was Vice Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, and has led at the squadron and wing levels, serving as the director of the Joint Interagency Task Force – Iraq, and was Commandant of Cadets at U.S. Air Force Academy from 2010 to 2012. Clark served as 8th Air Force Vice Commander from 2009 to 2010.
IN THE INDUSTRY
Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, Air Force Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, visited BAE Systems’ Falcon Hill site at Hill AFB on March 30, according to a BAE press release. Harencak met with senior members of the intercontinental ballistic missile integration support contractor team and held a town hall with hundreds of BAE employees. “I am here to say thank you for the important work each of you are doing to keep the nation safe,” Harencak said. “BAE Systems completed a series of very complex and demanding tasks during the transition process. The transition was nothing short of outstanding, and you have not missed a beat since.”
