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Nuclear Modernization

Adams Officially Nominated for Top NNSA Weapons Post

Wednesday, January 12th, 2022

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Adams Officially Nominated for Top NNSA Weapons Post

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The White House on Tuesday officially nominated Marvin Adams to succeed Charles Verdon as the top weapons official at National Nuclear Security Administration headquarters in Washington, according to an evening press release. The White House sent Adams’ nomination to the Senate nearly a month after announcing its intention to make him the next deputy administrator for defense programs. The National Nuclear Security Administration is the semiautonomous, $20-billion-a-year Department of Energy agency in charge of nuclear weapons maintenance and modernization. As…

Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

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Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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