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Nuclear Modernization

House Committee Voting on Bill This Week to Give Energy Secretary More Authority Over Nukes

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020

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House Committee Voting on Bill This Week to Give Energy Secretary More Authority Over Nukes

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider a bill this week that would tighten the secretary of energy’s control over the National Nuclear Security Administration. H.R. 8159, the ‘‘Department of Energy Organization and Management Improvement Act,’’ would make the change by amending the National Nuclear Security Administration Act to say that “Each officer or employee of the Administration shall be responsible to and subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary” of energy. Rep. Greg Walden (D-Ore.),…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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