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Business/Financial

Protests of Big NNSA Production Sites Contract Dismissed as Agency Plans ‘Corrective Action’

Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

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Protests of Big NNSA Production Sites Contract Dismissed as Agency Plans ‘Corrective Action’

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to address a perceived conflict of interest, raised by a Bechtel National-led team, about the agency’s November award of a potentially decade-long sites-management contract to a Fluor [FLR]-led team, according to a letter from the Government Accountability Office. On Friday, at the NNSA request, a source said, the Government Accountability Office dismissed protests filed by the Bechtel-led Integrated Mission Delivery and the BWX Technologies [BWXT]-led Strategic Nuclear Operators. Both companies bid and lost…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

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Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

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Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]