National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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Could A Workplace Social Network Replace Email And Phone? One Agency Thinks So.

Joseph Marks | Nextgov | September 14, 2012

The National Nuclear Security Administration plans to roll out a workplace social network next spring that will replace much of the agency’s emailing and phone calls, Chief Technology Officer Travis Howerton said Friday. Read More »

Earthquake Could Cause Los Alamos Plutonium Facility To Collapse

Bob Brewin | Nextgov | June 27, 2013

An earthquake could collapse the building at Los Alamos National Laboratory, N.M., where plutonium cores of nuclear bombs are produced, releasing deadly doses of radiation, the Department of Energy’s inspector general reported on Thursday Read More »

Los Alamos, Sandia Labs Prepare To Shut Down Amid Budget Impasse

Staff Writer | Nextgov | October 9, 2013

New Mexico's two national laboratories are preparing to freeze their nonessential activities in less than two weeks in the event the federal government shutdown is still in place. Read More »

U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Has 'Failed,' Advisory Panel Says

Diane Barnes | Nextgov | March 27, 2014

A congressionally mandated panel says a key Energy Department agency has "failed" in its mission to effectively oversee U.S. nuclear-arms operations.  Drastic reforms are crucial to address "systemic" management shortcomings at the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to preliminary findings unveiled on Wednesday by the co-chairs of the Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise.

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