ENERGY COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE
Senate Armed Services Hearing: Should DOD or DOE set the DOE defense budget request?
ECA Staff | 9/23/2020
On Thursday September 17, the Senate Armed Services held a hearing on matters relating to the budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). This hearing focused on questions surrounding 1) who selects the budget for NNSA and 2) who balances NNSA’s mission versus other defense budget missions (including the EM cleanup budget).
Currently the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) balances the appropriations across DOE offices and sub-agencies (including NNSA, a semi-autonomous agency of DOE). Amounts of appropriations, budget requests, budget increases and decreases are the normal aspects of the funding process, but the crucial component is who is making the decisions about the process, and what are their
priorities.
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HANFORD
Hanford companies agree to pay $58 million over alleged overcharging of taxpayers
Tri-City Herald | 9/22/2020
The companies building the $17 billion vitrification plant at Hanford have agreed to pay nearly $58 million to the federal government to settle allegations that they billed the Department of Energy for fraudulent labor costs.
Bechtel Corp. and its primary subcontractor, Aecom, were sued in 2017 by four current or former Hanford site employees who said they were retaliated against for raising time-charging issues.
The lawsuit was joined by the Department of Justice and unsealed on Tuesday as the settlement agreement was announced.
Read about DOE's High Level Waste Interpretation
Have questions about DOE’s recent high-level waste (HLW) interpretation? Download ECA’s Key Points and FAQs on the issue to better understand what ECA believes are the potential benefits of implementation.
Interested in learning more? Read the ECA report “Making Informed Decisions on DOE's Proposed High Level Waste Definition” at www.energyca.org/publications
Stay Current on Activities in the DOE World
Read the latest edition of the ECA Bulletin, a regular newsletter providing a detailed brief of ECA activities, legislative news, and major events from across the DOE complex. Have suggestions for future editions? Email bulletin@energyca.org.
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Learn More about Cleanup Sites with ECA's DOE Site Profiles
ECA's new site profiles detail DOE's 13 active Environmental Management cleanup sites and national laboratories, highlighting their history, missions, and priorities. The profiles are a key source for media, stakeholders, and the public to learn more about DOE site activities, contractors, advisory boards, and their surrounding local
governments.
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