Keith Costa

Keith Costa was a Pentagon reporter until July 2007.

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Daily News | July 19, 2007

The Defense and State departments, as well as the National Nuclear Security Administration, have prepared a "white paper" on nuclear weapons policy that they hope will sway the opinions of skeptical lawmakers in favor of supporting the Reliable Replacement Warhead program, according to a top NNSA official.

Daily News | July 17, 2007

The House yesterday passed a resolution declaring modeling and simulation technology as being critical to the long-term economic health and security of the United States.

Daily News | July 12, 2007

Pentagon officials are reviewing a draft Defense Department strategy for counterintelligence that will to take into account a recently approved reorganization of the DOD office that coordinates this mission area, as well as guidance issued in March by President Bush, InsideDefense.com has learned.

Daily News | June 28, 2007

James Clapper, the under secretary of defense for intelligence, has approved a proposal to streamline the Pentagon's Counterintelligence Field Activity so that it can better coordinate efforts to protect military personnel and resources from terrorists and foreign spies, according to CIFA's director.

Daily News | June 27, 2007

Senate appropriators have marked up legislation that would provide $66 million for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Reliable Replacement Warhead program in fiscal year 2008, setting the stage for a showdown with their House counterparts who want to eliminate funding for the effort.

Daily News | June 18, 2007

Thomas D'Agostino, the White House's pick to become the next National Nuclear Security Administration chief, says that even though the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is expected to remain secure and reliable for the foreseeable future, this is no time to consider slowing down the Reliable Replacement Warhead program by a few years.

Daily News | May 8, 2007

The Energy Department has selected a team that includes the University of California, Bechtel, BWX Technologies and Washington Group International to manage and operate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, starting in fiscal year 2008, DOE announced today.

Daily News | March 29, 2007

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell wants the National Security Council to give counterintelligence a higher priority in executive branch strategic planning and future fiscal guidance intended for the entire intel community, Joel Brenner said during a speech in Washington today.

Daily News | March 19, 2007

U.S. and Vietnamese officials have signed contracts to start converting the Dalat research reactor in Vietnam to burn low-enriched uranium rather than highly enriched uranium, the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration announced today.

Daily News | March 15, 2007

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has picked retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones to run the organization's new Institute for Energy.

Daily News | March 6, 2007

A newly formed group of eight trade associations representing an array of U.S. manufacturers is asking President Bush to revamp and streamline the nation's export control system by adopting a number of proposals that can be implemented without seeking approval from Congress.

Daily News | March 5, 2007

The United States and its allies have reached a pivotal point in the war in Afghanistan, where victory will largely depend on how well they can execute their plan in the next 24 months to stabilize and rebuild the war-torn country, according to retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey.

Daily News | March 2, 2007

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, has won a hard-fought design competition with Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, for a new kind of nuclear warhead that the Navy wants to deploy on its ballistic missile submarines, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced today.

Daily News | February 8, 2007

The White House yesterday released a new presidential directive assigning roles and responsibilities across the U.S. government to manage the development of medical countermeasures for attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons on domestic soil.

Daily News | February 5, 2007

The Bush administration is seeking $6.5 billion from Congress in fiscal year 2008 for Energy Department programs focused on keeping the nation's nuclear stockpile safe, secure and reliable, and another $1.7 billion to support nuclear nonproliferation efforts worldwide.

Daily News | January 25, 2007

Pentagon officials should reach out to their counterparts at the Department of Homeland Security's science and technology directorate to set up a joint research and development program focused on protecting critical infrastructure, according to a new Defense Science Board report.

Daily News | December 15, 2006

Senior national security leaders must do a better job engaging policymakers and the public to forge a post-Cold War consensus on the role nuclear weapons should play in protecting the United States and its allies from 21st-century threats, the Defense Science Board concludes in a new report.

Daily News | December 5, 2006

For the first time in almost two decades, the Energy Department has the ability to manufacture tritium, an essential component in all the weapons that constitute the U.S. nuclear stockpile, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced yesterday.

Daily News | December 1, 2006

A Defense and Energy department organization that oversees U.S. policies on nuclear weapons has given its blessing to the Reliable Replacement Warhead program after reviewing competing RRW designs from two of the nation's premier national laboratories, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced today.

Daily News | November 20, 2006

Before passing legislation last week to lift restrictions on U.S.-India nuclear cooperation, the Senate added an amendment to the bill that would establish a cooperative threat reduction program involving scientists from both nations.

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