President Bush yesterday designated Linton Brooks as the acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to NNSA officials.
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
President Bush yesterday designated Linton Brooks as the acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to NNSA officials.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph Biden (D-DE) today pledged the panel will move "expeditiously" in considering a U.S.-Russian signed treaty for cutting both countries' strategic offensive weapons.
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham is expected to announce an interim chief for the National Nuclear Security Administration "in the next few days," an NNSA spokeswoman said today.
To fight terrorism, bolster democracy and promote American interests abroad, the U.S. government must do more to win the hearts and minds of people overseas by rethinking and retooling its public outreach efforts, according to House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL).
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would recommend a veto of the fiscal year 2003 defense authorization bill if the Senate Armed Services Committee's provisions on missile defense funding and management are included in the version sent to the White House.
The day after President Bush announced plans to establish a new Department of Homeland Security, the General Accounting Office published a report that says public and private antiterrorism efforts on the home front may suffer from inadequate coordination.
Today's announcement that the federal government apprehended an alleged al Qaeda operative who reportedly planned to attack a U.S. target with a radiological device is a wake-up call for tighter controls on radioactive material, according to Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA).
The National Nuclear Security Administration has decided to begin conceptual design work for a new facility to make plutonium pits, the core components of nuclear weapons.
In its version of the fiscal year 2003 defense authorization bill, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved an $812 million cut to President Bush's missile defense request to increase funding primarily for shipbuilding accounts.
The Bush administration opposes increases to active military end strength approved last week by the House Armed Services Committee, according to a statement of administration policy released today.
U.S. officials believe Cuba has a "limited" biological warfare research and development program, according to John Bolton, under secretary of state for arms control and international security.
The House Armed Services Committee yesterday approved President Bush's $7.3 billion request for a slew of Pentagon programs for combating terrorism.
A House subcommittee approved legislation yesterday that would make it more difficult for the next base closure and realignment commission to shut down facilities not included on the defense secretary's list of recommended closures.
Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), the House Armed Services Committee's ranking member, commended members of the panel's personnel subcommittee yesterday for endorsing an increase in military end strength.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency informed Congress yesterday of a possible $909 million foreign military sale of F-16 aircraft and related services to Brazil.
House Armed Service Committee member Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced two bills last week that would expand educational opportunities for service members and their families.
U.S. officials are meeting with their Japanese counterparts today in Washington to discuss the U.S.-led war on terrorism and missile defense policy, according to sources from both countries.
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) are crafting a bill that would establish a new federal department for homeland security responsible for guarding the nation's borders, protecting critical infrastructure and preparing for natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and George Allen (R-VA) introduced legislation yesterday that would establish teams of volunteer science and technology experts who could be mobilized on short notice in response to terrorist threats in the homeland.
President Bush today delivered a $27.1 billion fiscal year 2002 emergency supplemental appropriations request to Congress, claiming the additional funding is needed to fight the ongoing war on terrorism, enhance homeland security and promote economic recovery.