Defense Environment Alert -- The Defense Department is defending its commitment to safety at its alternative chemical weapons destruction facilities, despite department cost caps that four key senators say jeopardize the safe, quick disposal of chemical weapons at the program's two sites. Meanwhile, House lawmakers want to know by the end of the month where DOD stands in its reassessment of the alternative program, known as the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternative (ACWA) program, as part of a DOD effort to...
