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Another hearing on NNSA reform

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By scooby
Another hearing on NNSA reform

When will Congress decide that NNSA can not be reformed?

Hearing: Nuclear Security: Actions, Accountability and Reform

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces (Committee on Armed Services)

Thursday, February 28, 2013 (10:30 AM)
2212 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses
Major General C. Donald Alston, USAF (Ret)
Former Commander, 20th Air Force, Former Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration

Brigadier General Sandra E. Finan, USAF
Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Former Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Applications National Nuclear Security Administration

The Honorable Gregory H. Friedman
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy

The Honorable Neile L. Miller
Acting Administrator and Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

The Honorable Daniel B. Poneman
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
First Published: February 20, 2013 at 03:58 PM

Comments

Anonymous said…
Congress should be looking into why NNSA changed Y 12 contractors and awarded LANL an extension. They both were graded to be performing below the desired level. The local office had denied a contract extension by the top career federal civil service employee according to the news article in the Los Alamos paper. So then why did the political appointee Neile Miller insert herself and turn over the local LANL site office?
2/24/2013 9:59 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh, goody! More wasted reams of report paper to burn next winter to keep warm!
2/24/2013 7:26 PM
Anonymous said…
Can anyone offer any reason for Miller's decision to overturn the local site office decision and give a contract extension to LANL? While at it, can anyone offer any qualification at all for Miller to even be in a job to make such a decision?
2/28/2013 2:01 PM
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