U.S. Postal Service cuts costs, ends Saturday mail delivery in August
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail...
View ArticleParts of Y-12, Pantex contract protests upheld; GAO says procurement should...
A federal agency has upheld parts of two protests challenging a five-year contract to manage two nuclear weapons plants in Tennessee and Texas. The U.S. Government Accountability Office also...
View ArticleGAO denies third protest of $22 billion contract to manage Y-12, Pantex
Note: This story was updated at 6:45 p.m. Federal officials have denied the third protest by one of the two teams that unsuccessfully bid on a $22 billion contract to manage the Y-12 National Security...
View ArticleY-12, Pantex workforce reductions could total about 170 jobs
Workforce reductions at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, are expected to total about 170 jobs, officials said this week. That’s about 2 percent of...
View ArticleSchool budget proposals include cuts, tax hikes with varying benefits
Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers presented three budget proposals for fiscal year 2015 to the school board on Wednesday. The proposals suggest that deep cuts will need to be made to...
View ArticleWith $3 billion in savings expected, not clear how much saved at Y-12, Pantex...
More than $3 billion in savings are expected during a decade, but it’s not clear yet how much money has been saved after three years under a consolidated contract at two nuclear weapons plants in...
View ArticleFor members: Y-12, Pantex contract extended for two years, $3.8 billion
The Y-12 National Security Complex is pictured above. (Photo courtesy CNS Y-12) The contract to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and Pantex Plant near Amarillo,...
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