Final FY17 Appropriations: National Nuclear Security Administration

The final appropriations agreement for fiscal year 2017 increases the National Nuclear Security Administration ’s budget by 3.3 percent, slightly more than the requested amount. Much of the boost goes toward addressing the agency’s backlog of infrastructure repair and recapitalization, an issue Congress has highlighted in recent hearings.
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - Category: Physics Authors: Source Type: news