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White Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Senior Advisor William “Ike” White joined National Nuclear Security Administration and NNSA Office of Naval Reactors leaders on Capitol Hill on May 22 to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services on their missions and commitments supporting DOE’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.

Office of Environmental Management

May 28, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C.U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Senior Advisor William “Ike” White joined National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and NNSA Office of Naval Reactors leaders on Capitol Hill on May 22 to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services on their missions and commitments supporting DOE’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. In White’s opening statement, he emphasized EM’s commitment to cleaning up the environmental legacy of national defense programs that helped end World War II and the Cold War, stating that, “while our mission is rooted in the past, we’re focused on the future.” White’s testimony highlights EM’s 35 years of progress, transformational results, steady progress planned for fiscal year 2025, support for national security missions and how EM is investing in the future. The budget request allows for continued improvement to the rigor of program and project management, as well as opportunities to progress cleanup safely and more efficiently.

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  • Environmental and Legacy Management
  • Nuclear Security
  • Energy Policy
  • Investing in America
  • Decarbonization