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Jim Cooper: “Secretary Poneman, B&W got nearly 60% of its award fee in FY2012. The security failure at Y-12 only cost them $12…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
Secretary Poneman, B&W got nearly 60% of its award fee in FY2012. The security failure at Y-12 only cost them $12 million in un-earned fee.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cooper highlights the financial implications of security failures at Y-12.

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