Council Adopts 2013 State Legislative Agenda
Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanlan speaks to Council at Tuesday night’s meeting in Council Chambers. Council Chair Sharon Stover and other Councilors commended Scanlan for his effectness in working with both sides of the aisle at the New Mexico Legislature in representing Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comHouse Speaker Ben Lujan Has Died
Ben Lujan
House Speaker Ben Lujan, 77, passed away Tuesday evening with his wife Carmen and children, including U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan at his side.
Lujan had been battling lung cancer and announced during the 2012 Legislative Session that he would not seek re-election as Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
He had served as House Speaker since 1975.
Lujan lived in Santa Fe and represented District 46 in Santa Fe County.
NNSA Tops $290 Million in Small Business Contract Obligations in FY 2012
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of its commitment to working with small business partners, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced that it provided more than $290 million in small business obligations for federal prime contracts in fiscal year 2012.
Nearly 80 percent of new federal award actions went to small businesses. NNSA’s Management & Operating (M&O) contractors provided an additional $1.65 billion to small businesses in FY 2012, equal to 49 percent of all money subcontracted by the M&Os.
“Small businesses are the heart of the Read More
Bandelier Releases Holiday Schedule
BANDELIER News:
With the new snow, and holidays coming up, the rangers at Bandelier are hoping people will come and enjoy the park.
“Winter days can be beautiful in Bandelier,” Park Superintendent Jason Lott said. “Over the holidays, with everyone looking for places to go with family and friends, we hope they’ll come on down.”
The shuttle buses have ended until next March, so visitors can now drive directly to the Visitor Center area. The Visitor Center, bookstore, gift shop and snack bar are open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the canyon Read More
NNSA Highlights Achievements and Improvements in 2012
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NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As 2012 draws to a close, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has compiled a list of some of its most important accomplishments and improvements over the past year.
Thomas P. D’Agostino
The NNSA, in conjunction with its Management & Operating contractor partners, reached significant milestones in its nonproliferation and counterterrorism portfolios, made a host of significant achievements through its work with the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile, and maintained a constant focus on continuous improvement. Read More
What’s in a Number?
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NIST News
12–12-12, the Mayan calendar, your lucky number, or your birth number. We obsess about data. Well, maybe only I do. Maybe I should take up numerology.
The most recent BLS reports compiling data on manufacturing provides an interesting picture. Uncertainty seems to the word of the day given the broader economic and policy environment.
If you read the headlines as my colleague Mark Schmit does, you come away with one picture. It appears that job growth in manufacturing has stalled according to BLS data and has leveled off since the spring of this year. Read More
Obama Delivers Statement on Mass Shooting
President Obama delivers a statement regarding the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2012. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
WHITE HOUSE News:
Read MoreWe’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would — as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know there’s not a parent in America
Senator Bingaman`s Farewell Speech
U.S. SENATE News:
Retiring Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico delivered a speech Thursday Dec. 13, reflecting on his 30-year tenure in the U.S. Senate and thanking those who supported him throughout the years. He wanted to share that speech with his constituents:
In 1981, in his first inaugural address, President Reagan said, “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
I came to the Senate two years later in 1983 with the firm belief that in most cases his statement was wrong.
I believed then and I believe now that the federal government
NMDOT Update on N.M. 502
NMDOT News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation reports that N.M. 502 is open at the present time.
Human Rights Organization Receives the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award
FBI Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee presents the 2012 Director’s Community Leadership Award to Regina Turner, founder and executive director of New Mexico Human Rights project. Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
Albuquerque FBI Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee presented the 2012 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award today to New Mexico Human Rights Projects.
Each of the FBI’s 56 field offices annually selects an individual or organization to receive this award, which honors efforts in combating crime, terrorism, drugs and violence in America.
“I am proud and humbled to accept the Read More
