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Luján Celebrates 50 Years Of Head Start Program

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
 
SENATE News:
 
Washington, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third district marked the anniversary of “Project Head Start” Monday, launched 50 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Since its creation, Head Start has provided early childhood education to more than 30 million children from working and low-income families.
 
“Helping our children succeed begins by putting them on the right path at the earliest ages. For 50 years, Head Start has helped support hard-working families who are trying to get ahead
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IRS Tax Information For Military Personnel, Families

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― May is National Military Appreciation Month and the Internal Revenue Service wants members of the military and their families to know about the many tax benefits available to them.
 
Each year, the IRS publishes Publication 3 (https:////www.irs.gov/uac/About-), Armed Forces Tax Guide, a free booklet packed with valuable information and tips designed to help service members and their families take advantage of all tax benefits allowed by law. This year’s edition, geared to the 2014 return, is posted on IRS.gov. Available tax benefits
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National Defense University Students Tour Los Alamos

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National Defense University students gather for lunch Monday at Fuller Lodge during their visit to Los Alamos. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Students from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., paid a visit to Los Alamos National Laboratory Monday as part of a two-week trip visiting various national security facilities around the country. 

According to a staff member traveling with the students, 50 different countries are represented by this gathering and all are studying for a Masters Degree in National Security.

Before gathering for Read More

Udall To Discuss Critical NM Funding For Labs

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will attend Senate Committee meetings on several issues important to New Mexico, including the Fiscal Year 2016 budgets for New Mexico’s national labs, military bases and the Department of Veterans Affairs; Indian water rights settlements; important safety updates at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that affect all airports; and expanding U.S. relations with Cuba.

Additionally, a bill that Udall recently introduced to create a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), will be considered by the Senate Read More

Memorial Day Weekend At Bandelier National Monument: Shuttles, Walks, Star Talk, Craft Demos

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An Atomic City Transit shuttle bus brings visitors to Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS

BANDELIER News:

Each year, the Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the summer season at Bandelier National Monument, and this year the activities will actually begin Friday.  

As part of New Mexico Heritage Preservation Month, Bandelier’s Preservation Program Manager will be presenting a walk Friday, May 22, focused on the changing cultural landscape of Frijoles Canyon. It will be an easy walk to the main archaeological sites, about one half mile each way, and begin at 1:00 Read More

Heinrich Fights For New Mexico In Annual Defense Bill

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to advance the committee’s fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The bill includes key provisions Senator Heinrich worked to include that benefit New Mexico’s men and women in uniform, military installations, private industry, national laboratories, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

The bill, which sets the Department of Defense spending levels and policies for the upcoming fiscal year, was reported out of committee Read More

LANL: Better Predicting Flu Outbreaks With Wikipedia

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From left, Kyle Hickmann, Nick Generous, Alina Deshpande, Geoffrey Fairchild, Sara Del Valle and Reid Preidhorshy. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have the ability to forecast the upcoming flu season and other infectious diseases by analyzing views of Wikipedia articles.

“The ability to more accurately forecast the flu season and other infectious diseases will transform the way health departments prepare for and respond to epidemics, ultimately saving lives,” scientist Sara Del Valle said.

Del Valle and her team recently published “Forecasting Read More

WIPP: Initial Closure Of Panel 6 Complete With Work In Panel 7, Room 7 In Process

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A steel bulkhead seals the entrance to Panel 7, Room 7 at WIPP. Courtesy/WIPP

WIPP News:

Workers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) completed the initial closure of Panel 6, safely and successfully isolating about 85 percent of the nitrate salt bearing waste containers associated with the breached drum from the Los Alamos National Laboratory that are in the WIPP underground facility.

Workers completed installation of the substantial barrier (chain link, brattice cloth and mined salt) and steel bulkheads on both the intake and exhaust sides of Panel 6. As an added precaution, continuous Read More

US And China Mark 10th Anniversary Of Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Technology Joint Coordination Meetings

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NNSA News:

CHENGDU, CHINA – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Anne Harrington and China National Energy Administration (NEA) Director General Liu Baohua co-chaired the 10th Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) meeting May 6-7 in Chengdu, China.

Since 2002, the United States and China have held periodic joint meetings on their cooperative activities under the U.S.-China PUNT Agreement. The agreement is a formal government-to-government Read More

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Calls For Congress To End Mass Telephone Surveillance, Reform Patriot Act

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall urged Congress to oppose a straight reauthorization of several expiring provisions of the Patriot Act and restore Americans’ privacy rights by ending the government’s dragnet collection of phone records.

The Patriot Act provisions — including Section 215, which has been used to justify bulk collection of Americans’ phone records — expire at the end of the month, and Congress is currently debating reforms that would require greater oversight, transparency, Read More