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Heinrich, Udall Applaud Federal Funding For Homeless Veterans Housing Program

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Wednesday, April 29 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M. and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarding $301,174 to public housing agencies in New Mexico to provide permanent supportive housing opportunities to veterans experiencing homelessness.
 
A total of almost $65 million will go to agencies across the United States to provide housing and services for 9,333 homeless veterans nationwide. This supportive housing
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LANL/Partners Identify Clues Through Body Chemistry

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The LANL and SMT collaborators (left to right): Donald Shields, Aaron Anderson, Paul Smith, Nicholas Hengartner, Dr. Donald Becker, Harshini Mukundan (co-PI), Laurie Samitaur Smith, Frederick Smith, Dung Vu (co-PI) and Robert Dye. Absent from the team photo are Srinivas Iyer, Michael Everhart Erickson and Timothy Sanchez. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A new detection approach originally developed for tuberculosis diagnostics is being adapted as a tool for determining traumatic brain injury, one of the challenges facing the medical community as it works to treat military and sports figures Read More

Background-checks Database Breach Heightens Blackmail Risk

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Security breach image. Courtesy/missionmode

HSNW News:

Newly released documents show how hackers infiltrated servers used by US Investigations Services (USIS), a federal contractor that conducts background checks for DHS.

In a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing last week, Representative Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland said more than 27,000 personnel seeking security clearances likely were affected by the USIS breach. Similar hacks also affected servers at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which holds information on security clearance investigations. Read More

NEI Commends Consent-Based Used Fuel Storage Solution

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NEI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Nuclear Energy Institute Tuesday welcomed a consent-based approach in New Mexico to manage used nuclear fuel from U.S. commercial reactors. Holtec International announced a memorandum of agreement with two New Mexico counties to establish a consolidated interim storage facility in southeastern New Mexico.

The announcement took place in Albuquerque and included support from New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. Earlier this year, Texas-based Waste Control Specialists announced its intent to design and license an interim consolidated storage facility Read More

VIDEO: Heinrich Presses For Code Of Conduct In Space

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.– During a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. discussed the need for an international code of conduct for behavior in space and highlighted the contributions New Mexico’s space program makes to national security.

He specifically underscored the ability of the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) to provide short-term tactical capabilities and long-term solutions to developing low cost satellites. Read More

Energy Department Issues New Report, Highlights The Success And Potential Of American Hydropower

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David Danielson
 
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C, ― In support of the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, at the National Hydropower Association Annual Conference April 27, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson announced the release of the 2014 Hydropower Market Report, the first ever report to quantify the current size, scope and variability of the nation’s hydropower supplies.
 
Hydropower currently provides approximately seven percent of the U.S. electricity supply – enough to power more than 20 million homes,
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Heinrich Helps Residents Prepare For Wildfire Season

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to help New Mexicans prepare for wildfire season, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. is encouraging residents to visit the Wildfire Preparedness & Prevention Resource Center on his website here, which includes a Public Service Announcement, as well as active wildfire information, prevention tips, best practices to protect homes and businesses, and more.

  • ONLINE – Wildfire Preparedness & Prevention Resource Center 
  • TV PSA – Helping New Mexicans Prepare For Wildfire Season
  • RADIO PSA
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Sen. Heinrich Receives National Park Heritage Award

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., receives the National Park Heritage Award from the National Parks Conservation Association in Washington, D.C. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, received the National Park Heritage Award from the National Parks Conservation Association for his efforts to secure major public lands bills in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, which included the largest expansion of the National Park System Read More

Committee Passage Of Udall Bill A Big Step Closer To Law Protecting Kids From Chemicals

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 15-5 to move his bipartisan Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to the full Senate:

“I want to thank all of the members of the committee for their thoughtful consideration of our legislation to finally overhaul the failed 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act. I especially want to thank Senators Whitehouse, Merkley and Booker for their work to improve key protections for consumers and to give states greater power to Read More

Boots To Business Entrepreneurship Program Trains 25,000 Transitioning Service Members

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SBA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced that the agency’s Boots to Business program has now trained 25,000 transitioning service members.
 
For two years, Boots to Business—the entrepreneurship track of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP)—has provided entrepreneurship and business planning training to members of America’s armed forces who are transitioning to civilian life, giving them the tools to start their own successful
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