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SBA Honors Nation’s Top Small Businesses

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Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet

SBA News:

  • National Winner to be formally recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced today this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A panel is currently reviewing all the packages and a national winner and two runners-up will be selected and announced at a future date. The national winner will be recognized as the 2015 National Small Business Read More

NNSA Hosts NPT Parties At LANL And Sandia

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Ambassador Adam Scheinman
U.S. Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on March 25-27, hosted representatives from 11 members of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and one representative from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. 

The officials from non-nuclear-weapon states visited facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) related Read More

New Mexico Receives Nearly $2.5 Million In Federal Disaster Assistance For Tres Lagunas Fire

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STATE News:

DENTON, Texas – The state of New Mexico has been awarded nearly $2.5 million in federal disaster assistance in the aftermath of the Tres Lagunas Fire that happened in late May, early June 2013.

The funding, which is made possible by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fire Management Assistance Grant Program, serves as reimbursement for firefighting costs incurred while fighting the fire.

In 2013, the Tres Lagunas Fire threatened hundreds of homes, as well as roads and bridges, and burned thousands of acres of land in San Miguel County. The Fire Management Assistance Read More

Los Alamos High School Graduate Anna Scott Named 2015 Goldwater Scholar

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Anna Scott. Photo by Don Taylor

EDUCATION News:

Anna Scott was named a 2015 Goldwater Scholar last week. She is a 2013 graduate of Los Alamos high school and is currently a sophomore at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont.

She also was a 2014 summer student at Los Alamos National Laboratory (she worked in the Materials Science and Technology Division for Dr. Ken McClellan).

From the press release at https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/yyschrel.php:

Mrs. Peggy Goldwater Clay, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation,

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Udall Issues Statement Regarding Diplomatic Framework Of Iran’s Nuclear Program

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement Friday on the diplomatic framework reached by the United States, five other world powers and Iran on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran’s nuclear program:

“The goal of the framework presented yesterday — accomplished through an intensive diplomatic effort by multiple countries — is to reduce Iran’s nuclear capability while providing for extensive verification measures to preclude nuclear weapons development. As negotiators work on a final plan, I Read More

Celebrating Passover At The White House

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a Passover Seder dinner Saturday in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House. Official White House photo by Pete Souza

WHITE HOUSE News:

For the seventh year in a row, President and Mrs. Obama hosted the annual White House Seder. The Seder provides an opportunity for the First Family to join in retelling the story of the Israelites’ arduous journey through the desert from slavery in Egypt to liberation in the Promised Land.

In recounting the story, they joined their guests in performing the Seder rituals and followed the Haggadah’s Read More

WIPP Technical Assessment Team Issues Final Report

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WIPP News:

This week the Department of Energy’s Technical Assessment Team (TAT) visited Carlsbad and met with federal and contractor staff at WIPP and the Mayor’s Nuclear Task Force to provide a briefing and answer questions on their final report that was released March 26.

The TAT, which was established shortly after the Feb. 14, 2014 radiological release that occurred in the WIPP underground, was led by the Savannah River National Laboratory and consisted of experts from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Read More

Heinrich Statement On Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action For Iran’s Nuclear Program

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement Thursday after the United States, five other world powers, and Iran announced a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program:

“Our mission is clear: we must ensure that Iran is never allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Today’s announcement of a framework designed to roll back Iran’s Read More

IRS Seeks Nominations For Advisory Committee

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IRS News:

PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service is requesting membership nominations for the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC), a federal advisory committee that advises the IRS on various tax administration issues.

The IRPAC presents a report to the IRS Commissioner at a public meeting each fall. Members are appointed to three-year terms, but terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the committee membership changes each year. Nominations are currently being accepted for up to six appointments that will begin in January 2016.

The deadline for submitting Read More

Heinrich Delivers Keynote Address At Southwest Clean Energy Transmission Summit

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, delivered the keynote address Wednesday at the Southwest Clean Energy Transmission Summit.

The event was hosted by the Energy Future Coalition and its “Americans for a Clean Energy Grid” electric transmission initiative. Heinrich is a staunch proponent of growing New Mexico’s clean energy economy and building a robust 21st century transmission infrastructure.

Below are Senator Heinrich’s remarks Read More