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IRS Provides Education For Tax Preparers

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― Thursday June 18, The Internal Revenue Service said nearly 44,000 tax return preparers participated in the Annual Filing Season Program in its first year.
 
The voluntary program was announced a year ago and designed to encourage continuing education (CE) and filing season readiness.
 
“It is encouraging that so many return preparers participated in the program in the very first year it was offered. Because of the potential benefits of this program for taxpayers, we plan to offer the program annually, as we continue to seek passage
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Heinrich On Jill Hruby’s Appointment To Lead SNL

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Jill Hruby will become the 14th director of Sandia National Laboratories and the first woman to lead one of the three National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories. Courtesy/SNL

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., released the following statement today after it was announced that Jill Hruby will be the next president and director of Sandia National Laboratories.

“Jill Hruby is an accomplished and admired public servant.  For more than three decades she’s dedicated her career to energy development and cutting-edge Read More

Luján Marks Third Anniversary Of DACA

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
DACA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District marked the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was created three years ago last week and protects DREAMers from deportation.
 
“Across New Mexico and across America, DREAMers―young people who were brought to our country as children―have contributed to the fabric of our great nation. 
 
From going to school to serving in the military, they have sought to build a better life for themselves, their families,
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President Shares Thoughts On Father’s Day

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President Barack Obama plays with Ella Harper Rhodes, daughter of Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes during an Oval Office visit. Official White House/Pete Souza

WHITE HOUSE News:

President Barack Obama issued the following comments today in honor of Father’s Day:

This Father’s Day, I want to take a moment to thank all of the dads across the country — and across the world — who aren’t just “around,” but are deeply involved in the lives of their kids.

But today also reminds me of the countless children whose Read More

General Leslie R. Groves’ Grandson Visits Los Alamos

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At Thursday’s gathering from left, Mark Rayburn, Fuller Lodge/Historic Districts Advisory Board Chair; Nancy Bartlit, WWII author and former President of the Los Alamos Historical Society; John Bartlit, advocate for Los Alamos Historical Society and environmental columnist; Nina Johnson, Executive Director of Cornerstones Community Partners; Dick Groves, Grandson of General Leslie R. Groves; Paul Millar, friend and business partner of Dick Groves Photo by Tom Sandford, Los Alamos Historical Society board member and historical district tour guide. Photo by Tom Sandford/Los Read More

Alaska Glaciers Contribute To Global Sea Level Rise

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AGU News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Alaska’s melting glaciers are adding enough water to the Earth’s oceans to cover the state of Alaska with a 1-foot thick layer of water every seven years, a new study shows.
 
The study found that climate-related melting is the primary control on mountain glacier loss. Glacier loss from Alaska is unlikely to slow down, and this will be a major driver of global sea level change in the coming decades, according to the study’s authors.
 
“The Alaska region has long been considered a primary player in the global sea level budget, but the exact details
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WIPP Update: Breidenbach Officially Takes Over As NWP President & Project Manager

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WIPP News:
 
On June 11, Phil Breidenbach officially assumed the role of NWP President & Project Manager, replacing Bob McQuinn. McQuinn served in that capacity for just over a year.
 
Breidenbach, who brings over 30 years of experience working at various Department of Energy facilities, served a key role in the development of the WIPP Recovery Plan following the radiological event. His past experience includes operations and project management at various nuclear facilities, including several that involved some type of recovery operations.
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Heinrich Works Key Provisions Into Defense Bill

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted Thursday for the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed by a vote of 71 to 25.
 
The bill includes key provisions 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
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Udall Celebrates 150th Anniversary Of Juneteenth

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement Friday to mark the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States:
 
“Today, on the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, we remember the long road to freedom, and we honor the committed individuals who made that journey, who traveled that road, and also those who continue to fight for a better world.
 
We especially honor African American freedom and achievement. Early African American settlers in New Mexico endured
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LANL’s Partners Still Count On Lab

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Christine Gelles, acting manager Environmental Management-Los Alamos Field Office, at Thursday’s Regional Community Leaders meeting in Pojoaque. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

Kim Davis Lebak, manager of the NNSA Los Alamos Field Office speaks with Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess at Thursday’s meeting. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

 

BY ROGER SNODGRASS
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST

POJOAQUE – Senior officials from Los Alamos National Laboratory welcomed friends, community members, business leaders, teachers, counselors, workforce Read More