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Los Alamos Police Resume Fingerprint Services For Licensing, Certification, Employment Beginning Today!

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) has announced that fingerprint services have resumed as of today. Individuals requiring fingerprint services to complete federal, or state background checks can schedule an appointment by registering on the IdentoGo website at: https://nm.state.identogo.com or call 877.467.9215 for assistance.

Last May, the LAPD was notified by the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) that it had changed vendors for fingerprint background checks and support. The change at the state level required LAPD to halt services immediately until Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast Oct. 3

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LRG News:

Lab retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for your coffee and tea. Individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found at the LRG website. Read More

Rep. Leger Fernández Announces Two New Mexico Institutions Join Regional Innovation Hub

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded nearly $40 million dollars to establish the Southwest Advanced Prototyping (SWAP) Hub, which includes both Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico.

The regional innovation hub will focus on microelectronics education, research and development. This initiative is funded through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, which the Congresswoman voted for last Congress.

“Congratulations to Sandia National Laboratories Read More

Robinson: Who, Exactly, Is Served By Government Shutdowns?

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By SHERRY ROBINSON 
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services

Ten years ago, during a 16-day shutdown, tourists stood outside locked gates at national parks and monuments. Kirtland and Holloman Air Force bases furloughed nearly 1,500 civilian employees. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia closed, which delayed training for 350 agents sorely needed by the Border Patrol. The Department of Energy’s 1,000 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant employees kept working and got late paychecks, but a subcontractor that processed and shipped transuranic waste had to lay off 154 workers. Read More

New Oppenheimer Documentary Connects LANL’s First Director To Mission Today

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LANL Senior Historian Alan Carr and other Lab historians provided insights about Oppenheimer for the documentary. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A new documentary released by Los Alamos National Laboratory connects J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project to the Lab’s mission today. 

Created by the Lab’s National Security Research Center and Multimedia Production Group, “Oppenheimer: Science, Mission, Legacy” is a one-and-a-half-hour documentary made up of three episodes that include interviews with experts and feature Oppenheimer-related materials from the NSRC’s unclassified Read More

Review, Notice Of Completion Of Off-Site Waste Shipments For 3rd Quarter FY-23 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Review, Notice of Completion of Off-Site Waste Shipments for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 for Los Alamos National Laboratory, as Required by the Federal
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LANL Foundation Receives ‘Building Capacity’ Award For Supporting And Developing Teachers In New Mexico

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LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — LANL Foundation has been recognized by the New Mexico National Board-Certified Teacher Network (NM-NBCT) for its work to support and develop teachers in New Mexico.

The Education Enrichment team at the Foundation was singled out for their efforts to recruit and bolster teacher candidates seeking their National Board Certification. Michael Dabrieo, Education Enrichment Director at LANL Foundation, and Paul Le Francois, K12 Program Coordinator, were awarded the “Building Capacity” award at a ceremony in Artesia Sept. 16 during the annual conference Read More

Public Meeting And Public Comment Period For Copper Water Quality Criteria For Pajarito Plateau

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LANL News:

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, legacy cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) will conduct a public meeting and 45-day public comment period for adopting new water quality criteria for copper for surface waters around Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

The water quality criteria is being developed in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nationally recommended copper water quality criteria for protection of aquatic life.

A draft report is available for comment Read More

Extra! Extra! Los Alamos National Laboratory Employees Share Favorite Moments On ‘Oppenheimer’ Set

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Los Alamos National Laboratory employees Sarah Tasseff (red dress) and Arthur Bishop (dark suit) play community members in a scene filmed in Fuller Lodge, where ash rained down from snow-making machines. The haunting special-effects dream sequence, done with things like strobe lighting, basic props and latex, reveals J. Robert Oppenheimer’s troubled subconscious. Labbies Kelsey Dennisen and Tom Tierney are visible in the frame as well. Credit: Universal Pictures

LANL News:

  • 17 employees tell what it was really like behind the scenes as extras in the hit movie

Christopher Nolan made a point Read More

Heinrich, Luján Announce Selection Of Southwest Microchip Research And Development Program

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced Wednesday that the Southwest Advanced Prototyping (SWAP) Hub has been selected to be funded through the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Microelectronics Commons program.

The announcement marks the first official allocation of funding through the CHIPS and Science Act, legislation championed by the senators.

The DOD Microelectronics Commons program was created to address a critical gap in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and innovation by creating direct pathways for U.S.-based

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