Letter To The Editor: Laboratory Retiree Group Comments On NNSA Draft Request For Proposals
By LABORATORY RETIREE GROUP
The Board of Directors of the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Draft RFP for the Management and Operating (M&O) contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory (“the Laboratory”).
In Part A below are some initial remarks about the LRG and the unique circumstances of Los Alamos and northern New Mexico. These are intended to help provide a better understanding and appreciation of the LRG comments about the draft RFP that follow in part B.
Part A. Initial Remarks
The Laboratory Retiree Group.
The Read More
Heinrich On New FBI Director Christopher Wray
New FBI Director Christopher Wray
From the Desk of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Christopher Wray to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who will replace Acting Director Andrew McCabe who replaced James Comey who was fired by President Donald Trump:
“It’s deeply troubling we are in this position in the first place. President Trump’s dismissal of FBI Director Comey was a direct attack on the integrity and independence Read More
House Ethics Committee Dismisses Complaint And Closes Case Against U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Ethics Committee announced today that it is dismissing the complaint against U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and closing the case without further action.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust raised a concern in June whether Luján had improperly used images of Democrats on the House floor in fundraising emails.
Luján’s Communication Director Joe Shoemaker released today the following statement:
“Today the Ethics Committee dismissed the allegations against Congressman Luján. Read More
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Peter DeBenedittis Stumps Monday Evening In Los Alamos
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Peter DeBenedittis meets with Tom and Suzanne Canfield during his campaign stop Monday evening at The Karen Wray Gallery on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. DeBenedittis is campaigning as a progressive Democrat who said he will strive to put people first and insure single payer health care for all, early childhood education statewide, fair and equal living wages, a publicly owned state bank and fix unfair taxes. For more informatinon, visit www.peoplefirst.online. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, Los Alamos County Councilor Read More
WIPP Strategic Planning Workshop Aug. 8
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Interested stakeholders are invited to attend an Aug. 8 workshop on strategic planning for transuranic waste operations at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) through Fiscal Year 2050.
The workshop is 9-11 a.m. at the AECOM Office, One Park Square, 6501 Americas Parkway NE in Albuquerque.
The workshop is being held in response to requests from stakeholders wanting to learn more about WIPP’s strategic planning process in the areas of site infrastructure, waste emplacement rates, mining, and increasing Read More
New Mexico Unveils Nation’s ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ High-Tech Enhancement Of Emergency Response Network
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez joined AT&T New Mexico President Jerry Fuentes and FirstNet CEO Mike Poth to unveil a dramatic high-tech enhancement to the first responder communication network throughout the state – a first-of-its-kind undertaking in the nation.
AT&T in partnership with FirstNet will build, operate and maintain a highly secure wireless broadband communications network for New Mexico’s emergency response network at no cost for the next 25 years.
“We have to keep doing more to keep our communities safe,” Martinez said. “I Read More
NASA Contracts With University Of Alabama At Birmingham To Develop New Orbiting Hardware
This conceptual drawing of Iceberg shows the modular nature of the units. Unlike MELFI’s permanent structure, these units can be removed from the rack and returned to earth in the event that they ever need repairs or refurbishing. Courtesy photoSFNF: Fire Crews Complete Operations On Peggy Fire
SFNF News:- mitigating the risk of high-intensity destructive wildfires by reducing
Interior Announces Revised Strategy, Policies To More Effectively Reduce Fractionation Of Tribal Lands
DOI News:FBI: Convicted Sex Offender From Albuquerque Sentenced To Ten Years For Child Pornography
FBI News:
New Mexico [External Sources]
- Cooler and rainier weekend around New Mexico - KRQE News 13
- What’s happening around New Mexico April 19-25 - KRQE News 13
- James McGrath Morris brings New Mexico writers to the table - Santa Fe New Mexican
- UNM celebrates 2024 New Mexico Postdoctoral Research Symposium - UNM Newsroom
- New Mexico has $4.5 billion in state funding sitting untouched - KOB 4
- New Mexico Jewish communities concerned about threat of attacks during Passover - KOB 4
