KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, April 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Senior leaders from 20th Air Force units gathered for their semiannual Senior Leadership Conference at Kirtland AFB, N.M., April 6-9, 2021. Maj. Gen. Michael Lutton, 20 AF commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Orf, 20 AF command chief, met with senior leaders in the nuclear enterprise from Kirtland AFB, N.M., F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, Malmstrom AFB, Montana, Minot AFB, North Dakota, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. DOE-OIG-21-24) entitled "FY 2017 Evaluation of Incurred Cost Coverage at the Los Alamos National Laboratory": Here are excerpts: MEMORANDUM FOR MANAGER, LOS ALAMOS FIELD OFFICE SUBJECT: Audit Report on "Fiscal Year 2017 Evaluation of Incurred Cost Coverage at the Los Alamos National Laboratory" The attached report discusses our review of incurred cost coverage during fiscal year 2017 for selected area  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: MEMORANDUM FOR: Christopher J. Roscetti, Technical Director FROM: J.W. Plaue and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending March 26, 2021 Area G-Safety Basis: On Tuesday, N3B transmitted to the EM Field Office a consolidated evaluation of the safety of the situation (ESS) covering 18 of the po  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following remarks on April 15, 2021, at a hearing to examine the role of the Energy Department in energy innovation: * * * The hearing featured testimony from Dr. Thomas Mason, director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory; the Honorable Paul M. Dabbar, chairman and CEO of Bohr Quantum Technologies Corporation and former undersecretary for science at the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today stressed the climate dangers posed by methane, an extremely dangerous greenhouse gas released during natural gas extraction. Senator King has been outspoken about the environmental dangers of methane emissions, and is a leader in the cause to repeal the Trump Administration's relaxation of methane regulations - with plans to undo that policy chang  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing to examine the role of the Department of Energy (DOE) and energy innovation in American economic competitiveness. Lankford's questions focused on how the US can promote innovation and in which areas we may be stifling innovation, as well as how we can protect our world-class research and de  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded over $8.5 million in COVID-19 relief grants, in addition to over $2.8 million announced in March, to 28 New Mexico airports. The funding is being made available through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Suppl  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news releaseon April 15, 2021: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the leading role of the Department of Energy in American energy innovation. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, highlighted the vital role played by the Department of Energy and National Laboratories in maintaining and streng  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded over $8.5 million in COVID-19 relief grants, in addition to over $2.8 million announced in March, to 28 New Mexico airports. The funding is being made available through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Sup  more