WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following report on June 14, 2021, entitled "Reading the Nuclear Tea Leaves: Policy and Posture in the Biden Administration". The report was written by Rebecca Hersman, director of the project on nuclear issues and senior adviser with the international security program, and Joseph Rodgers, program manager with the project on nuclear issues. * * * The nuclear policy community is once again in the grips of perv  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Energy Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. DOE-OIG-21-28) on June 11, 2021, entitled "Subcontractor-Performed Commercial Grade Dedication at Los Alamos National Laboratory": * * * Here are excerpts: MEMORANDUM FOR THE MANAGER, LOS ALAMOS FIELD OFFICE FROM: John E. McCoy II, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of Inspector General SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Audit Report on "Subcontractor-Performed Commercial Grade Dedication at Los  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- 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: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for Week Ending May 28, 2021 DNFSB Staff Activity: On Wednesday, members of the Board's staff conducted a teleconference with Triad and NNSA Field Office personnel to discuss the results of their review o  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 17 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: The New Mexico Economic Development Department announced that Main Street America has reaccredited and licensed New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS) as a Coordinating Program. Additionally, Main Street America has designated New Mexico's 28 accredited and 3 affiliated Main Street(TM) programs for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners ann  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 19 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday confirmed New Mexico will retire its color-coded, county-by-county system and all COVID-19 health restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activity in two weeks, allowing for the thousands of vaccinations administered this week as part of a statewide public health push to take full effect. At the Turquoise Level, the state is already broadly "ope  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 19 (TNSJou) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on June 18, 2021: * * * System designed by scientists and public health officials guided local policies in Austin, Texas * * * In a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium in collaboration with Northwestern University, researchers describe the alert system that has guided COVID-19 policies in Austin, Texas, for more than a year, helping to safeguard the he  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 18 (TNSJou) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Surgeons may soon be able to localize critical regions in tissues and organs during a surgical operation thanks to a new, patent-pending Purdue University biosensor that can be printed in 3D using an automated printing system. Chi Hwan Lee created the biosensor, which allows for simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues and organs during a surgical operation. Lee is the Leslie A. Geddes Assist  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital surges and long lockdowns, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. In a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium in collaboration with Northwestern University, researchers describe the system that ha  more