WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Advances Over $7.6 Billion for National Defense, Nuclear Modernization * Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for a three-bill funding package that would allocate over $7.6 billion for defense programs she supported within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the U.S. Department of Energy. "As a member of the Appr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 16 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU historian earns prestigious MacDowell Fellowship to author book on architectural legacy and preservation * A Florida State University faculty member has been awarded a highly competitive international fellowship to trace and preserve the architectural and environmental relics of slavery, ranging from presidential homes to city streets. Assistant Professor Kathleen Powers Conti is the first resear  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Secures Senate Passage of Over $112.9 Million for New Mexico, Bringing Total to $319.9 Million in FY26 Funding * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, welcomed Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Commerce, Justice, and  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Honeycomb lattice sweetens quantum materials development * Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies with quantum computation. These innovative materials, including magnetic compounds with honeycomb-patterned   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following activity report for the week ending Dec. 19, 2025: * * * TO: Technical Director FROM: Los Alamos Site Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending December 19, 2025 DNFSB Staff Activity: The acting Associate Technical Director for Field Operations was on site to assess resident inspector performance and conduct facility w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced nearly $982 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropr  more