EM Releases Supporting Materials From 2016 National Cleanup Workshop
EM-LA Field Office Manager Douglas E. Hintze presents at the 2016 National Cleanup Workshop Sept. 14-15 in Alexandria, Va. Courtesy/DOE
EM News:
DOE Awards Los Alamos Pueblos’ Project
Secretary Of Defense Reviews Plutonium Operations At Los Alamos National Laboratory
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, center, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan, right and Bob Webster, Principal Associate Director for Weapons Programs, today in the pit casting area of the Laboratory’s Plutonium Facility 4 (PF-4), the nation’s only plutonium science, technology and manufacturing center. ‘A strong plutonium science and manufacturing capability is essential to the U.S. nuclear deterrent and cannot be underestimated,’ Carter said. ‘I want to express my sincere appreciation for the difficult and vitally important work done Read More
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Deep Moonquakes Reveal Thickness Of Lunar Crust
During the NASA Apollo missions, astronauts installed seismometers on the near side of the Moon to record moonquakes.
Remarks From Secretary Carter’s Press Conference
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at a press conference Tuesday at Kirtland AFB. Courtesy/photo
DOD News:
U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met with reporters Tuesday during his visit to Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque. A transcript of that meeting below.
The Secretary is scheduled to visit Los Alamos today.
Transcript:
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Well, thank you, once again. The only thing I wanted to do was say thank you, once again, to the Albuquerque community, to New Mexico more generally, for being such a long-standing and true friend and supporter of defense, Read More
Udall, Heinrich: New Mexico Ideal Location To Expand Defense Technology Innovation Hub
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
STATE News:
- In letter to Defense Secretary, senators say NM labs and bases are perfectly positioned to advance defense technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that they have asked Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to consider opening a “Defense Innovation Unit Experimental” (DIUx) office in New Mexico as part of the military’s mission to widen the technology gap between the United States and its adversaries.
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
DIUx offices have been opened in regions with a strong high-tech presence Read More