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DOE: RFI/SS For Environmental Management Deactivation, Decommissioning And Removal Services

DOE News:

CINCINNATI, Ohio ― The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Thursday issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought for Environmental Management Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) Services.

The DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) is currently in the acquisition planning phase for a potential upcoming procurement to perform DD&R of Facilities, Waste Management, and Program Support for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the Office of Science (OS). The services to be acquired may be performed at various locations Read More

FBI: Zuni Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Minor

FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE Terrence Cachini, 31, an enrolled member and resident of Zuni Pueblo, pled guilty Thursday in Federal Court in Albuquerque, to assaulting a minor resulting in serious bodily injury.  
 
Cachini’s plea agreement recommends five years of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
 
Cachini was arrested March 6, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with assaulting a female child by striking and biting her Feb. 24, 2015, resulting in serious bodily injury to the victim. According to the complaint,
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Johnson Designates ‘High Risk Pool’ Agency For Audit

State Auditor Wayne Johnson
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE State Auditor Wayne Johnson Tuesday designated the New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool (NMMIP) for a special audit going back five years to 2013. Johnson says the public deserves transparency from government entities like the insurance pool.
 
“I am deeply concerned with the Board’s lack of responsiveness regarding the requirement that it comply with the Audit Act,” says Johnson’s letter designating the Agency for audit.
 
The Office of the State Auditor wrote to the Pool in April 2017 asking for documentation demonstrating
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AG Balderas Keeps Convicted Murderer Behind Bars

Jordan Hurd
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE July 26, the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions in a case argued on appeal by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office.
 
Jordan Hurd is convicted of the willful and deliberate murders of Wesley Hobbs and his daughter Amanda Hobbs, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and was sentenced by a trial court to life in prison for each of the murder charges.
 
“The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office fights every day to keep the people of New Mexico safe,” Balderas said. “Today’s decision from the Supreme Court supports
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New Mexico Honor Guards Encouraged To Attend 10th Annual Military Honors Burial Conference

NMDVS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE Honor Guards from throughout the state are encouraged to attend the Tenth Annual Military Honors Burial Training and Conference Aug. 23 at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial, at 1100 Louisiana Boulevard NE. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the conference begins at 9 a.m.
 
Honor Guards are all-volunteer units which perform the flag-fold ceremony, 21-Rifle Volley, and a bugle rendition of Taps at the funerals of fallen veterans or active-duty military personnel—providing a proper “Final Salute” befitting honorably-discharged men and women who
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Game And Fish Investigates Fish Die Off

NMG&F News:

QUEMADO – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is investigating a fish die off at Quemado Lake, following reports earlier this week that fish in the lake were dying.

The die off affected multiple species including tiger muskies, goldfish, grass carp, crayfish and fathead minnows and is being attributed to low oxygen levels.

“Due to recent weather patterns across the state, including drought and high temperatures, die offs have also been noted in the Pecos River, Coyote Creek, Rancho Grande Ponds and areas around Elephant Butte,” said Eric Frey, sportfish program manager. Read More

Pearce Discusses Lab, State During Los Alamos Visit

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce and his wife Cynthia speaking with reporters Wednesday morning at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce and his wife Cynthia were in town Wednesday to talk with county officials and business leaders about the new management contract at Los Alamos National Laboratory among other topics.

Pearce is running for governor and spent time speaking with reporters at the Los Alamos Daily Post about LANL and state issues. He spoke about his plans to attract

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Cold War Patriots Hosts Town Hall Meetings For Sandia, LANL And Uranium Workers Aug. 14-16

CWP News:
 
DENVER, Colo. Cold War Patriots (CWP), a community resource organization that is the nation’s strongest and most sustained voice advocating for worker benefits, will host free town hall meetings for nuclear weapons and uranium workers in New Mexico at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 14, 15 and 16.
 
With a new format this year, CWP is making it easier for workers to get the specific information they need about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) or the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
 
The morning sessions, starting
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Gus Saeger Of Los Alamos Commissioned U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenant

Los Alamos High School alumni Gus Saeger was commissioned Saturday as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in a ceremony at the USMC Base in Quantico, Va. after graduating from Officer Candidate School. Saeger graduated from the University of New Mexico in May with a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies with a concentration in Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy and a minor in Religious Studies. He is the son of Kevin and Kelly Saeger of Los Alamos. Also on hand for the ceremony were grandparents Ken and Jill Saeger, uncles Mark Saeger and Evan Schweitzer, girlfriend Andrea Alba and Read More

Honoring Purple Heart Award Recipients Aug. 25

NMDVS News:
 
SANTA FE Purple Heart Award recipients will be honored at a special Purple Heart Recognition Ceremony Saturday, Aug. 25 in Santa Fe.
 
Award recipients, their family members, friends, and the public are invited to attend the 10 a.m. ceremony at the Santa Fe Veterans Memorial, located at 407 Galisteo St., at the northeast corner of the Bataan Memorial Building.
 
The ceremony is presented by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, the New Mexico National Guard, the Department of New Mexico Military Order of the Purple Heart, Berardinelli Family Funeral
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