Innovation & Technology

I am a strong believer that innovation is what America does best. And that technology and science-driven policies are how we can best meet many of our 21st century challenges.

New Mexico — with our national labs, universities, and military installations — holds much promise to lead the nation in innovation and technology. The very character of our state has been shaped by hard work and a history of innovation. The technology industry, both public and private, supports nearly 50,000 jobs, at over 2,000 technology establishments throughout New Mexico.

No area of innovation and science will be more important than in our nation’s ability to tackle climate change and to lead the world in clean energy technology. The frontiers of human knowledge can be boundless, and if we harness them, will continue to fuel our nation’s prosperity. 

Latest

• Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Announce NASA Grant For Navajo Tech Robotics Academy

  Posted on 08/15/18

   Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that Navajo Technical University (NTU) in Crownpoint, N.M. was awarded $324,800 by NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project to develop a robotics academy. Read More

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• Udall, Heinrich, Lujan Grisham Announce $3.5 Million in NSF Grants to UNM for Transmission Electron Microscope, Professional Development for HS Teachers

  Posted on 08/13/18

  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham announced two funding awards to the University of New Mexico (UNM), totaling $3.5 million, from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards will enable UNM to acquire a transmission electron microscope for state-of-the-art research, and will fund the creation of an online professional development program for high school science and mathematics teachers. Together, these initiatives aim to enhance science and computer education for students across New Mexico. Read More

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• Heinrich Questions Social Media Experts In Intel Committee Hearing

  Posted on 08/01/18

  Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned third-party social media experts in a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about foreign influence operations and their use of social media platforms. Read More

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• Senator admits he's been targeted by possible Russian hackers

  Posted on 07/31/18

  Senator Heinrich, Democrat from New Mexico and a member of the Intelligence Committee, gives insight into Russian hacking and admits he and his family have been targeted: "In today's world that kind of activity, especially spear-fishing, happens all the time," adding, “You certainly can’t be shocked" if the hackers were backed by the Russian government. Read More

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• Heinrich To Question Social Media Experts On Foreign Influence Operations In Senate Intel Committee Hearing

  Posted on 07/31/18

   On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will participate in a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine foreign influence operations and their use of social media platforms. The Committee will hear testimony from third-party social media experts. Read More

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• National Tribal Telecommunications Association Thanks Heinrich For Leadership On Rural Broadband

  Posted on 07/24/18

  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hosted the National Tribal Telecommunications Association (NTTA) in his Washington, D.C. office. The NTTA is in Washington this week to work on telecommunications issues affecting Indian Country and thanked Senator Heinrich for his leadership on rural broadband. Read More

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• Heinrich Secures Amendment To Boost Tech-Transfer From National Labs To Private Sector

  Posted on 06/26/18

  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) secured an amendment to improve technology transfer from the Department of Energy's (DOE) national labs to the private sector. The amendment was included in the fiscal year 2019 spending bill that sets funding for the Department of Energy and passed out of the Senate by an 86-5 vote. Read More

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• Heinrich Amendments For N.M. Military Installations, National Labs, and High-Tech Manufacturing Economy Clear the Senate

  Posted on 06/18/18

  Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted for the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and announced amendments he secured in the bill that support New Mexico's men and women in uniform, military installations, national laboratories, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and job-creating initiatives throughout the state. Read More

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• Connecting Tribal Communities to High-Speed Internet

  Posted on 06/14/18

  Broadband investment is critical infrastructure investment. Just like access to water, roads, railways, and electricity in the 21st century, broadband internet access determines which communities grow and thrive. For many rural tribal communities, the lack of access to high-speed broadband internet connections leaves far too many of our children unable to learn and compete on an even playing field. Read More

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• Heinrich, Heller Work To Advance Bipartisan Bill To Improve High-Speed Internet In Indian Country

  Posted on 06/12/18

  U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) are working to advance their bipartisan legislation to improve access to high-speed internet in rural Tribal communities. Read More

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