WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate National Labs Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act to authorize a collaborative research partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to improve advanced weather models. This legislation leverages DOE's high-performance computing capabilities to strengthen timely, accurate weather forecasting during extreme weather events, saving lives and property.
The bill also authorizes centers of excellence at National Laboratories to use cutting-edge computing tec...