WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Massachusetts, Jan. 21 (TNSPer) -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Kristi MacDonald 439th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Coffey, 439th Aerospace Medical Squadron 1st Sgt., received a unique opportunity to deploy to McMurdo Station, Antarctica as the 13th Air Expeditionary Group 1st Sgt. for Operation DEEP FREEZE. He is the first reservist to fill the role, which is normally filled by the 109th Airlift   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47013) on Jan. 19, 2022, entitled "Surface Transportation Board: Background and Current Issues" by transportation policy analyst Ben Goldman: * * * SUMMARY The Surface Transportation Board (STB) was created by Congress in 1995 to replace the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as the economic regulator of providers of interstate land and water transportation. It most often deals with issues facing the  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following audit guidance on Jan. 20, 2022: DCAA has offices across the United States, primarily located in close proximity to defense contractors. In some areas, there are several DCAA offices due to the presence of multiple defense contractors. One such area is Lowell, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Within a 30-mile radius of Lowell, there are eight Field Audit Offices as well as th  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: University of Kansas researchers increasing understanding of crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design have received this year's Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral Achievement Awards. The annual awards recognize outstanding unclassified academic staff, unclassified professional staff and postdoctoral fellows whose research has significantly influenced the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on the Algonquin Gas Transmission briefing order (Dockets No. CP16-9-011, CP16-9-012): * * * I concur with the Order's[1] termination of the exercise initiated in the Feb. 18, 2021 Order Establishing Briefing (Briefing Order), an unjustified and unwise action to which I dissented.[2] As this Order acknowledges, the specific concerns offere  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 21 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: By Sam Cramer On January 6, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the State Energy Office, announced the kickoff of its process to develop the next iteration of its comprehensive state energy plan, the 2022 Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES). The plan will examine the energy needs of the state and propose policy and programmatic solut  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Phil Roth Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and their colleagues have discovered that breathing rates while sleeping can be used to distinguish cognitively normal people from those who have mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease. The researchers, three of whom have affiliations with UT Dallas' Center for BrainHealth, also found that a dental device to reduce sn  more