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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Monday January 16, 2023 ( 2 items )  

NASA Selects Experimental Space Technology Concepts For Initial Study
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- NASA issued the following news release: Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own before being assembled into homes. Researchers will delve into these ideas and more using NASA grant funding. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters innovation by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technolo  more

VA IG: 'Vet Center Inspection of Midwest District 3 Zone 3 & Selected Vet Centers'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 21-03232-37) on Jan. 12, 2023, entitled "Vet Center Inspection of Midwest District 3 Zone 3 and Selected Vet Centers." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program (VCIP) provides a focused evaluation of aspects of care delivered at vet centers./1 Vet centers are community-based clinics that provide a wide range of psychosocial se  more