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Federal Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday January 07, 2024 ( 8 items )  

F/A-18A Hornet Display at Arnold AFB Honors Wittwer
ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs The significance of the static aircraft displayed outside the Main Gate and Gate 2 of Arnold Air Force Base goes beyond decorative purposes. The displays symbolize the importance of the work performed across Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold AFB. Testing conducted within AEDC facilities played a role in either the development   more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56910) involving Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee: * * * Facility: Watts Bar Region: 2 State: TN Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Tony Pate HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 12/28/2023 Notification Time: 18:55 [ET] Event Date: 12/28/2023 Event Time: 11:29 [EST] Last Update Date: 12/28/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section:  more

ORNL-hosted separations science symposium returns, with great success
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: For the first time in five years, Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted a symposium that had been a tradition since 1979. The 21st Symposium on Separation Science and Technology for Energy Applications, Oct. 23-26 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton West in Knoxville, attracted 109 researchers, including some from Austria and the Czech Republic. Besides attending many tec  more

Sexual Assault Prevention Response Program Stands Up at Arnold AFB to Support, Guide Survivors of Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment
ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs Victims of sexual assault may often find themselves unsure of where they can turn, what they can do and who they can approach to get the help necessary to heal. At Arnold Air Force Base, a new office has been established to assist those needing such help. The Sexual Assault Prevention Response, or SAPR, program office is located in Room B109 of Building 1  more

Stones River National Battlefield: Reduced Visitor Center Operations Starting January 9, 2024
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Jan. 2 -- The National Park Service Stones River National Battlefield issued the following news release on Jan. 1, 2024: Beginning on Tuesday January 9, 2024, Stones River National Battlefield will offer reduced services in our visitor center while contractors replace carpet and repaint most of public spaces. The reduced services may include: * Closure of the museum exhibits, * Closure of the orientation movie, and * Limited selections in our America's National Parks  more

Storytelling plants may help find human remains
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL intern Jack Orebaugh holds the drone used in his research to help locate human remains. Credit: Lena Shoemaker/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Jack Orebaugh, a forensic anthropology major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a big heart for families with missing loved ones. When someone disappears in an area of dense vegetation, search and recovery efforts   more

Tenn. U.S. Attorney: Memphis-Based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals Pay $7.25M to Settle Allegations That They Violated False Claims Act
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis announced today that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals ("Methodist") have paid $7,250,000 to resolve allegations that Methodist violated the False Claims Act. This settlement resolves allegations that Methodist caused the submission of false claims to Medicare that resulted from i  more

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Named 2024 Appalachian Regional Commission States' Co-Chair
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has been elected by his fellow Appalachian governors to serve as the 2024 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) states' co-chair. As part of ARC's unique federal-state partnership structure, the states' co-chair works collaboratively with the ARC federal co-chair and fellow Appalachian state governors to invest in economic and community growth across the region's 423 counties  more