ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs Precision machinists in the Arnold Air Force Base Model and Machine Shop wasted no time getting their new vertical turning center up and running. Since installation was completed shortly after the calendar rolled into 2024, the machine has operated virtually nonstop both day and night. The vertical turning center, or VTC, operates similarly to a wood la  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs Arnold Engineering Development Complex personnel and community leaders came together for an induction ceremony March 8 to further the relationship between Arnold Air Force Base and the community. The gathering officially launched the Arnold Air Force Base Honorary Commander program. The first of its kind at Arnold AFB, headquarters of AEDC, the purpose o  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Disease itself may be invisible to the human eye, but conditions ripe for disease outbreaks can be seen from satellites. ORNL's Assaf Anyamba has spent his career using satellite images to determine where extreme weather may lead to vector-borne disease outbreaks. His work has helped the U.S. government better prepare for outbreaks that happen during periods of exte  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have determined how to avoid costly and potentially irreparable damage to large metallic parts fabricated through additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, that is caused by residual stress in the material. Industry is increasingly looking to additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, as   more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 26 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced Gov. Andy Beshear, of Kentucky, as its 2024 States' Co-Chair. Beshear was elected to serve as States' Co-Chair by the DRA Board of Governors during its annual Quorum. In this role, Beshear will work directly with the agency's Federal Co-Chairman on economic development and growth in the DRA region. "DRA is pleased to have Gov. Beshear serve as ou  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece Fixing things was just something Eric Smith did growing up. His dad dubbed him "man of the house" before heading to Vietnam, so Smith learned to repair everything from car batteries to washing machines to help his mom and three sisters make do. "Stuff around the house would break and I knew we didn't have a lot of money, so I figured out how to fix things. I l  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today that almost 940,000 people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020 but face a May 17 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven't filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The average median refund is $932 for 2020, and  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing national leadership in a new collaboration among five national laboratories to accelerate U.S. production of clean hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers. Hydrogen fuel cells provide power to electric vehicles and buildings using an electrochemical reaction that converts hydrogen and oxygen into   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance's (TDCI) Captive Insurance Section is proud to report another robust year of growth as the Volunteer State saw increases in new captives, risk-bearing entities, pure captives, and collection of captive premiums. "In Tennessee, our focus on responsible regulation, our modern captive insurance statute, and our roster of seasoned professi  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The U.S. and UK take action against actors affiliated with the Chinese state-sponsored APT 31 hacking group. Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations  more