ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, April 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news on April 12, 2024: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs Arnold Air Force Base Cultural Resources leaders welcomed a Tribal Historic Preservation representative of a federally recognized tribe, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, to the base on March 6. The purpose of the visit was to provide a face-to-face, government-to-government consultation with the tribe while reviewing and discussing the  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers. These discharges are for borrowers who signed up for President Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and are eligible for its shortened time-to-forgiveness benefit and as a result of fixes made by the Administration to income-driven repayment (IDR) fo  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: The final two members of a massive conspiracy to bilk TRICARE, the military's healthcare program, out of more than $65 million have been sentenced in federal court. Former U.S. Marine Joshua Morgan and former U.S. Navy Sailor Kyle Adams were sentenced to 21 months and 15 months, respectively, and ordered to pay millions in restitution and forfeit the fru  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: At the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists studying plant characteristics have access to sophisticated robotic imaging tools and sensors at the Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory, or APPL. This greenhouse-like lab offers one of the most diverse suites of imaging capabilities for plant phenotyping worldwide, letting scientists quickly   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Draft Advisory Opinions Advisory Opinion Request 2024-03 (Politicalmeetings.com, LLC) (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-03/) On April 11, the Commission made public two draft advisory opinions (Revised Draft A and Draft B) . * * * Enforcement The Co  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) scientists have spent the past 20 years studying quantum photonic entanglement, which uses quantum mechanics to pair particles of light, or photons, then employs those particles to encode and deliver information across long distances. Their partnership with colleagues at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and private industry   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomed news of the successful removal of all remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU) from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)'s Japan Materials Testing Reactor Critical Assembly (JMTRC). The announcement also highlighted their continued commitment to minimize the use of HEU in civilian applications and reported   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In 2023, liaisons from the Science Engagement section in the National Center for Computational Sciences at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recognized as part of the two teams who would go on to win the Association for Computing Machinery's Gordon Bell Prize and the Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modeling at the International Conference f  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Neutron Scattering Society of America, or NSSA, recognized Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ke An and Ken Herwig as fellows for their outstanding contributions to neutron scattering. The NSSA recognized An for sustained contributions in the development and application of neutron diffraction to the understanding of structure and properties of engineering materia  more

MORRISON, Tennessee, April 12 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: After more than 60 years, Tennessee National Guardsmen are getting a new home in Warren County. The Tennessee Military Department is hosting a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the new National Guard Readiness Center, named the Major General Terry "Max" Haston National Guard Armory, along Manchester Highway between McMinnville and Morrison, on Saturday, April 13, at   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Three ORNL intellectual property projects with industry partners have advanced in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, or OTT, Making Advanced Technology Commercialization Harmonized, or Lab MATCH, prize, which encourages entrepreneurs to find actionable pathways that bring lab-developed intellectual property, or IP, to market. For their  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced more than $21 million in Boating Infrastructure Grant funding to support construction, renovation and maintenance of marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation and waterway access. This year's grants will support projects in 21 states, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding wil  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. As the Biden-Harris administration invests in ways for forests to generate more economic opportunity in rural areas, it also aims to support the quality of life in those communities throu  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service today announced it is issuing more than $232 million to support public schools, roads and other municipal services through the agency's Secure Rural Schools program. The program was reauthorized for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fiscal year 2023 funds will be   more