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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Wednesday July 24, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Artificial intelligence tools secure tomorrow's electric grid
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partner institutions have launched a project to develop an innovative suite of tools that will employ machine learning algorithms for more effective cybersecurity analysis of the U.S. power grid. Distributed energy resource systems, which can range from solar panels to electric vehicles to   more

Contracts for July 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Global Ordnance,* Sarasota, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0001); High Noon Unlimited Inc.,* Holiday, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0002); and Paramount Enterprises International Inc.,* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-21-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $189,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Trinitrotoluene. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and fundi  more

TDEC Announces $718,757 in Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on July 23, 2024: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced 36 Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grants (BRAG) totaling $718,757 for remediation projects across the state. BRAG grants are derived from the Rural Brownfield Redevelopment Investment Act, which protects the environment and creates economic opportunities, especially in rural settings.  more

TN AG Leads Letter Urging FHFA to Terminate Program That Harms Homeowners and Small Businesses
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on July 23, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of state attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), expressing concerns over their revived pilot program aimed at removing title insurance requirements from certain loans sold to Fannie Mae. The original pilot program, initially proposed by the Biden Administration,   more