OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Prasanna Balaprakash, director of AI programs at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to Tennessee's Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council. The council, created this year by the Tennessee legislature, will provide recommendations and draw up an action plan for AI use in state government. Council members are appointed by the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Tennessee - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Tennessee were 138,177, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 127,186, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $447,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 National Sea-Based Deterrence Funds in the amount of $447,000,000 will be obligated   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following fact sheet on July 31, 2024: * * * Justice Department Actions to Counter the Scourge of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs Over the past several years, the Justice Department has focused on breaking apart every link in the global fentanyl supply chain - from China to Mexico to the United States. Since the beginning of 2021, the Justice Department has: * Extradited over 50 cartel members from Mexico to the Un  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Cohort 2024 includes: Katy Bradford, Cassette Construction, is sponsored by AMMTO and BTO. Cassette Construction will produce low-cost, low-carbon wall and floor panels for modular construction using an offsite additive manufacturing process and bio-based materials from rapidly growing plants and waste. This makes the panels carbon-negative and cost-effective. Buildi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2873) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* We are presented with three motions in this docket. First, 3M Company moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407(c) to transfer two actions pending in the Northern District of Alabama and listed on Schedule A to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2873. P  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following Civil Rights Division issued the following agency statement on July 31, 2024: * * * July is Disability Pride Month, and we take this opportunity to honor the many contributions of the disability community to the passage and advancement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - which was signed into law 34 years ago this month. Disability rights activists fought hard for the passage of the ADA, organizing protests to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending July 27, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 249,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 235,000. The 4-week moving average was 238,000, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week's unrevised aver  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: PHILADELPHIA -Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Philadelphia Field Division hosted the graduation of 20 new Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program instructors today. G.R.E.A.T. is an evidence-based, national and international gang and violence prevention program that has been building trust bet  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 2 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 24-00027) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: Impact Telecom, LLC Application For Certificate To Provide And/Or Resell Telecommunication Services In Tennessee INITIAL ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY This matter came before the Administrative Judge of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (the "Commission" or "TPUC") at a Hearing held on July 17, 2024 to co  more