WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Americans are dealing with the impacts of more and more extreme weather caused by climate change--affecting their lives and our infrastructure," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "With these funds, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping communities rebuild key transportation links and make them more resilient for the future." FHWA's Emergency Rel  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: Today, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced appointees to a series of key state boards and commissions. "I'm pleased to appoint these highly-qualified individuals who will ensure that Tennessee continues to lead the nation," said Gov. Lee. "The success of our state depends on the engagement of Tennesseans, and I look forward to their service." Appointees will fill a variety of roles to ensu  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release: VANCOUVER, B.C. - (September 10, 2024) - The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has announced that Leslie Van Buskirk, Administrator, Division of Securities, Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, became NASAA's President today during the 2024 NASAA Fall Annual Meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Van Buskirk was elected as President-e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Currently, many of the diseases caused by these pathogens have no available vacci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: Scientists will work on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a pandemic preparedness research network to conduct research on high-priority pathogens most likely to threaten human health with the goal of developing effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Currently, many of  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Newport, R.I. Leadership how we are influenced, how we influence others and how to be successful at leading was the focus of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Women's Equality Day celebration held on Aug. 29. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abaigeal Hillyard, deputy director of the Human Resources Center of Excellence at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, spoke in ho  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news: ORISE's REAC/TS recently hosted a delegation from the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority. The Japanese delegation spent a full day at ORNL before coming to the REAC/TS Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory, where they were given a briefing by Dr. Carol Iddins and Dr. Adayabalam Balajee on the role of REAC/TS and the CBL, respectively. The Japan Nuclear Regula  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance ("TDCI") and Insurors of Tennessee will proudly host regulators from across the southeastern United States as part of the 2024 Southeast Regulators Association conference ("SERA") on Nov. 3-5, 2024, in Nashville. SERA, which met for the first time in 1963, is composed of 13 states, the Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * * The Select Tennessee Certified Sites program helps communities prepare industrial sites for private investment and job creation * Nearly 80 sites have now been certified through the program * * * The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) today announced that two sites have been certified through the Select Tennesse  more