WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'The Shield America Forgot: Homeland Defense in the Age of Cheap Precision,' by John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki. Issued Sept. 9, 2026, the report argues that the United States should establish a permanent homeland-defense mission against low-cost drones, assigning U.S. Northern Command responsibility for a national counter-drone architecture and expanding the ability of government and private operators to detect and  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Rand Report issued the following report on September 8, 2026, entitled "How States Align Postsecondary and Workforce Strategies." Here are excerpts: * * * State policymakers want to align postsecondary education and workforce development systems, yet limited research systematically examines how states do so. This report presents a first-ever analysis of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plans submitted by U.S. states and territorie  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news: * * * Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil * Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Springfield College issued the following news: * * * Springfield College Alumnus Remains Influential Leader at MetLife Stadium * By: Damon Markiewicz Springfield College alumnus Ron VanDeVeen '89 grew up just 20 minutes from Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., attending his first concert and football game at the venues. More than three decades later, VanDeVeen has built a distinguished career of his own, establishing him  more