WASHINGTON, July 20 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $80,401 cooperative agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for the completion of deferred maintenance projects for continued visitor access at the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and W  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Just minutes after taking one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, Neil Armstrong deviated from NASA's meticulously crafted flight plan for the Apollo 11 mission. According to NASA's lunar surface operations plan, Armstrong's top priority after his famous first steps should have been to immediately take a contingency sample--a small sample of soil--to pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54156) involving Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tennessee: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - INOPERABLE FIXED GAUGE SHUTTER The following report was received from the State of Tennessee via email: "On July 8, 2019, technicians at Eastman Chemical were performing procedures that involved securing radioactive sources on the outside of a vessel. One source had rust and corrosion around the shutter mechanis  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Larry Allard, distinguished research staff member at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the 2019 Microanalysis Society Presidential Science Award. The award honors a "senior scientist for outstanding technical contributions to the field of microanalysis over a sustained period of time." Allard was recognized for "developing/pione  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: * * * - Securities and Exchange Commission v. Henry J. Wieniewitz, III, et al., No. 19-cv-61738 (S.D. Fla. filed July 15, 2019) * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Henry J. "Trae" Wieniewitz, III and his Knoxville, Tennessee-based company, Wieniewitz Financial, LLC, for unlawfully offering and selling securities of the Woodbridge Group of Companies,   more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Chattanooga Restaurant Group LLC - operating as City Cafe Diner - will pay $153,740 in back wages and liquidated damages to 46 employees for violating the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD investigators found the restaurant paid some employees, including cooks,   more

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: Hearth Management LLC - the operator of a senior living and memory care facility in Hendersonville, Tennessee - has paid $81,008 in back wages and liquidated damages to 38 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation determined the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid a $  more

MILLINGTON, Tennessee, July 17 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Active duty senior enlisted Sailors looking for their next billet in a higher paygrade will soon have the opportunity to get a jump on the process thanks to the Advancement-to-Position (A2P) selection board, the Navy announced July 17. The Fiscal Year (FY) 20 Senior Enlisted A2P selection board, announced in NAVADMIN 162/19, is a pilot program where active-duty senior enlisted Sailors apply for specific, priority bille  more

MILLINGTON, Tennessee, July 17 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Continuing efforts to improve the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) experience for Sailors and their families, the Navy is launching the MyPCS Mobile app July 17. "Sailors executing Active Duty PCS orders will immediately realize a better experience with MyPCS Mobile. We have heard the Sailor and family feedback, and are enhancing the PCS move process through greater customer focus, increased flexibility, choice and th  more