ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deidre Ortiz Mike Dent, chief of the Capital Improvements Branch at Arnold Air Force Base, built a "treehouse" near his residence in Tullahoma, complete with HVAC, bathroom and other amenities. During a Project Management Institute Lunch and Learn at Arnold in July, Dent used the treehouse project as an example of applying acquisition principles to large home projects. The theme of the talk was how   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $37,380 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for resource management assistance with geographic information system mapping for the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00520 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Brian Straka, 865/436-1217, Bria  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks Although Robert Duff is still settling into his new job at Arnold Air Force Base, he is eager to see what opportunities await him. "I'm really excited to start wrapping my mind around new challenges," he said. "It excites me and inspires me." Taking on challenges is nothing new for Duff. During the two years he spent pursuing his associate degree from Chattanooga State Community Colle  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deidre Ortiz Though he had not worked directly with AEDC before, Lt. Col. Lane Haubelt, the new director of the Aeropropulsion Combined Test Force at Arnold Air Force Base, knew of its mission and commented that the Complex's reputation precedes it. "As an engineer, especially one with an aeronautical engineering focus, I was aware of AEDC and knew of the work they did," he said. "As a flight test en  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deidre Ortiz Engineering students from colleges and universities across the United States spent the summer completing internships with Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Recently, there have been two opportunities available to college students wanting to intern with AEDC. The Department of Defense at Arnold Air Force Base, headquarters for AEDC, offers internships through the Air Force Civilian   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Ragland Bottom Day Use Beach at Center Hill Lake in Smithville, Tenn., is reopened as water conditions have returned to acceptable levels. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers at Center Hill Lake closed the beach abruptly Aug. 16, 2019 due to elevated levels of Escherichia coli (E. Coli.). The two other designated swimming   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jessie K. Liu, issued the following news release: A Tennessee man was arrested today for allegedly posting threats online to "shoot up" a Planned Parenthood facility in Washington D.C. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Timothy Slater, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office. Jacob Cooper, 20, of Clarksville,  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: Ike White recognized award-winning small businesses helping complete projects on schedule and advance the cleanup mission during his first visit to Oak Ridge in his role as head of EM. His visit began at the seventh annual Small Business Awards Breakfast -- a program hosted by DOE Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) cleanup contractor   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 20 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: * * * - Flood gates closed and trackwork finished means Buy One, Get One fares with the return of Amtrak trains in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee * * * Since early May, a combination of floodgates opened on a spillway near New Orleans, other route restrictions and scheduled track improvements has resulted in a summer of disruption that is finally ending for Amtrak   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was joined Friday by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt of Alabama and Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to announce the center's new role leading the agency's Human Landing System Program for its return to the Moon by 2024. "Marshall Space Flight Center is the birthplace of America's space program. It was Marshall sc  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 16 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority published its first Environmental, Social and Governance report for the financial community using the utility-focused and investor-driven reporting template for environmental, social, governance and sustainability information developed by the Edison Electric Institute. TVA's energy mix has been transformed in recent years from a largely fossil fuel-based portfolio t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54218) involving Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tennessee: CRITICALITY ACCIDENT ALARM SYSTEM SPEAKER FAILURE "At approximately 1320 [EDT] one speaker in the Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) area was identified as not operating when a series of Public Address (PA) announcements were made. Strobe lights, however, were functioning in the area. At 1430 compensatory measures were established to limit acce  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has appointed five new members to its Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) citizen advisory board. The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) is a federally chartered citizens' panel that provides independent advice and recommendations to DOE, which is responsible for the cleanup of the Oak R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $32,328 cooperative agreement to the Public Archaeology Laboratory Inc. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for national register documentation of historic places to provide critical inventory and analysis of historic resources at the Stones River National Battlefield in Tennessee. The agency description of the grant states: "Stones River National Battlefield was administratively list  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: * * * - Hawkins and Sumner County Residents to Benefit from Over $1 Million in Investments * * * USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce Lammers today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $52 million in 45 community facilities projects that will benefit nearly 200,000 rural residents in 16 states. Rural Developme  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Bette Brand today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding grants for projects in all states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reduce energy costs for farmers, ag producers and rural-based businesses and institutions. Tennessee Rural Development State Director Jim Tracy is p  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, D. Michael Dunavant, issued the following news release: The United States Drug Enforcement Administration this week announced the conclusion of Operation Crystal Mountain, a sweeping enforcement action spanning three states. DEA special agents, working closely with their state and local counterparts throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia targeted Mexican drug cartels, drug trafficking organization  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors approved a number of forward-looking actions designed to add flexibility and stability to the public power model serving more that 10 million people in TVA's service territory at its meeting in Knoxville. The board approved both an FY20 budget that does not increase wholesale power rates and sets a new strategic direction through 2030, and an upda  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority provided nearly $548 million in tax equivalent payments in fiscal year 2019 to state and local governments served by its energy generation or in areas supporting TVA properties. At its quarterly business meeting, TVA's board of directors approved the final tax equivalent payments for the current fiscal year, which are approximately $24 million more than 2018. TVA r  more

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Benjamin Newell Program Executive Office Digital is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee to build Air Force Weather's most powerful weather computer, at an estimated 7.2 petaflops. PEO Digital personnel at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and Hanscom worked this acquisition effort. Oak Ridge National Laboratory selected Cray, Inc., a Seattle-based supercomputer manufacturer an  more