ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: The Arnold Engineering Development Complex T-3 turbine engine test cell at Arnold Air Force Base is undergoing several modifications to prepare it for future testing. Built as part of the Engine Test Facility, or ETF, at Arnold in the early 1950s, the T-3 test cell was designed for testing small engines. It has the capability to reach Mach 4 at simulated altitudes below 70,000 feet a  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: For some, the start of a new year means the tradition of making New Year's resolutions and making plans for self-improvement. AEDC team members were asked about their plans for 2020, and many have set goals for the year. "I do not follow New Year's Resolutions, but I do believe in a daily motto: When you know better, do better, and always grow!" - Dawnsherrae Bryant, Safety Professional. "For 2020, I wa  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Christopher Fanning, contracting officer for the Test Range and Specialized Contracting Division at Arnold Air Force Base, received the 2019 Air Force Test Center Annual Award for Outstanding Civilian in Enterprise, Supervisor of the Year. Col. Jeffrey Geraghty, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander at Arnold Air Force Base, announced in December the AEDC team members rece  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: To better determine the potential energy cost savings among connected homes, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a computer simulation to more accurately compare energy use on similar weather days. "Since no two weather days are alike, we created a simulated weather identification model that keeps environmental impacts such as temperature changes a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:17-cv-01441; M.D. Tenn. filed Nov. 9, 2017): On January 6, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee entered a final consent judgment in a previously-filed SEC enforcement action against Jay Costa Kelter, a former registered investment adviser and registered representative. The SEC's action (https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2017/lr23984.htm), filed Novem  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Jason Coker was impressed with Arnold Engineering Development Complex long before recently accepting a leadership post within the organization. "What Arnold does and its criticality to the nation's aeronautical capabilities are really second to none," he said. "It is an extremely important mission, and I am excited to be a part of it." In early December, AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty announced Cok  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 6: * * * - Electrical infrastructure will help Y-12 fulfill critical national security missions * * * The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) (https://www.y12.doe.gov/upf) Project continues to make progress with the recent completion of a new electrical substation at the Y-12  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers created a geothermal energy storage system that could reduce peak electricity demand up to 37% in homes while helping balance grid operations. The system is installed underground and stores excess electricity from renewable resources like solar power as thermal energy through a heat pump. The system comprises underground tank  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nuclear scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have established a Nuclear Quality Assurance-1 program for a software product designed to simulate today's commercial nuclear reactors - removing a significant barrier for industry adoption of the technology. The suite of tools called VERA, the Virtual Environment for Reactor Applications developed by the Consortium  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: 2020 is set to be a historic year for DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) (https://www.energy.gov/orem/oak-ridge-office-environmental-management). Crews are scheduled to complete major cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) and begin multiple demolition projects on high-risk excess contaminated facilities at the Oak   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: EM (https://www.energy.gov/em/office-environmental-management) recently awarded Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR $20.4 million (https://www.energy.gov/orem/downloads/ucor-contract-fee-determination) for its performance from April 2019 through September 2019, amounting to 97 percent of the available fee. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration: J. David Patterson of Tennessee, to be the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness. Mr. Patterson currently is Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Opportunities at SMA, Inc., and previously served as an executive with Boeing and the National Defense Business In  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 11 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Memphis Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: David T. Cochran Jr., partner with CoCo Planting Co. in Avon, Miss., will serve as board chair. He was appointed to the board in 2015. Kathy Buckman Gibson, president and CEO of KBG Technologies in Memphis, has been appointed to a three-year term on the board  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 10 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday that Dr. Noelle Currey, a TVA project engineer with eight years of service, earned the utility's highest engineering honor -- the Ike Zeringue Engineer of the Year. Currey received the award for a programming solution that checks electrical drawings with 100 percent accuracy to eliminate errors and rework. In under a minute, the program can eval  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Defense Department has announced expanded commissary, military exchange and Morale Welfare and Recreation, or MWR, access beginning Jan. 1, and has established a standard for physical access to military installations, including Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. In accordance with the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018, included in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization A  more