ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The reactivation of the 16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base is on the horizon, and work continues behind the scenes to bring the dormant facility back to life. Craftsmen in the Arnold AFB Model and Machine Shop are being lauded for the creativity and cohesion that led to the successful completion of a significant undertaking critical to reactivating the facility. "It was a lot of team  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: Senior Master Sgt. Jason Harlan, one of Arnold Engineering Development Complex's own team members, is an Air Force Materiel Command nominee for the 2019 Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award. In an email to the workforce, AEDC Commander Col. Jeffrey Geraghty said, "To be nominated for an annual award at this level is an incredible distinction. Congratulations, Jason, and to the men an  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- The Notice of Public Meeting of the Tennessee Advisory Committee has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 3, entitled: "Notice of Public Meeting of the Tennessee Advisory Committee". SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Tennessee Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 31, 2020  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas H. Cooper, 22, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 9, 2019. In November 1943, Cooper was a member of Company A, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: We are seeking motivated individuals to work in Construction Division PUBLIC NOTICE FOR POSITIONS FILLED UNDER DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY (DHA) FOR: Certain Competitive Service Positions covered by Section 9905 Opening and Closing Dates: 2/10 - 2/21 Position Title: Construction Control Representative Series/Grade: GS-0809-07/08/09 Full Performance Level: GS-09 Duty Location: Wynne   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: We are seeking motivated individuals to work in Operations Division PUBLIC NOTICE FOR POSITIONS FILLED UNDER DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY (DHA) FOR: Certain Competitive Service Positions covered by Section 9905 Opening and Closing Dates: 2/3/20 - 2/7/20 Position Title: Revetment Worker Series/Grade: XF-3502-04 Full Performance Level: XF-04 Duty Location: Official Duty Station is Ensley Engineer Yard  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: A number of prime cleanup contractors across the EM complex exceeded annual goals for subcontracting with small businesses in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2019. Contractors at the Hanford, Savannah River, Oak Ridge, Idaho, Portsmouth, Paducah, and West Valley Demonstration Project sites went beyond their socioeconomic business goals for small busin  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed to eliminate cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. The licensed technologies include   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following remarks by Secretary Ben Carson with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee: I'm delighted to be in Nashville today to see the wonderful developments taking place in Music City. It's a privilege to meet the hard-working people and leaders who make this city so unique, and I'm especially grateful to Governor Lee for inviting me to join this important discussion. Nashville is my second stop on a two-d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: The Tennessee cattle and calf inventory for January 1, 2020 was estimated at 1.81 million head according to the Tennessee Field Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Total inventory was up 10,000 head from last year. Cows and heifers that have calved were estimated at 940,000 head, down 10,000 head fro  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated that sodium-ion batteries can serve as a low-cost, high performance substitute for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries commonly used in robotics, power tools, and grid-scale energy storage. Sodium-ion batteries, or SIBs, show promise beyond lithium-ion batteries because sodium's abundance makes it more affordab  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material are much more tightly spaced than had been predicted for decades -- a feature that could possibly facilitate superconductivity at or near room temperature and pressure. Such a superconducting material, carrying electricity without any energy loss due to resistance, woul  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory will partner with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, collaborating with CCHMC's Dr. John Pestian and Dr. Tracy Glauser, to explore ways to deploy expertise in health data science that could more quickly identify patients' mental health risk factors and aid in suicide prevention strategies. ORNL and CCHMC will leverage the lab  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The prospect of simulating a fusion plasma is a step closer to reality thanks to a new computational tool developed by scientists in fusion physics, computer science and mathematics at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Harnessing fusion power on Earth requires strong magnetic fields to hold and squeeze a super-heated gas, and the large scale experiments capable of such   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A novel approach developed by scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can scan massive datasets of large-scale satellite images to more accurately map infrastructure - such as buildings and roads - in hours versus days. Comprehensive image data is useful for stakeholders to make informed decisions. The new computational workflow uses deep learning techniques to t  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: The completed renovation of a building once slated for demolition was celebrated in January with a ribbon cutting at Arnold Air Force Base. The Civil Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Building office space is now an example of the desired future for buildings at Arnold. "Hopefully we can do this for more of the facilities on base," said Col. Charles Roberts, Test Support Divis  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority reported $2.6 billion in total operating revenues on 36.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity sales for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2019. Total operating revenues decreased about 5% over the same period of the prior year driven by lower sales. Despite record-setting heat in October and record-setting cold in November, sales of electricity were about 4% lower as   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority announced that it has contributed $30,000 to support The Conservation Fund's grant program established by Volkswagen of America to help eligible environmental improvement projects in East Tennessee counties. "With environmental stewardship a core part of the TVA mission of service for over 86 years, we are thrilled to partner with The Conservation Fund to directly im  more