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Federal Tipoffs Involving Tennessee Newsletter for Sunday May 17, 2020 ( 5 items )  

FEMA Announces Emergency Food and Shelter Programs Funding for Tennessee
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Tennessee will receive $5.7 million from FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to assist nonprofits that are helping residents who are experiencing hunger and homelessness. The money allocated to Tennessee combines the EFSP's annual funding with funds designated for food and shelter support under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic  more

NASS - Tennessee Field Office: Tennessee 2020 Wheat Forecast and May Hay Stocks
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Tennessee farmers expect to harvest 15.2 million bushels of winter wheat during 2020 according to the Tennessee Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2020 would be up 5% from the previous year. Farmers seeded 310,000 acres last fall with 230,000 acres to be harvested for grain. B  more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratories-Developed Quantum Technologies Go the Distance
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: For the second year in a row, a team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories led a demonstration hosted by EPB, a community-based utility and telecommunications company serving Chattanooga, Tennessee. Using an isolated portion of EPB's fiber-optic network, the team experimented with quantum-based technologies that could improve   more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: 3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor Promises Faster, More Economical Path to Nuclear Energy
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on May 11: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods to confirm the consistency and reliability of its printed components. The Transformational Challenge Reactor Demonstration Program'  more

Tenn. U.S. Attorney Overbey Recognizes Law Enforcement Service and Sacrifice During National Police Week
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, J. Douglas Overbey, issued the following news release: In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020. "There is no more noble profession than serving as a police officer," said Attorney General William P. Barr. "The men a  more