WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued the following news: Aleta A. Trauger earned a reputation as a tough prosecutor after convicting a former Tennessee governor during her stint at the U.S. attorney's office. The 1981 case, which dealt with selling liquor licenses to political friends, gave her credibility in a male-dominated space. "It really set me up as a woman who was tough and could do litigation," said Judge Trauger, who serves in the Middle Distric  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Alyssa Carrell, an ecologist with the Plant Systems Biology group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, started her science career studying the tallest inhabitants in the forest, but today she is focused on some of its smallest -- the microbial organisms that play an outsized role in plant health. Just as the trillions of microbes found in the body play a crucial rol  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs Precision machinists in the Arnold Air Force Base Model and Machine Shop wasted no time getting their new vertical turning center up and running. Since installation was completed shortly after the calendar rolled into 2024, the machine has operated virtually nonstop both day and night. The vertical turning center, or VTC, operates similarly to a wood la  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs Arnold Engineering Development Complex personnel and community leaders came together for an induction ceremony March 8 to further the relationship between Arnold Air Force Base and the community. The gathering officially launched the Arnold Air Force Base Honorary Commander program. The first of its kind at Arnold AFB, headquarters of AEDC, the purpose o  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Disease itself may be invisible to the human eye, but conditions ripe for disease outbreaks can be seen from satellites. ORNL's Assaf Anyamba has spent his career using satellite images to determine where extreme weather may lead to vector-borne disease outbreaks. His work has helped the U.S. government better prepare for outbreaks that happen during periods of exte  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have determined how to avoid costly and potentially irreparable damage to large metallic parts fabricated through additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, that is caused by residual stress in the material. Industry is increasingly looking to additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, as   more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Tuff Torq Corp. to pay $296K civil penalty for employing children to operate dangerous machinery, requiring them to work more hours than the law allows * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor has obtained a federal consent judgment that requires a Morristown manufacturer of outdoor power equipment components for major companies including John De  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Efforts to retain and recruit skilled construction trade workers took a major step forward with the signing of a project labor agreement (PLA) between Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) contractor UCOR and North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU). It marks EM's first-ever agreement with a national labor organi  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Data is vital to the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). The information collected from participants and mentors is used to calculate metrics to measure if organizational objectives are on track. During her career with ORISE, Leigh Ann Pennington has helped study this data to ensure the efficacy of ORISE's goals.   more

ALBANY, Georgia, March 28 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer Jr. assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's sergeant major on Feb. 9, coming to southwest Georgia after serving as the command senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. He now expects to build on the current foundation at MCLB Albany to set up a legacy for the future. The C  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed Craig Carrington as the new deputy district engineer March 26 during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tennessee. The deputy district engineer serves as the senior civilian in the organization and is responsible for directing water resource, navigation and regulato  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing national leadership in a new collaboration among five national laboratories to accelerate U.S. production of clean hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers. Hydrogen fuel cells provide power to electric vehicles and buildings using an electrochemical reaction that converts hydrogen and oxygen into   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the second annual Appalachian Carbon Forum in Lexington March 7-8, 2024, where ORNL and University of Kentucky's Center for Applied Energy Research scientists led discussions with representatives from industry, government and academia to discuss ways to transition to clean energy. Launched by ORNL in 2  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 32 Arkansas counties and neighboring counties in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Smal  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 32 Arkansas counties and neighboring counties in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These  more