WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: A Disaster Recovery Center will open Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Unicoi County to help Tennessee survivors who had damage or losses from Tropical Storm Helene. The center is located at: National Guard Armory/Unicoi Emergency Operations Center 615 South Main Ave. Erwin, TN 37650Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday to Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. ET Sunday Additional centers  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell met with federal, state and local officials as well as survivors to receive a briefing on the recovery efforts and tour the damage in areas of Florida impacted by two hurricanes less than a week apart. Throughout the Southeast, over 9,600 total federal personnel are deployed, including 4,10  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Big science generates big data. But what happens when researchers produce more data than they can process? It's actually becoming a problem for research facilities that generate so much data that only supercomputers can tackle the volume. To bridge the gap between experimental facilities and supercomputers, experts from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are teami  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Oct. 13, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Continues Recovery Efforts in North Carolina Following Hurricane Helene Following Hurricane Helene's devastating impacts across the Southeast and Appalachia, the Biden-Harris Administration continues its robust Federal efforts to help communities recover and rebuild. The storm heavily impacted North Carolina, where the Administration continues to surge resources  more