WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 4: Yesterday, President Trump signed into law Portman's bipartisan Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act , bringing the total number of laws authored or co-authored by Senator Portman in this administration to 60. After getting 68 bills signed into law during his tenure with the Obama administration, yesterday's bill signing is just the latest in a long line of accomplishme  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command has launched a command-wide survey focused on gathering civilian and military Airmen perceptions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The survey is available from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21 on the Survey Monkey platform at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AFMCRACEETHNICITY and will gather information on perceptions of policy, practices and procedures   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command has launched a command-wide survey focused on gathering civilian and military Airmen perceptions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The survey is available from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21 on the Survey Monkey platform at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AFMCRACEETHNICITY and will gather information on perceptions of policy, practices and procedures im  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command has launched a command-wide survey focused on gathering civilian and military Airmen perceptions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The survey is available from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21 on the Survey Monkey platform and will gather information on perceptions of policy, practices and procedures impacting diversity and inclusion through the lens of race and ethnicity. "This is   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The objective of the Air Force Research Laboratory Research Collaboration Program II (also known as the Minority Leaders - RCP) is to enable collaborative research partnerships between AFRL and academia that engages a diverse pool of scientists and engineers in addressing foundational research challenges in support of the nation's air, space and cyberspace technology needs. The new effort, co-led by AFRL, Ohio   more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 (TNSJou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The crystalline solid BaTiS3 (barium titanium sulfide) is terrible at conducting heat, and it turns out that a wayward titanium atom that exists in two places at the same time is to blame. The discovery, made by researchers from Caltech, USC, and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), was published on November 27 in the journal Nature Communications. It provides   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Today, Lt. Col. Robert Waller, Jr. is Director of Operations for the 780th Test Squadron. This is a turn from how he began his Air Force career as an F-15E combat and test pilot. Waller studied Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and then commissioned 15 years ago. Waller successfully completed the Combat Air Force (CAF) Fellowship, which is a professional  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, Dec. 1 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news release: Valdosta State University will celebrate its 230th Commencement with a series of four in-person ceremonies -- three for undergraduate students and one for graduate students -- on Monday, Dec. 14, at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. VSU will recognize graduates from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at 9 a.m.; Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration and College of the Arts at 12:30 p.m.;   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 1 (TNSPer) -- Ohio State University issued the following news on Nov. 30: The Ohio State University has hired accomplished roboticist, entrepreneur and educator Ayanna Howard, PhD, as dean of the College of Engineering, the university announced today. Howard will join Ohio State on March 1 from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she is chair of the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing as well as founder and director of the Human-Automation Sy  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 4: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes $35 million for an Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) project at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The ERCIP funds projects that improve the energy resilience and energy and water efficiency at DOD installations. This intelligence facility c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 4: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes $23.5 million in funding for a hydrant fuel system for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This project will replace the aging fuel system and will bring it into compliance with DoD's standards. This funding will help to facilitate   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes language enabling United States Military Museums to accept gifts of real property that have a specific name attached to the donation. "I am glad to see that the FY 2021 NDAA conference report includes language enabling military museums to accept gifts of real property that bear a speci  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Dec. 4: Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act conference report includes their bipartisan provision to support cybersecurity initiatives between the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. academic institutions. Specifically, this amendment would require DoD to report on their efforts to work with consortia of academic researc  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: The crystalline solid BaTiS3 (barium titanium sulfide) is terrible at conducting heat, and it turns out that a wayward titanium atom that exists in two places at the same time is to blame. The discovery, made by researchers from Caltech, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), was pub  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: A member of the 445th Airlift Wing is headed to drone pilot school in early 2021, following eight years of service to the 445th Security Forces Squadron. During the squadron's 2018 deployment to Kuwait, Staff Sgt. Jalen McMahan, fire team member, completed accelerated online classwork toward a master's degree in justice administration. He balanced his course load with the demands  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment established the Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF) to synchronize acquisition execution of the Department of Defense support for resources and to maintain the strategic national stockpile of medical supplies. While the JATF has transitioned to the Defense Assisted Acquisition (DA2) Cell,  more