OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Joel Brogan, who leads the Multimodal Sensor Analytics group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. As the highest level of membership, senior status is awarded to only 10% of IEEE members. The designation is reserved for those who have made a significant contributio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-661) on Nov. 27, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Tennessee (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Applying for federal disaster assistance from FEMA will not affect other federal benefits that Tennessee survivors of Tropical Storm Helene who had damage from Sept. 26-30 may receive. Residents in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties who apply for disaster assistance with FEMA may have questions about whether receivi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the end of the year. "Protecting our children from dangerous online content remains a top priority for our office and a major concern for Georgia families," said Carr. "We're proud to support commonsense measures that will empower parents and keep kids safe online, and we urge those i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 27 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority celebrated their continued multi-agency agreement to provide $1 million in annual funding for three federal fish hatcheries that have stocked waters in Georgia and Tennessee with millions of trout. * * * The partnership includes the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Georgia Department of Natural Resou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Encourages Florida Policyholders to Take Advantage of Extended Grace Period to Renew The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), administered by FEMA, has paid policyholders over $1.4 billion for flood losses stemming from Hurricane Helene recovery, with over 56,000 policyholders having filed claims following the storm's landfall. FEMA estimates Hurricane  more

URBANA, Illinois, Nov. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, of Fountain Valley, California, was sentenced on November 25, 2024, to 188 months in prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Bartlett was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release following his imprisonment and to pay $22,502,092.66 in restitution to his victims. During his previou  more