OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Improving lab-to-field connections with robotic systems "One of our goals with this project is to make connections between the laboratory and the field seamless to order, for instance, automated sampling at a specific coordinate where we want to learn more and resolve asymmetries between above and belowground data," Kalluri added. "Our self-guided system is then auto  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Tennessee to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 26-30, 2024. The President authorized the federal cost-share to be increased from 75% to 100% for debris removal and emerg  more

NAPLES, Italy, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: Cmdr. Robert Foster relieved Cmdr. Matthew Iwanczuk as U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO) commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Dec. 4. "For 75 years, partnerships with like-minded Allies and partners have created an environment where all nations could thrive and prosper," said Iwanczuk.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania - Cmdr. Robert Foster relieved Cmdr. Matthew Iwanczuk as U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania (USAAMDSRO) commanding officer during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, Dec. 4. "For 75 years, partnerships with like-minded Allies and partners have created an environment where all nations could thrive   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Two men from Connecticut and Tennessee were sentenced to prison today after they both previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Ric  more