UT-Battelle tests well

UT-Battelle reportedly got all A's in its annual report card from key customer, the U.S. Department of Energy. Frank Munger has it in the KNS.

EPB may skip Signal Mtn.

Signal Mountain, adjacent Chattanooga, may be skipped by EPB, because of a dispute over possible links between EPB service offerings and the current Comcast franchise with the municipality. Chattanoogan.com reports.

TN website voted best

The State of Tennessee's governmental website, maintained by Olath, Kan.-based NIC Inc. (NASDAQ:EGOV), has been voted best by affiliates of the National Conference of State Legislatures, who presented state officials the NCSL Online Democracy Award.

Eastate security, e-discovery firms combined

Sword & Shield Enterprise Security, based in Knoxville with offices in D.C., acquired Knoxville's Forensic Discoveries, strengthening its presence in e-discovery. SSES said in a release that is clients include "Major government-based customers include the U.S. Justice Department, the U.S. Geological Survey, NASA, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the White House, the U.S. Defense Department and the U.S.D.A. The company has a large contract with the FBI for security assessments and a $31 million NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contract for IT products."