The Angolan Ministry of Petroleum recently granted an Independent Power Producer license to Dominovas Energy Corporation, the Nevada-based company said. Read More »

The Pentagon recently said additional U.S. fighter jets have been sent to Turkey after the nation's government requested more help to patrol Turkish airspace after recent Russian incursions. Six U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle jet fighters were sent to Incirlik Air Base to conduct combat air patrols. Eventually, six more U.S. jets will be sent. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy  (DOE) late last week released its annual "Revolution...Now" report, showing major advancements in several clean-energy initiatives that aim to combat climate change. The report, recently announced by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, brings together data that shows a market boom in cleaner-energy solutions. Read More »

The Obama administration appears to be moving toward fulfilling one of the president's campaign promises: shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. Read More »

As conflict with violent extremists in the Middle East continues to ravage the region, the U.S. and its allies have stepped up cooperative measures to counter threats posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups. Read More »

A third test of a B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb took place recently at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the U.S. Air Force and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which conducted this test, said in a statement. Read More »

With U.S. Special Operations Command set to request contract bids this month for non-armored and armored vehicles, Battelle has been preparing to submit proposals. Read More »

Earlier this week, the U.S. House debated the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA), which would mandate new measures to protect against and boost preparedness for responding to electromagnetic-pulse (EMP) disruptions of U.S. power grids, whether by natural causes or through a terrorist attack. Read More »

Greg R. White has been confirmed as the new executive director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), effective Dec. 1. Read More »

Headquarters Marine Corps Installations and Logistics (HQMC I&L) placed the order, for Life Cycle Support Modernization Services, in which the company will help the unit modernize its logistics processes by combining proven technology with best practices and standards. Read More »

A workshop was held this week at the United Kingdom's Wilton Park agency compound in Steyning, England, by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change on ways to boost security and fight weapons trafficking in the world's maritime supply chain. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently launched an initiative to spread new technologies developed in the federal government's national labs to the private sector to improve the economy. Read More »

An international gathering of nuclear-disarmament experts convened in Oslo, Norway, recently to discuss the best ways to verify claims of nuclear disarmament. Read More »

Speaking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, President Obama aimed to reassure the Asia Pacific region and the world that the U.S. is committed to defeating ISIS. Read More »

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Korban Blackburn, a student at the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of Operations Research, is developing a new energy-optimization tool that potentially could save the Navy millions of dollars in fuel savings. Read More »

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) recently sang the praises of the A-10 Thunderbolt II jet after hearing reports that the aircraft was used to destroy more than 100 ISIS oil-tanker trucks in Syria. Read More »

The U.S. State Department is marking a new milestone in the process of reworking Iran’s nuclear capabilities along the lines set by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) recently brokered with Iran. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Israel’s Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources unveiled six new joint clean-energy projects on Monday as part of the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program, with a joint investment of more than $5 million. Read More »

The Department of Defense said this week that it is now in the second phase of a mission to equip and train the Ukrainian military to patrol and secure its borders, as well as defend its territory, more effectively, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesperson, said. Read More »

The incident has led to conflicting narratives over what took place, with Turkey insisting it sent repeated radio warnings to the aircraft to leave the nation’s airspace before Turkish F-16s shot it down. Russia, however, said the jet received little to no warning and may not have even been in Turkish airspace. The Kremlin is condemning the attack as Western provocation. Read More »