The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that a Dec. 2 airstrike in Somalia killed a senior leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated group al Shabaab. Read More »

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, received a renewed operating license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), bringing a five-year review process to a close, the NRC said on Tuesday. Read More »

The Navy commissioned the USS Jackson, the newest member of the fleet, on Saturday in Gulfport, Mississippi. Read More »

The House passed a wide-ranging energy-reform bill late last week, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, which would, among many things, lift the ban on U.S. oil exports and improve energy security, including the electrical grid. Read More »

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee's Energy Subcommittee held a hearing late last week on the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act. Read More »

After Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said women in the military can now participate in all combat capacities, U.S. Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Military Personnel, issued a statement Thursday on this decision. Read More »

Cubic Global Defense, a San Diego-based defense contractor, has been awarded a $2.1 million contract to deliver ground-combat training simulators to the U.S. Marine Corps. Read More »

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the announcement from Defense Secretary Ashton Carter about additional military personnel being sent to help with the battle against ISIL. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is looking to make an impact with his amendment to the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, and he testified before the Rules Committee on Wednesday to back up his case. Read More »

Alion Science and Technology, the Virginia-based and employee-owned defense contracting company, has landed a $25 million Department of Defense (DoD) contract to help the U.S. Army comply with radio-frequency regulations, Alion said on Monday. Read More »

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) role in the electric-utility market was examined by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Energy and Power Subcommittee, led by Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), at a Tuesday hearing. Read More »

Cubic Global Defense and PULAU Corp. have been added to Lockheed Martin's list of contract providers, Lockheed said on Wednesday. Read More »

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently announced the allocation of $125 million to 41 clean-energy technology projects. Read More »

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter presented a status report on Tuesday before the House Armed Services Committee on the U.S. military strategy in the Middle East, including the campaign against ISIL. Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued its overdue final Renewable Fuel Standard mandates for 2014-2016, prompting a response on Monday from House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders. Read More »

Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., said on Monday that it and affiliate Airbus Defence and Space GmbH have successfully completed factory acceptance testing of the TRS-4D naval radar system, which was developed for the U.S. Navy. Read More »

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a wholesale electricity subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., said late last week that it is selling two of its largest natural gas power plants for nearly $1.6 billion. Read More »

MagneGas Corp. has been drawing industry attention to its patented fuel process, which converts liquid waste into MagneGas2 fuel, after demonstrating the process at the recent Florida Defense Contractors Association Expo. Read More »

Two former U.S. senators and one former governor have teamed up against nuclear proliferation by recommending the completion of the MOX (mixed oxide) Fuel Fabrication Facility, currently under construction in South Carolina. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been an outspoken critic of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which has the potential to hurt U.S. coal manufacturers and energy industry players that rely on that coal, and has taken action to condemn the new rules. Read More »