The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today released the much anticipated 2018 edition of Rich States, Poor States.Utah again earns the top spot for states with the best economic outlook, followed by Idaho, Indiana, North Dakota and Arizona. Read More »

In the wake of a court ruling against a controversial Obama-era Labor Department rule expanding liability for investment advice, the Securities and Exchange Commission today is expected to offer its own version of such a rule. CEI senior fellow John Berlau hopes for a better result that does not once again disadvantage middle class investors: Read More »

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has approved routes for segments of the Gateway West electric transmission line project on public lands in southwestern Idaho, connecting previously authorized routes in southern Wyoming and eastern Idaho. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today signed two secretarial orders continuing his efforts to prioritize the Department of Interior’s recreation mission and increase access to public lands. Read More »

In a recent letter to the Trump administration, leading congressional Democrats ask the administration not to allow protections for enrollees in short-term health plans. Read More »

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Company, announced its German industrialization plan for competing in the German Air Force "Schwerer Transporthubschrauber" (STH) Program with the world class heavy lift helicopter, the CH-53K King Stallion. Read More »

Volunteers are vital to managing our public lands. They help greet visitors, staff events, maintain trails and conserve wildlife habitat. Many volunteer a few hours a week, but one passionate volunteer has logged 25,000+ hours surveying wildlife at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico -- that’s equal to working full time for more than 12 years. Read More »

The Tax Policy Center (TPC) has released a new analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December. The analysis examines the distributional effects of the individual income tax changes separately from the corporate and estate tax changes. Read More »

With space becoming an increasingly congested and contested domain, the Commonwealth of Australia has chosen Lockheed Martin’s Space – intelligent Space – system to help with their Space Situational Awareness capability needs. Read More »

Agencies use informal guidance documents in lieu of formal regulation to clarify and interpret uncertainties in existing law and enforcement. Read More »

Lockheed Martin has submitted a competitive and fully compliant proposal for the U.S. Air Force's GPS III Follow On (GPS IIIF) program, which will add enhanced capabilities to the most advanced GPS satellites ever designed. The GPS IIIF program intends to produce up to 22 next-generation satellites. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) today announced the establishment of the Pipeline Construction Safety Training Program. This landmark program will marry the best practices of both the building trades unions and the natural gas and oil industry into a foundational safety program applicable throughout all energy infrastructure construction. Read More »

Lockheed Martin will webcast live its first quarter 2018 earnings results conference call on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Bruce Tanner, executive vice president and chief financial officer; and Greg Gardner, vice president of investor relations, will discuss first quarter 2018 financial results, provide updates on key topics and answer questions. First quarter 2018 results will be published prior to the market opening on Tuesday, April 24. Read More »

The Cato Institute has announced that Cuba’s Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco), will receive the 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, a $250,000 biennial award presented to a group or individual who has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom. Read More »

The Florida Petroleum Council raised strong objection to the Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission’s (CRC) approval of a measure to tie an offshore drilling measure with a vaping ban without any public debate. Read More »

The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. Read More »

API welcomed action by the Trump administration to streamline the implementation of air quality standards to promote public health, environmental protection and economic growth. Read More »

The Lockheed Martin led industry team hosted the christening ceremony for the 17th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute said forcing higher ethanol fuel blends into the marketplace could have negative consequences for the American consumer. Read More »

LifePort, a Sikorsky company, announced approval of its next generation, dynamic (16G) side facing VIP divan. Read More »