The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently honored Lockheed Martin with its 2016 Corporate Citizenship Award for Best Commitment to Education in recognition of the company’s dedication to advancing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the country. Read More »
New Flight Charters, a leader in private jet charters based in Wyoming, recently said Mark Baroni, a retired U.S. Air Force officer and pilot has joined the company as a charter manager, which will see him lead the Jet Charter Colorado service and assist in company operations. Read More »
Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning recently spoke at a naturalization ceremony where 160 candidates from more than 40 countries became American citizens, praising their diversity as an asset to the United States. Read More »
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $67 million contract to provide spare sensor systems parts for the Royal Saudi Air Force's F-15 fighters, which it expects to begin delivering in 2018. Read More »
Arch Coal Inc. recently filed its third quarter 10-Q report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), though the filing reflects figures from before the company emerged from Chapter 11 protection and includes bankruptcy-related reorganization costs and pre-emergence interest expense. Read More »
Air BP, BP’s aviation fuel products and services supplier subsidiary, recently signed a joint venture agreement with Indonesia’s AKR, a chemicals, petroleum, logistics and supply chain solutions company, to create a jointly owned Indonesian aviation fuel business. Read More »
The U.S. Navy recently selected Diligent Consulting Inc. and CACI International Inc. for a SeaPort-e Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will see the companies provide IT support services in 22 functional areas. Read More »
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently launched the BeThere Peer Support Call and Outreach Center to provide confidential peer support on career and general life challenges for service members and their families with 24/7 chat, phone and text services. Read More »
The Washington Times recently published an article on a report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a Washington think tank, on the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, a report that examined the legislation and its goal to reduce executive powers in regulations. Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s final 2017 renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandates, which increase the volume of higher ethanol fuel blends that must be incorporated into the country’s fuel. Read More »
U.S. Army researchers recently field-tested uniforms made from a newly developed wool-based fabric that they hope will make uniforms naturally flame resistant (FR) while also creating and supporting U.S. manufacturing jobs. Read More »
The Marine Corps Systems Command Base Telecommunications Infrastructure (BTI) Program Office recently awarded technology solutions provider Black Box Corp. a $17.9 million contract to develop a high availability Unified Communications (UC) solution at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Read More »
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 of the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) F-16 aircraft based on the advanced F-16V configuration. Read More »
Northrop Grumman recently kicked off the latest season of its CyberCenturion competition, a cyber-defense competition in the U.K. for 12- to 18-year-olds, which has seen an increase in participation of nearly three times last year’s rate. Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) recently condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements, saying the standard is bad for fuel costs, car engines and food prices. Read More »
Florida recently inducted 11 new members to its Veteran’s Hall of Fame, the first time names have been added since the honor’s establishment in 2013. Read More »
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Fellow Ryan Young recently spoke with Bloomberg BNA about the incoming Trump administration's and Republican Congress’ potential to bring about regulatory reform. Read More »
Following the release of the Obama administration’s 2050 energy strategy, the American Petroleum Institute called for President Barack Obama to embrace the country’s role as a leader in natural gas production and carbon emissions reductions. Read More »
Vets4Energy recently highlighted the abundance of the Permian Basin, located in Texas and New Mexico, including a recent U.S. Geological Survey assessment of a shale rock field in West Texas that could potentially yield 20 billion barrels of oil. Read More »
Florida Vets4Energy Co-Chair Dennis Freytes recently penned an opinion piece for 'Florida Politics,' criticizing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Gulf of Mexico Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Read More »
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