U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, recently asked the State Department to release statements from other federal agencies concerning their views on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Read More »

The American Energy Alliance (AEA), an organization that encourages lawmakers to support traditional policies that support the energy industry, has come out against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s proposed renewable-energy plan late last week. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) has announced a $20-million cooperative agreement to develop a micro-grid demonstration project at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Read More »

President Barack Obama has announced his intentions to appoint seven individuals to key administration posts across a number of sectors. Read More »

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) are calling on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to implement security and safety improvements to the nation’s passenger rail systems. Read More »

IFS, the global enterprise applications company based in Sweden, announced that the company has landed a major deal with a U.S. defense contractor, which will be implementing IFS Applications across the company. Read More »

President Obama announced his administration will be putting more than a billion dollars into numerous Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives, part of the administration’s Clean Power Plan. Read More »

The Pentagon has awarded Oshkosh Defense a major contract worth $6.7 billion to build the military’s next Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Read More »

Naval brig in Charleston, South Carolina among sites being considered to relocate Gitmo detainees. Read More »

Airlifting howitzers by sling load gives artillery personnel greater reach in the field. Read More »

Northrop Grumman Corporation, the Virginia-based firm that ranks as the world’s fifth-largest defense contractor, has appointed Skip Magness to the post of vice president of operations within the company’s cyber division. Read More »

U.S. Army General Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), recently called his South Korean counterpart to discuss and affirm the strong defense partnership shared between the two nations. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) gave the keynote address at the Crane George Rogers Clark Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) at WestGate Academy in southwest Indiana. Read More »

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) said on Monday that it has appointed René Carbone Bardorf as its new chief communications officer. Bardorf will report to NDIA President and CEO Craig McKinley. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) was present at Naval Base Coronado on Friday in San Diego for the signing of the largest renewable energy purchase in history by a U.S. federal entity. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced several senior executive service appointments to the department on Friday. Cheri Tyner has been appointed to the senior executive service and has been assigned as director, acquisition directorate, Washington Headquarters Services, Washington, District of Columbia. Read More »

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC), the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) and the National Museum of Health and Medicine will become a part of Defense Health Agency (DHA) on Sunday as the agency expands. Read More »

For years, the Shell Oil Co. has sought approval to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean.Now that it has finally gotten it, energy advocates are jumping for joy. Thomas Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research, said the approval was well-earned. Read More »

Several elected officials announced Monday that Maryland would receive $80.6 million in emergency preparedness grants from DHS. The grants, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will help Maryland prepare for and respond to emergencies. Read More »

CB&I officials announced Wednesday it awarded a $60 million contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Rapid Disaster Infrastructure Response Program. Read More »