The House Energy and Power Subcommittee advanced 12 bills to the full Energy and Commerce Committee late last week. Read More »

In a recent letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders, Gulf War veteran Benjamin Warner urged Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to support the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (S. 357). Read More »

The U.S. military recently selected Emergard -- Emergent BioSolutions' military-grade auto-injector platform -- to be developed for use in the field as a nerve-agent antidote delivery method. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) slammed President Obama's proposed $10-a-barrel crude-oil tax on producers, to help pay for U.S. infrastructure upgrades, during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing late last week. Read More »

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said this week that Defense Secretary Ash Carter was pleased that other coalition nations recently agreed to ramp up their efforts to defeat ISIL. Read More »

President Obama and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met this week in Rancho Mirage, California, to discuss their allegiance to international codes and rights. Read More »

Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials released the latest report on coalition attacks against ISIL in Syria and Iraq. Read More »

The U.S. Army said recently that 740 captains are being notified that they have been chosen for separation or early retirement as the branch's mandated downsizing efforts continue. Read More »

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) voted with the rest of the chamber to pass legislation unanimously that tightens sanctions on North Korea in the wake of its January underground nuclear bomb test and a more recent missile launch into orbit. Read More »

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John Estrada as the new ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago late last week. Read More »

The Defense Department sent Congress a report late last week on North Korea's military strength in 2015, though Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis instead talked mostly about recent developments this year at a press briefing on the 2015 reports. Read More »

The Pentagon released a summary of a meeting late last week in Brussels between U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince and minister of defense, during which they discussed ongoing coalition attacks against ISIL, as well as homeland security challenges. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently teamed up in an effort to help military veterans and their spouses find jobs in the agricultural sector. Read More »

The Defense Department recently said several contracts for services have been awarded throughout the armed forces. Read More »

Several new contracts were awarded recently to provide services for the armed forces. Read More »

Several contracts for armed-forces services recently were awarded. Read More »

The Pentagon recently asked Congress for special funding to boost energy-grid security at several military installations. Read More »

Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren provided the latest coalition reports from the Middle East on the war against ISIL, including a critique of Russia's airstrikes in Syria. Read More »

After a successful merger between Orbital Sciences Corp. and Alliant Techsystems in 2015 to create Orbital ATK Inc., the new company recently celebrated its one-year anniversary -- the birth of a $4.5 billion space, defense and aviation systems manufacturer, with approximately 12,000 employees in 18 states. Read More »

The Defense Department said that several contracts for services throughout the armed forces recently were awarded. Read More »