Congressional leaders are working to ban U.S. purchases of Russian-made rocket engines by repealing part of the omnibus 2016 Appropriations bill. Read More »

Consumers are seeing the lowest gas prices at the pumps in years, a phenomenon the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is attributing to an abundant inventory of crude oil. That low price may not indicate what lies ahead for the market, however, the EIA said., the EIA said. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) late last week formally put out a request for proposals on ways to get the latest energy technology innovations into the marketplace. Read More »

U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) voiced his support this week for the American Heroes COLA Act, introduced by Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA), which would mandate that whenever Social Security benefits are increased, Veterans Affairs must boost veterans’ disability compensation and other benefits by the same percentage. Read More »

The Missouri Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) late last week. Read More »

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

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 »

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

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

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

The Defense Department recently said several contracts for services have been awarded throughout the armed forces. 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 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 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 U.S. Senate confirmed former Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. John Estrada as the new ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago late last week. 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. 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 »

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