The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has been making progress in trying to expel Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces from Sirte, Libya, with help from U.S. precision airstrikes in taking out ISIL targets. Read More »

Ahead of the October launch of the next Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin recently delivered the satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently launched a TV and online advocacy campaign against proposed higher mandated minimum ethanol levels in gasoline under Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations. Read More »

Shell recently announced an energy-exploration discovery at its Fort Sumter well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which it anticipates will generate more than 125 million barrels of oil equivalent, though that figure stands to increase with further appraisal drilling. Read More »

Money spent even as critics say the backlog of veterans care grows. Read More »

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently called for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to extend the public review period for the proposed Regional Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for her state’s Eastern Interior Planning Area. Read More »

The American Energy Alliance (AEA) recently spoke out against permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is being considered as Senate and House leaders work to reconcile their two energy bills. Read More »

Chevron Corp. will add Dambisa Moyo and Wanda Austin to its board of directors by the end of the year, with Moyo to serve on the Audit Committee and Austin to serve on the Board Nominating and Governance Committee and Public Policy Committee. Read More »

Regulators appear to be intentionally trying to put Americans out of work by piling on additional regulations on the oil and gas industry, a veterans group opposed to new rules to limit methane emissions said recently. Read More »

Following the White House's release of the final guidance for environmental reviews conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President for Government Affairs Bruce Josten highlighted his concerns about the new rules' potential impact on infrastructure projects. Read More »

The Energy Department’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability recently said it will provide funding for smart-grid and energy-storage research through the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research (PACE-R). Read More »

U.S. carbon emissions have dropped to their lowest levels in 24 years, prompting sharp criticism against those opposed to fracking  from a veterans' group that advocates for a strong oil and gas industry. Read More »

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently re-emphasized U.S. commitment to working closely with Turkey following two bombings and a rocket attack that killed at least 12 people in the country’s southeastern region. Read More »

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched the Engineered Living Materials (ELM) program in the hopes of developing building materials that combine the structural advantages of traditional building materials with the adaptive advantages of living materials. Read More »

J.F. Lehman & Co. portfolio firm Trident Maritime Systems recently signed a definitive agreement with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS to acquire Callenberg Technology Group in a sale that is scheduled for a late 2016 completion. Read More »

Doug Truax, Founder and Executive Director of Restoration PAC and Restoration Action, writes that President Obama and Hillary Clinton, "were largely responsible for the rise of ISIS." Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) recently released a video on coal-based electricity, focusing on facts and dispelling myths related to the affordability and reliability offered by coal, as well as its role in the economy. Read More »

As he prepares to transfer command of Operation Inherent Resolve, Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland said the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) hit a turning point with the recent Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) recapture of Ramadi. Read More »

The Defense Department (DoD) recently released its latest DoD Manual 5240.01, “Procedures Governing the Conduct of DoD Intelligence Activities,” which updates rules governing DoD intelligence operations. Read More »

Following the recent relocation of 15 inmates from Guantanamo Bay to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the U.S. government, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) released a statement that condemns the latest transfer. Read More »