U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) expressed concerns with the recent U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports on the military efforts against ISIS, characterizing them as overly optimistic. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently criticized the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Scientific Advisory Board response report requesting more information on the safety of hydraulic fracturing. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently petitioned the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), asking that it further define its role in the regulation of rail tank-car safety, as well as the industry’s role in the development of such standards. Read More »

The Syrian Arab Coalition element of the Syrian Democratic Forces recently seized control of Manbij, Syria, and it is now working to clear the city to allow for civilians to return, another coalition blow against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Read More »

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently hosted the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC), introducing 40 prominent business, community and academic leaders to Pentagon operations, during which they can engage with service members. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently reiterated the importance of the U.S. energy renaissance with an eye toward encouraging candidates during this election season to support the energy industry. Read More »

Hilary Moffett, formerly director and assistant counsel at the Portland Cement Association, recently joined the American Petroleum Institute (API), where she will serve as the trade association’s director of federal relations. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) recently released a report on liquid pipeline safety performance and industry safety measures, showing steady reductions in incidents. Read More »

The U.S. Army recently said it has awarded a contract to Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), a collaborative project between Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney, for a preliminary design review of a new engine for the Army’s Black Hawk and Apache helicopter fleet. Read More »

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently issued a Request for Interest in a lease area where Trident Winds LLC wants to build a floating wind-energy project that would generate 765 megwatts of clean energy. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released figures for July 2016 that indicated total gasoline deliveries averaged nearly 9.7 million barrels per day, up 2.4 percent from July 2015, and year-to-date total motor gasoline deliveries hit a record-high average of 9.3 million barrels per day. Read More »

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and the American Gas Association (AGA) recently spoke out in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after they announced new emissions standards for trucks. Read More »

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) is in the process of updating its approach for calculating savings to better reflect patrons’ experiences with the products they buy based on the region in which they are shopping. Read More »

The U.S. Navy recently christened its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the USNS Yuma (EPF 8), named in honor of Yuma, Arizona, in recognition of the city’s historically close ties with the military. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently highlighted how increased domestic oil and natural gas production has continued to benefit U.S. consumers this summer, providing affordable gasoline prices -- with a drop in carbon emissions for good measure. Read More »

The Boeing Company recently selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. to develop high-fidelity maintenance training systems for the KC-46 Pegasus tanker, the U.S. Air Force’s newest air refueling tanker aircraft.   Read More »

The Energy Institute recently launched its Energy Accountability Series with a report indicating that preventing oil, gas and coal production on federal land and waters would eliminate jobs and hinder economic growth. Read More »

Complementing a 2015 instructor-led course released by the American Petroleum Institute (API), the organization recently released a safety video for first-responders that covers emergency-preparedness measures for incidents involving rail transport of crude oil. Read More »

This year’s Annual Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, Rhode Island, featured a demonstration of Northrop Grumman's new cross-domain approaches for autonomous surface, undersea and air vehicles, for use against enemy submarines. Read More »

U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC) Chief of Biosciences Peter Emanuel recently earned the federal civil service designation of Senior Level Scientific Professional (ST) after more than two decades with the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command facility. Read More »