Constellium N.V., a European aluminum product provider, has extended a contract with Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft Ltd for a new executive jet initiative for which Constellium will augment Pilatus’ inventory of aerospace plates. Read More »

Contractors are mostly optimistic about the future of the commercial construction sector, according to the third-quarter USG Corp. + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index. Read More »

The controversial situation concerning AAR Airlift Group as contracted through the Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) has left government officials skeptical. Read More »

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said two field offices in Nevada and its information center in Bishop, California, are selling permits to cut firewood for personal use. Read More »

In response to the White House’s recently announced intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan, National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued a statement supporting the action from the group’s Washington, D.C.-based headquarters. Read More »

The Hospital Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and other health organizations recently gained a victory after the U.S. Senate neglected to vote on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) plan that would replace the highly controversial Affordable Care Act (ACA), HAP reported on its website. Read More »

In a ceremony marking the change of leadership, National Defense University (NDU) recently welcomed Vice Adm. Frederick Roegge as its 16th president in Washington, D.C., taking over the reins from Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frederick Padilla. Read More »

AAR Airlift Chairman Don Wetekam responded to a recent American Security News' article reporting on AAR's operations for the U.S. government, including its safety record and an ongoing lawsuit with DynCorp over the awarding of a government contract. Read More »

Lawmakers took action in moving toward defunding adoptive forfeiture when the House voted recently to approve three amendments to the Make America Secure and Prosperous Act, Jason Snead, a policy analyst with The Heritage Foundation, said in his article, "Congress takes positive steps to protect property owners from asset seizure," on the group's website. Read More »

Comtech Telecommunications Corp., which provides mission-critical systems for commercial and government groups, was recently awarded $4.2 million in adjustments to a previous contract for the U.S. Army's Project Manager Mission Command Blue Force Tracking (BFT-1) program. Read More »

Ballard Power Systems said a field power management system created by its subsidiary, Protonex Technology Corp., was recently approved by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO-Soldier) agency, responsible for speedy procurement of equipment for soldiers. Read More »

CACI International has been awarded with a 19-month task order with a ceiling value of $28.7 million to develop and support services for the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center's NexGen information technology modernization program, Businesswire reported. Read More »

Pennsylvania's insurance commissioner, Jessica K. Altman, recently said she cannot determine whether there is a sufficient additional basic insurance capacity that will increase the basic primary limits for 2018 and 2019, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) reported. Read More »

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US' former vice president for employee relations was charged this summer with involvement in criminal violations of the Labor Management Relations Act. Read More »

To narrow the skills gap while creating a template for employers, personnel professionals, governments and educators, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce recently launched a new workforce development curriculum. Read More »

Three wetlands programs at Colorado State University are on track to protect, restore and maintain the state’s bounty of natural wetland habitats thanks to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wetlands Program Development grants. Read More »

Teams working in tandem to overcome traumatic post-combat challenges topped the agenda at a recent mental health workshop sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) in Tampa, Florida, where wounded female veterans obtained vital support services. Read More »

Veterans gathered recently at a railway station in San Antonio, Texas, to honor Union Pacific’s 16th commemorative locomotive, UP No. 1943 “The Spirit Locomotive,” as the rail company launched its Salute to the Military Tour. Read More »

The first of six M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) vehicles recently rolled into U.S. Army facilities off the production line at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio. Read More »

The U.S. Army placed an order with Saab for a pre-loaded, portable and disposable anti-armor weapon weighing less than 18 pounds and capable of reaching targets approximately one-fifth of a mile. Read More »