The American Petroleum Institute (API), a national trade association representing the oil and natural gas industry, supports President Donald Trump's executive order on streamlining energy infrastructure. Read More »

Praising past participation and urging continued assistance, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a message of thanks to DHS employees who collected and donated goods in the Feds Feed Families effort to help food banks and pantries stay stocked during summer months. Read More »

To increase accessibility for veterans living in remote areas, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin recently announced that the VA intends to suggest State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program modifications this year. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is looking for nominees to fill five positions on the Advisory Council of Employee Welfare and Pensions Benefit Plans (ERISA Advisory Council), according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More »

In the wake of a fiery explosion in Firestone, Colorado, and a subsequent proposal from Gov. John Hickenlooper requesting support from oil and natural gas industry stakeholders, the Colorado Petroleum Council (CPC) issued a statement reiterating high safety standards. Read More »

To help cope with Hurricane Harvey’s impact, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has expedited a request from the Austin-based Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to increase the area being covered by an emergency fuel waiver. Read More »

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently issued a request for public input regarding proposed fee hikes at Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas. Read More »

Sending the message that “We need to clean this up,” a 14-year-old Boy Scout recently led a dumpsite-clearing project in Nevada, invoking help from his troop and local officials in the town of Lund. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently said $50 million in funding will be available for two large pilot projects to test potentially groundbreaking coal technologies aimed at increasing performance and efficiency while reducing emissions and costs. Read More »

The National Mining Association (NMA) recently awarded CORESafety certification to global industrial and mining explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel Inc. from Washington, D.C., marking the first time it has given the certification to a nonmining business. Read More »

Njema Frazier, a theoretical nuclear physicist, was recently named the STEM Tech Recipient at the 2017 Black Girls Rock! Awards, an annual televised honor dedicated to influential black women, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reported. Read More »

The U.S. State Department recently appointed Andrew Schofer as the new U.S. co-chair for the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Minsk Group for Nagorno-Karabakh, a multinational agency created 25 years ago to advance peace efforts in Azerbaijan. Read More »

Fulfilling a request made earlier in 2017 by Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a study exploring the dependability and flexibility of our nation’s energy infrastructure, revealing tangible findings. Read More »

Members of the Natural Gas Council (NCG), a coalition of five associations that represent various natural gas companies in the U.S., recently commended the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its staff report on electricity markets and reliability that highlighted the importance of natural gas to the electricity market, a posting on the website of the American Gas Association, one of the NCG member groups, said. Read More »

Rescue, recovery and restoration of Texas coastal communities ravaged by Hurricane Harvey obtained a boost from over 13,000 troops, Defense Department (DoD) civilians and others assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) effort to help storm victims. Read More »

MacAulay-Brown Inc. (MacB), and engineering services company that offers offers logistics, IT solutions integrated cyber services, recently said its Enlighten IT Consulting (EITC) subsidiary received a one-year U.S. Air Force contract to assist with analytics for big data management. Read More »

In the interest of expediting certain gas exports, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed a measure to speed up approval procedures for delivering natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. Read More »

State Department officials recently confirmed renewed participation of a U.S. advisory panel for another two years to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC), a five-nation consortium focusing on fish conservation efforts. Read More »

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sent around 200 personnel to Texas to provide "security for and assist with search and rescue efforts" in areas decimated by Hurricane Harvey, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a release. Read More »

The Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) officials recently published proposed criteria and solicited public comment for its HIRE Vets Medallion Program, which recognizes employers who hire veterans. Read More »