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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 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 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 »

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

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 »

The Army has its sights set on producing better quality, high-tech combat vehicles with the help of a cross-functional team (CFT) being set up at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, Georgia. Read More »

On Oct. 19, Secure Technology Alliance, a nonprofit focused on spreading knowledge about secure solutions, will present the first of six free web seminars on personal identity verification (PIV) enabled physical access control systems (PACS) in government-related facilities. Read More »

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office in Montrose, Colorado, recently revealed plans for developing 19,670 acres near Paonia that balances the need to protect wildlife with infrastructure and resource development. Read More »

Renowned for her support of military caregivers, former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole will chair the newly formed Veterans’ Family, Caregiver, and Survivor Federal Advisory Committee, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said in a release. Read More »

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) recently urged the U.S. Senate to follow the House's lead in approving a measure that includes funding for the 2018 fiscal year for the Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read More »

Puerto Rico residents who were displaced after hurricanes ravaged the island and were eligible for and receiving benefits similar to the mainland’s SNAP program can now apply for continued service wherever they are relocated, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently. Read More »