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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

State leaders, Quapaw Tribe members and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) are collaborating to handle remediation work at the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma, recently touring the area during a Tulsa conference. Read More »

Lifelong forester Tony Tooke has taken the helm as chief of the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced recently, noting that the agency will be “in good hands.” Read More »

Following Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s recent response to the Interior Department’s natural resource leasing plan, Virginia Petroleum Council Executive Director Miles Morin expressed solidarity, saying that VPC stands behind moving forward with the potentially beneficial program. Read More »

Blending entrepreneurial innovation with conventional wisdom, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services internal innovation incubator, HHS Ignite Accelerator, recently announced its seventh season of sponsored activity. Read More »

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis recently announced a computer-simulated program called Ulchi Freedom Guardian will run through Aug. 31 as a training exercise for military personnel to fortify mutual defense efforts in South Korea. Read More »

To protect human and environmental health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted $1,004,260 to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) for combating nonpoint source pollution (NPS) in the Bear River Basin area. Read More »

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has praised President Donald Trump’s recent executive order designed to reduce confusion and decrease duplication regarding large construction and infrastructure initiatives by mandating cooperation among federal agencies. Read More »

Commending President Trump’s “decisive action” in combating the nation’s opioid epidemic, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price recently released a supportive statement following Trump’s directions to administration officials to enforce strong response. Read More »

Scolding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) decision-making strategy regarding seismic surveying in the Gulf of Mexico, American Petroleum Institute (API) recently issued a statement criticizing the bureau’s final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Read More »

Shared personal experience will better inform the new White House VA hotline, the U.S. Veterans Administration announced after its new veteran-staffed call center heeded the feedback of veterans seeking immediate help. Read More »

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking volunteers to participate in painting, picnic table spruce-up and other tasks to enhance environmental enjoyment for visitors with disabilities at Hogan and Luce Recreation Area in Wyoming. Read More »

The benefits of building pipelines to take advantage of the natural gas boom far outweigh the problems associated with them, according to a leading expert on energy. Read More »

With decades of drug rehabilitation programs to its credit, the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) recently kicked off a new program designed to help substance abusers overcome addiction. Read More »

Following President Donald Trump's recent executive order regarding China’s handling of technology and intellectual property, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a response imploring the two nations to come to mutually agreeable terms. Read More »

American Petroleum Institute (API) recently complimented the Department of the Interior (DOI) for ensuring plans to protect the North American greater sage grouse and maintain conservation efforts of the species in conjunction with government plans. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently said $16.8 million in grant funding will go to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their fruit and vegetable consumption. Read More »