Following a hiatus in effect since April 17 and a review to ascertain improvement strategies, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently reinstated its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers to better serve constituents. Read More »

Ed Gillespie, former Republican National Committee chairman and lobbyist, will serve as keynote speaker at the 11th annual Defending the American Dream Summit in Richmond, Virginia. Read More »

Transnational training program Exercise Noble Partner 2017 recently began with a focus on cooperation and interoperability at Vaziani Military Base in Georgia. Read More »

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently issued a 60-day scoping period for public input regarding a coal lease in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, with a Sept. 20 meeting slated before the closing date. Read More »

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently revealed a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) partnership to further farming education by signing a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Future Farmers of America Organization's CEO Mark Poeschl. Read More »

A trio of electrical industry entities recently hosted the first Grid Innovation Expo on Capitol Hill with two U.S. representatives in an effort to urge Congress to anticipate energy needs of the future. Read More »

To combat a form of environmental contamination known as nutrient pollution, a federal coalition recently challenged states and local communities to use affordable specialized sensor systems via the Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge, a program that began in 2014. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao recently introduced David Horner and Steve McMillin as new federal appointees to the Washington, D.C. area’s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors. Read More »

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and affiliated industry stakeholders recently encouraged lawmakers to pass the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017. Read More »

Restrictions first imposed last March by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on toting large personal electronics devices through airports were recently rescinded in accordance with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly’s orders. Read More »

Equipment provider AmeraMex International Inc. recently announced two large orders and an additionally lucrative global rental agreement. Read More »

Due to high public interest, the Bureau of Land Management's Hassayampa Field Office in Phoenix, Ariz., has extended the comment period for the Kirkland Mining Co. pozzolan mine analysis through Aug. 25. Read More »

Likening their ongoing partnership to a pyramid, Maj. Thomas Poling applauded the recent success of bi-national exercises between Peruvian and American soldiers during a Scout-sponsored jamboree in West Virginia, including both military police and civilians. Read More »

Demanding that legislative logjams be overcome, U.S. Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Thomas Donohue recently urged Congress to advance reforms for health care, taxes and infrastructure spending. Read More »

Infused with $46.2 million, the Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative — aimed at making solar energy more affordable for U.S. consumers — will now begin four dozen projects, the DOE announced recently. Read More »

Following a recent meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Department of Defense (DOD) said the two countries have made progress over the last 20 years. Read More »

Two top staff leaders have been removed from the Manchester, New Hampshire, VA Medical Center (VAMC) following recent whistleblower-related allegations, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More »

Drag boat racing at Shasta Lake could soon provide revenue, and entertainment, at East Park Reservoir in Colusa County, California, in cooperation with the federal government’s Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). Read More »

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly said after he met recently with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta he concluded the nation faces a shortage of U.S. workers available to perform temporary nonagricultural labor. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta recently met with a Swiss delegation to share ideas on workforce development and apprenticeships that are needed to build a skilled workforce. Read More »