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The 2018 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication, released Tuesday, features 49 technologies the agency helped create that are used in almost every facet of modern life. These include innovations that help find disaster survivors trapped under...

The American Lung Association's 16th annual "State of Tobacco Control" report shows that much more needs to be done by states and the federal government to reduce tobacco use.  According to the report both adult and youth smoking rates have declined...

The Elizabeth Dole Foundation applauds the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, signed into law today by President Trump. The long overdue legislation, which the Foundation and more than 60 national...

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 24, to discuss the upcoming launch of the agency's mission to study where Earth's atmosphere meets space. The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and...

Students from three elementary schools and one college in West Virginia will speak with a NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 11:35 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 25. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call...

Late in the evening of Jan. 31, 1958, the United States took its first step into space with the launch of the Explorer 1 satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The slender, 30-pound satellite would yield a major scientific discovery -- the Van Allen...

NASA will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, during the agency's annual Day of...

NASA has awarded a contract to Utah State University Research Foundation, Space Dynamics Laboratory of North Logan, Utah, to provide the design, development, fabrication, assembly, acceptance testing and delivery of the Engineering Test Unit and...

It's winter of 2018 and many parts of the country are already experiencing extreme weather conditions and power outages. In fact, a power outage can happen at any time, and it can affect the safety of your food.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today the launch of Operation Secure Store (OSS), a...

In response to Congress passing a short-term spending bill to re-open the federal government, American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. issued the following statement: "Congress has...

Media reports today contained a six-page draft document that is widely speculated to be the funding principles for the Trump Administration's infrastructure plan. The document, which has yet to be confirmed by the White House, calls for liberalizing...

Bloomberg Government today issued its 2018 Government Affairs Outlook, which looks at the year ahead in key issue areas including agriculture, budget, education and defense. The Outlook also provides a snapshot of the 2018 elections and campaign...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today issued this statement from National Oil Bargaining Chairman Kim Nibarger after Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC, owner of the U.S. East Coast's largest oil refinery, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,...

After incorporating the feedback from landowners, public officials, regulators and other stakeholders over the last three years as part of a concerted effort to include community input and reduce environmental impacts, the Federal Energy Regulatory...

The United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement after the White House confirmed that it has received the Section 232 report on aluminum from the Department of Commerce....

Valley Forge Military College (VFMC) has announced that this spring, it will officially rename its Center for Advancement of Security Studies in honor of LTG H.R. McMaster, National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, and an esteemed alumnus...

The following statement was made by U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon: "H&K Equipment Company in Pennsylvania is one of many small businesses that stand to benefit from tax reform. The...

NASA is announcing an addition to the NASA lineup for upcoming launches, and making changes to some assignments for International Space Station missions in 2018. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, who previously was assigned to...

F.N.B. Corporation today announced a significant financial commitment to both its employees and the communities it serves relating to the signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As an investment in its workforce, FNB plans to raise the...

Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief demonstrating that in his first year in office, President Donald Trump has compiled a strikingly anti-LGBT record. From judicial appointments to support for anti-LGBT religious...

Americans depend on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help ensure that the products they buy are safe. Last month, I committed the agency to further improve our recall processes because I believe that consumers should have actionable...

Federal government programs and services benefiting millions of Americans are in jeopardy due to a potential government shutdown and steep cuts in non-defense spending, the head of the largest union representing federal government workers told...

Bloomberg Law today issued its 2018 Labor & Employment Outlook, which explores the issues and policies that could impact workplaces nationwide this year.  These topics will dominate the agenda at the Department of Labor, federal regulatory agencies,...

With an estimated one out of eight emails that appear to come from federal government accounts actually being fraudulent, it is "totally unacceptable and a complete dereliction of duty to taxpayers" that almost half (45 percent) of federal agency...

Earth's global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, globally averaged temperatures in 2017 were 1.62...

Continuing our legacy of influence on voting rights, the Commission will hold a public briefing in Raleigh, NC, as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. For more than six decades, the Commission has monitored...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has selected five new projects in California for funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). These projects will bring more than $23.7 million of new conservation funding...

Today, a bipartisan panel of business leaders and public officials came together in agreement that federal investment in trail infrastructure is necessary to the vitality of communities, states and regions and should be included in any future...

NATSO Foundation President Lisa Mullings today told members of the House Committee on Homeland Security that the truckstop and travel plaza industry plays a vital role in combating human trafficking that takes place along the nation's Interstate...

Yesterday, PhRMA submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information (RFI) on sharing a portion of manufacturer rebates directly with beneficiaries at the point of sale.   ...

Ur-Energy Inc. ("Ur-Energy") and Energy Fuels Inc. ("Energy Fuels") today jointly submitted a Petition to the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") for Relief Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (as amended) from Imports of Uranium...

Students at Framingham State University (FSU) in Massachusetts will speak with astronauts living, working, and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 12:15 p.m. EST Friday, Jan. 19. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live...

To encourage innovation and provide patients with access to the latest safe and effective medical technologies, we continually strive to make the device development and regulatory review process more modern, science-based and efficient. A key feature...

Today the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report titled "Generic Drugs: FDA Should Make Public Its Plans to Issue and Revise Guidance on Nonbiological Complex Drugs." In preparing the report, GAO studied a number of issues...

Earlier this month, we updated on the FDA's efforts to mitigate ongoing IV saline shortages that resulted from, or were worsened by, the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. We also provided some additional updates related to our...

Ordering food, shopping, reviews and buying movie tickets, there's an app for everything. Did you know the government has apps available that make some tasks easier to handle? Others provide easier ways to contact or get information about certain...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Defense's (DoD) Office of Health Affairs announced today the launch of a joint program to prioritize the efficient development of safe and effective medical products intended to save the...

President Trump has designated this month as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Physicians need to become aware of this problem and learn to recognize signs that a patient may be a victim, states Jane M. Orient, M.D., executive...

Scientific progress and new drug innovation don't take place in a vacuum. The exchange of information that informs decisions to undertake research, invest in new scientific endeavors, and prescribe and use certain treatments effectively are a...

AJC is calling for Senate confirmation of Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education. "We know Mr. Marcus. We are certain that he shares our commitment to the enactment and vigorous enforcement of the...

Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the appointment of Kathleen McShane as the Assistant Administrator for the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership. In this capacity, she will oversee the agency's...

Taxpayers can get a head start on preparing their tax returns as Free federal tax preparation and e-filing software is now available at  www.IRS.gov/FreeFile to all Americans with a 2017 adjusted gross income (AGI) of $66,000 or less. Powered by The...

Climate experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will provide the annual release of data on global temperatures and discuss the most important climate trends of 2017 during a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST...

Students from 10 schools in Idaho will speak with a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:25 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 17. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency's...

The first set of lunar data collected from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III), a NASA instrument that launched to the International Space Station in February 2017, is now available for public use....

The United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement this morning after the Department of Commerce sent its Section 232 Steel report to the President.  Last April, the...

The FDA is committed to ensuring that we have the right policies and processes in place to fulfill our public health mission. This includes providing clear rules to medical product manufacturers about fundamental issues such as how the FDA will...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to include the treatment of patients with certain types of breast cancer that have spread (metastasized) and whose tumors have a specific inherited...

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) issued the following statement in response to receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Preanalytical Systems business unit. Richard Byrd, worldwide president of BD...