Michigan Engineer Wins $500,000 Prize for Inventors

WASHINGTON – In what was casually dubbed the “Academy Awards” for inventors, a Michigan engineer received a $500,000 prize Wednesday for his work to increase passenger safety and car performance for General Motors Corp

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WASHINGTON – One of the biggest misconceptions about the military is that it is an employer of last resort, recruiters say

Federal Workers Rally for Fair Pay, Retirement Benefits

WASHINGTON – Nearly 250 federal workers rallied and chanted outside the Capitol Tuesday to oppose threatened cutbacks to federal employee pay and retirement benefits

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Urges Retention of White Oak Wind Tunnel

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told an independent base closure commission Wednesday that a wind tunnel at the White Oak naval center should be preserved because of its “unique national capability

Key Congressman Endorses Oversight Board for the District

WASHINGTON – A key congressman said Wednesday he doubted the District would receive additional federal money before May, but endorsed naming an emergency oversight board to help the city through its fiscal crisis

Westinghouse Wins $43 Million Navy Contract

WASHINGTON – Westinghouse Electric Corp

Base Relocation to Maryland Fought by Virginia Congressmen

WASHINGTON – The Navy awarded a $64 million construction contract this week to relocate an air command from Northern Virginia to Southern Maryland