The Wall Street Journal: “Jobless Claims Dropped to Lowest Level Since 1969 Last Week”

Washington, DC - The number of Americans filing applications for new unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in half a century, the latest sign of a tight labor market.

Secretary of State Pompeo's Meeting With Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell

Washington, DC - Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met with Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell at the Department of State. The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for Spain’s efforts to support a return to democracy in Venezuela.

MCPON Focuses Enlisted Leaders on Preparing for the Next Warfight

Suffolk, Virginia - Removing distractions and preparing the Navy to face combat at sea was the main focus of the 2019 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Leadership Mess Symposium March 27-29 at Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) Hall of Heroes.

Innovative Design Concepts for Standard Modular Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower

Washington, DC - Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced selections for up to $7.5 million  for innovationsthat reduce cost and maximize the value of new stream-reach hydropower development and pumped storage hydropower (PSH). Funded projects will develop new design concepts and associated modeling and analysis for standard modular hydropower (SMH) and PSH, respectively.

Secretary Pompeo's Meeting With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Kang

Washington, DC - Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met with Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha March 29 in Washington. They discussed coordinated efforts to achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.) and updated each other on respective U.S. and R.O.K. engagements with the D.P.R.K.