Category: Defense / Security
The U.S. Navy has selected the Naval Strike Missile, offered by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Kongsberg Gruppen, to meet its over-the-horizon requirement for littoral combat ships and future frigates. Raytheon will manufacture and deliver over-the-horizon weapon systems under a $14.8 million contract for offensive missiles loaded into launching mechanisms, and a single fire control suite. The contract includes […]
Source: PRNe
Category: Government
Takket være politisk vilje og et nybrottsarbeid i Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet får vi endelig på plass en indikator for å måle den kliniske studieaktiviteten på norske sykehus. Dette vil medføre at vi får et godt datagrunnlag som kan være nyttig for styring, prioritering og tilrettelegging av et godt tilbud for pasientdeltakelse i kliniske studier. For […]
Source: LMI
Category: Automobile / Transport
One of the examples I have offered up for those who believe that peak oil demand is right around the corner due to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is Norway. For many years, Norway has had the highest growth rates and highest penetration of EVs in the world. This is a result of generous tax breaks […]
Source: Forbes
Category: Government
A sweeping set of new data privacy regulations descending on Europe is leaving internet companies in the U.S. scrambling to overhaul their practices to avoid steep penalties. Companies like Google, Twitter, Yelp and Uber have in recent weeks sent notices to their users about updates to privacy policies and user agreements aimed at making their […]
Source: The Hill
Category: Government
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the following statement today in response to the Commerce Department announcement that it will launch an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of vehicles and auto parts harm national security: “The U.S. Chamber strongly opposes the […]
Source: US Chamber of Commerce