AeroVironment (AVAV) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research

According to Zacks, "AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, operates a portfolio of products and services for government agencies, businesses and consumers. It operates through two segments: Unmanned Aircraft Systems, which focuses primarily on the design, development, production, support and operation of UAS and tactical missile systems that provide situational awareness, multi-band communications, force protection and other mission effects, and Efficient Energy Systems, which focuses primarily on the design, development, production, support and operation of electric energy systems.

Artisan Electronics Receives ‘Employer of the Year’ Nomination For Internship Program

Artisan will join other businesses to celebrate statewide internship excellence at the Indiana INTERNnet 12th Annual IMPACT Awards Luncheon on Feb. 7 in Indianapolis. Artisan Electronics, a small business based in the WestGate@Crane Technology Park, provides technical support to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane and the Department of Defense.

Workforce Recruitment Program candidates available

The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through temporary summer or permanent jobs. The program is co-sponsored by the Department of Defense and the Department of Labor and the internships are funded by DoD at no cost to the unit.

Avon Rubber wins $12.6m order from US DoD

Avon Rubber has received an order from the US Department of Defense for 47,000 M50 mask systems worth $12.6m. The company said that given the anticipated sales of M50 mask systems to the DoD for its 2018 financial year have already been secured by previous orders, this new order contributes towards building the order book for its 2019 financial year.

179th Airlift Wing Wins National Award

When you're short-staffed at work, every task can be a challenge and your abilities as a leader are tested. With half his team deployed in 2017, maintaining the status quo would have been the easy option; however, Major Thomas Butler, 179th Airlift Wing Communication Flight Commander, was able to rally his team to be innovative and work together to achieve excellence.

Worker who sent false missile alert refusing to speak to investigators

The state worker who inadvertently sent the false missile alert to all Hawaii phones is not cooperating with federal or state investigators, authorities said Thursday. "We are quite pleased with the level of cooperation we have received from the leadership of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency thus far," Lisa Fowlkes, chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at the FCC, said Thursday at a Congressional hearing.

Pentagon provided funds to Afghan units accused of child sexual abuse: Government watchdog

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released its review of how DoD and the State Department have handled allegations of child sexual abuse committed by members of Afghan forces. The report specifically examines how the U.S. has implemented the Leahy law, which withholds funds from Afghan units if there is credible information of a gross violation of human rights.

After outcry, deployed troops will get to watch football during shutdown

The Department of Defense announced Sunday that it will show sports programming, including NFL playoff games, during the government shutdown after receiving complaints for stripping deployed troops of that service. "Despite the government shutdown, DoD determined the operational necessity of television and radio broadcasts constitutes them as essential activities," Dana White, the department's chief spokesperson, said in a statement.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) vs. AeroVironment (AVAV) Critical Analysis

Northrop Grumman and AeroVironment are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Northrop Grumman currently has a consensus target price of $302.54, suggesting a potential downside of 4.71%.

Trump administration ends fight to stop military from accepting openly transgender troops on Jan. 1

"A few strokes of the legal quill may easily alter the law, but the stigma of being seen as less-than is not so easily erased." Trump speaks as he meets with members of the U.S. Coast Guard, who he invited to play golf, at one of his golf courses, on Friday.

Bitter cold expected until New Year in US Midwest, Northeast

A cold week of more of the same is projected for the ... A Utah sheriff's deputy says he was desperate and numb from the cold as he punched and stomped his way into a frozen pond to pull out an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice while chasing his dog. A Utah sheriff's deputy says he was desperate and numb from the cold as he punched and stomped his way into a frozen pond to pull out an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice while chasing his dog.

Erie smashes snowfall record with flakes still falling

The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says the storm brought 34 inches on Christmas Day, a n... A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official. A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official.

Vietnam to try former oil executives in widened crackdown

A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official. A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official.

Trillions of dollars in unauthorized federal spending discovered

Professor Mark Skidmore and a team of researchers have examined various government websites and reports and believe they may have found trillions of dollars in unauthorized spending by the federal government. After examining spending by the Department of Defense and the Department of Housing and Urban Development , Skidmore and his team found $21 trillion in ostensibly unauthorized federal spending from 1998 to 2015.