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The 25 employees of the high-tech manufacturer Syncron EMS in Melbourne will learn to streamline their work processes thanks to a $30,000 Department of Defense grant.

In its recent move to invalidate gene patents , the ACLU focused its lawsuit on Myriad Genetics , the poster child for gene patent challenges thanks to its miserly control of two genes associated with breast cancer.

May 4, 2009 at 1:53 pm Filed under Congress , Lobbying , NASA , States A few policy-related items published in the last few days worth mentioning: It's not surprising that, after the series of articles it did on Space Florida , the Orlando Sentinel called for a shakeup of the agency in an editorial Sunday .

Rep. Bill Posey introduced a bill Thursday that would continue flying the shuttle until its replacement, the Ares rocket, or another U.S.-made spacecraft, could immediately resume taking Americans into space.

In an op-ed that appeared in Thursday's edition of The Hill , a Capitol Hill newspaper, Congressman Ralph Hall , ranking member of the House Science and Technology Committee, makes the case for increasing ...

Former U.S. Reps. Tom Feeney and Dave Weldon have been out of office for more than two months, but they're still bringing federal money home to Brevard County.

Shuttle Discovery is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, leaving only eight more scheduled missions before NASA retires the fleet in 2010 -- and devastates the Space Coast ...

Why would a Republican congressman potentially on track to be speaker of the House leave Washington for one of the lowest-profile posts in Tallahassee? Ask Adam Putnam, a political wunderkind elected in 2001 at ...

The Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce tonight honored former U.S. Rep.

Columnist's advice on change inspiring Lavinia Michael-Bollinger's Feb. 3 guest column was an inspiration.

If you saw this Orlando Sentinel headline - "Former Fla. lawmaker to help Palin on space" - the first thing that may have popped into your mind was the former vice presidential candidate was already assembling ...

Bruce Neumann is associate dean of programs for UCD's Business School. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER: The Business School has named accounting professor Bruce Neumann associate dean of programs.

The Board of Directors of the Space Foundation has elected The Honorable Dave Weldon, M.D., former congressman from Melbourne, Fla., and Ms.

Winn-Dixie grand opening The grand opening family celebration at the new Winn-Dixie store at 3318 Canoe Creek Road in St.

Nor does he dwell on decisions made during his six years in office, including a 2003 golf junket he took to Scotland with jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

UAW workers' salaries not as high as some think Recently, there have been a number of letters claiming United Auto Workers make $74 an hour.

Over these seven terms, I have attempted to approach the job with a demeanor appropriate for this position: professional service to our fellow citizens, a high level of decorum and responsibility, and a spirit ...

Weldon gave up big salary for Congress Recent letters about U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon's salary and him saying he decided against running for another term because it wasn't enough to send his daughter to college ...