Trump Administration DOGE department terminates over $1.4 million in midstate commercial leasing
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recently terminated two commercial leases held by federal departments in central Pa., totaling $1.49 million in annual rent.
Md. officials secure $60M in federal emergency relief for Key Bridge collapse response
The Biden administration on Thursday approved Maryland officials' request for $60 million in federal emergency relief, putting an initial price tag on the response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
Advanced Cooling Technologies awarded $5.5M in new contracts with DOE
Lancaster-based Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc., a leading provider of thermal management solutions, has won five Department of Energy Phase II SBIR projects, totaling $5.5 million in funding, over the past month.
BAE Systems gets extended $800M contract to build armored multipurpose vehicles
BAE Systems’ facility in York is one of the company’s plants that will build armored multipurpose vehicles for the Army as part of a $797 million contract, with options for a potential total contract of $1.6 billion.
Temporary structure planned for Harrisburg Market vendors following fire
Harrisburg officials announced plans to construct a temporary structure while the community works to rebuild following last week’s fire that ravaged Historical Broad Street Market.
Small, disadvantaged businesses to gain access to increased federal contracting
A new initiative to increase federal contracting with small, disadvantaged businesses was announced by the Biden-Harris Administration.
Pa. sees billions in federal dollars one year after Bipartisan law
Since being signed by President Joe Biden in 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided Pennsylvania with billions of dollars in support for projects.
Long-term care facilities receive sizeable investment from DOH
To help long-term care facilities provide quality care as the population ages, the Department of Health (DOH) announced plans Tuesday to distribute approximately $11.7 million in federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Lancaster among Pa. counties receiving investments in Water Projects
Lancaster is listed among the Pennsylvania counties receiving investment funding for drinking water, storm water, and non-point source projects through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), Gov. Tom Wolf announced.
PA working families to benefit from new child care tax credit
To help ease child care costs for working families, the Wolf Administration and General Assembly is investing $25 million in the new child care tax credit program.
PA health information goes cloud-based
Pennsylvania Patient and Provider Network (P3N), the statewide federated health information exchange (HIE), has been modernized to a cloud-based solution to improve health care delivery across the state, the Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Monday.
PA dairy farmers encouraged to manage risk with federal coverage
Pennsylvania dairy farmers were encouraged Monday by Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding to enroll in USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program and take advantage of federal risk-management protection.











