Howard R. Green Co. was recently awarded the Professional Development Award by the National Society of Professional Engineers' Professional Engineers in Private Practice. The award was officially presented during NSPE's annual conference July 15–18, 2010, in Orlando.

Despite recent concerns about a potential shortage of engineering graduates and the outlook for future engineering jobs, The Engineering Income & Salary Survey, produced by the National Society of Professional Engineers, shows a steady rise in both entry-level engineer salaries, as well as those across the profession.

The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee recently released a revised version of its Procurement Family of Documents. The new documents reflect current legislation, recent judicial activity, and business practices in 2010, and have taken into consideration input from design engineers, construction contractors, owners, equipment manufacturers and vendors, the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association, and attorneys.

The National Society of Professional Engineers, in partnership with the Alexandria City Public Schools and the Virginia Department of Transportation, has been awarded a $99,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration to expand a successful engineering club at an Alexandria elementary school.

The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee recently released a revised version of its Engineer-Subconsultant Documents. These subagreements are used to form contracts between an engineering firm, as prime design professional, and other professional firms or individuals, such as geotechnical engineers, surveyors, mechanical and electrical engineers, and architects. The new documents reflect current legislation, recent judicial activity, and current business practices.

Engineers in the federal government do extraordinary things. They manage the reconstruction of schools, drinking water facilities, and electricity infrastructure for millions of people in Iraq; they are the first responders to disasters like the earthquake in Haiti; and they ensure the success of military operations here and abroad. These are just some of the day-to-day responsibilities performed by the 10 high-caliber finalists for the Federal Engineer of the Year Award.

Nuclear power presents an inherent risk to public health and safety, yet there is no requirement that licensed professional engineers oversee the engineering design, operations, or maintenance of nuclear energy facilities. The National Society of Professional Engineers believes that requiring licensed professional engineers to have direct supervision over all engineering design, operation, and maintenance decisions at nuclear power plants would help mitigate the unavoidable risk associated with nuclear power.

The National Society of Professional Engineers has named 30 professional engineers to its 2011 class of Fellow Members. The Fellow membership grade honors those active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary and devoted service to their profession, their Society, and their community. NSPE launched its Fellow Recognition Program in 2001 and has named over 500 of its members as Fellows. The 2011 NSPE Fellows include the following (in alphabetical order by state):

Three new products have been recognized for their innovative use of engineering principles and materials, as well as overall benefit to society, by the National Society of Professional Engineers's Professional Engineers in Industry (NSPE-PEI) at its annual meeting in Las Vegas.