GERMANTOWN, Maryland, March 15 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: Amentum was selected for a $4.6 billion single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the U.S. Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate to provide commercial buying solutions for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Amentum's buying solutions will use technologies like reverse engineering, 3D scanning and additi more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, March 14 (TNSres) (TNSfund) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following research news: Climate change and population growth are crippling food, energy and water resources around the globe, and without intervention, scientists predict the situation will only deteriorate over the next three decades. By 2050, global food production will need to increase by 70%, and demand for water and energy will increase by over 50%. The time for comprehens more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 14 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: Insulin affordability has consistently been in the news over the last few years in the U.S.--and for good reason: The drug's price has risen more than 300% in the last 20 years, forcing many Americans, even those with insurance, to ration or hoard the lifesaving drug that millions rely on daily. "A lot of individuals of all different demographics reported ha more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 14 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: * * * Unemployment rate the lowest on record * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data today. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 8,200 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.0%. The Leisure and Hospitality sector experienced the m more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 15 -- The Maryland State Comptroller issued the following statement on March 14, 2023: * * * Comptroller Brooke Lierman has issued the following statement on the restoration of the agency's internal tax processing system. "On Monday, March 13, the Comptroller of Maryland's internal tax processing system was restored. The system had been offline since Monday, March 6. Our staff is processing tax returns, refund requests, and direct debit requests and is working exped more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 14 (TNSper) -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: Morgan State University (MSU) President David K. Wilson has announced the appointment of alumna Endia DeCordova, M.B.A., as the university's new vice president for Institutional Advancement and executive director for the Morgan State University Foundation, Inc. The announcement comes after conducting a comprehensive national search, led by a selection committee in collaboration with an executive more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, March 14 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced its recent State and Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) investments totaling $200,000 in The Equity Brain Trust, a technology start-up focused on creating a more equitable future. The two TEDCO investments each matched a $100,000 investment by a private sector firm. "DEI programs don't work to move the n more PR

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 15 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland National Guard led a communication workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mar. 7-9. The event was conducted in coordination with the U.S. Embassy Sarajevo and the U.S. Department of Defense Emergency Management and Resilience program, under the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 15 (TNSgov) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: A recent dispute over proposed reforms of the criminal code for Washington, D.C.--which resulted in a bipartisan rejection in the U.S. Senate of the rewrite after it was approved by the D.C. City Council--is raising issues about citizens' representation and the potential for statehood for the District. On March 13, University of Baltimore School of Law Dean Ronald Weich joined a panel on WA more PR