SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Funds will support state and tribal projects to conserve and restore salmon on the West Coast and Alaska. * * * Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA Fisheries announced up to $99 million in funding through the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) for conservation and recovery projects focusing on Pacific salmon and steelhead. This fundi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Caleb Foley, an electrical engineer with the UEM Measurement Systems and Technology Branch, began his career at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, as a contractor in July 2017. He was elated to hear that he was selected for a Black Engineer of the Year award. "It was crazy to be seen as an engineer of the year, I almost felt as if maybe they had called the wrong person," Foley said. "I'm a pretty humb more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: For a humble Naval surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employee like Jamar Young, winning awards isn't something that he strives for when doing his work. But this year, Young has been recognized as a Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Modern-Day Technology Leader. Young, a scientist at Carderock in the Tactical Decision Aids Branch, started with the command in 2013 as a contractor supporting the Signatures Gui more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from AHIP: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations Development Room C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Attention: CMS-10913 (OMB No.: 0938-New) * * * AHIP appreciates the opportunity to pro more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from CareFirst: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services United States Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 - Proposed Rule * * * Dear Adm more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Community Catalyst, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: CMS-9888-P: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026; and Basic  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Humana Inc., Louisville, Kentucky: * * * To: William N. Parham, III Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 RE: Medicare Part C Utilization Management Annual Dat more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Sabina Lim, vice president of behavioral health safety and quality at the Mount Sinai Health System, New York: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services c/o Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations Development Attention: C more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from UnitedHealthcare, Minnetonka, Minnesota: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations Development Attention: CMS-10913 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Re: Medicare Part C Utilization Management Ann more ST

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Department of Defense will test an expansion of commissary shopping privileges for DOD civilian employees at select Defense Commissary Agency stores located in the continental U.S., for 120 days starting Dec. 5. "We welcome the opportunity to participate in DOD's pilot to expand commissary shopping privileges to DOD civilian employees at 16 of our stores," said John E. Hall, DeCA more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 22, 2024, from the National Center for Teacher Residencies: * * * To: Dr. Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Subject: Response to Evaluation of Teacher Residencies: District Perspective * * * The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) would like to thank the U.S. Department of Educa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on Oct. 9, 2024, from American College of Physicians: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Rockville, Maryland RE: Public Comment on Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Docket No. HHS-OASH-2022 00210001). * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus: Thank you for the opportunity to more ST

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: CFO optimism about the economy jumped this quarter, following the recent presidential election. However, chief financial officers expressed post-election concerns about monetary policy, inflation, the political climate, and tariffs. These findings are from The CFO Survey, a collaboration of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from the Coalition for Advancement of Pulses: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 RE: Request for Comments to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee * * * Dear 2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 3, 2024, from the National Pork Producers Council: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 RE: Comments to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Docket No. HHS-OASH-2022-0021 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor urging bipartisan support for legislation to name the Fort McHenry Visitor and Education Center in Baltimore, Maryland after the late Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD). Below is a video and transcript of his remarks: Click here(link is external) to watch a full video of my remarks: "I thank my friend, the gentlelady fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: BALTIMORE The Thomas B. Finan Center of the Maryland Department of Health, a multipurpose psychiatric facility located in Cumberland, Maryland, will pay $270,000 to settle an equal pay lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, for several years up to the present, Finan paid a less tenured and le more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: The Maryland State Board of Education issued a ruling on Tuesday that updates the historic formula for charter school funding. The decision In the Matter of Commensurate Funding for Frederick County Charter Schools outlines guiding principles for calculating charter school funding in the era of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future consistent with long-held precedent on commens more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent, and the Howard County Officers involved in the fatal shooting that occurred on Saturday, November 30, 2024, in Laurel, Howard County, Maryland. The decedent has been identified as 29-year-old Tyree Winslow of College Park, Maryland. The involved offi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * More schools earned 4 or 5 stars in the 2023-2024 academic year compared to the prior year. * * * Today, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) released state, district, and school-level results for the 2024 Maryland School Report Card. Maryland report card data indicates school performance under the Maryland Accountability System for the 202 more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Center for Cancer Research issued the following news: David Drash never thought much of the vertical white lines on his fingernails until he noticed his brother, sister and father had them too. All four family members have BAP1 tumor predisposition syndrome (TPDS), a condition caused by a germline, or inherited, mutation in the BAP1 gene that makes them more susceptible to developing certain cancers. Wondering if there w more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: Respiratory viral illnesses like COVID-19 tend to surge in the colder months, as people spend more time indoors, travel for the holidays, and gather with family and friends. While no longer considered a federal Public Health Emergency, COVID-19 continues to be a public health concern. Not only can SARS-CoV-2 cause acute  more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Encouraging parents to avoid these practices could assist efforts to reduce childhood obesity * * * Infants who were fed formula, introduced early to other foods before 4 months of age, fed on a schedule, and/or whose parents watched television while feeding, are at risk for more rapid weight gain in the first ye more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Maryland: * * * To: Laura Maas Deputy Director, Office of HUBZone U.S. Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW Washington, DC 20416 (202) 205-7341 Re: Request for Extension on Submission of Comments to Proposed Rule on HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Prog more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication on Oct. 8, 2024, from Rackner, College Park, Maryland: * * * We understand that the SBA seeks to reduce fraud and create higher standards to qualify as a HUBZone business. It is important to note that: 1) The SBA is currently failing its 3% HUBZone award objectives, so the HUBZone standards are already too high and need to be decreased according to the economic laws of supply and demand 2)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication on Oct. 8, 2024, from Significance Inc., Annapolis, Maryland: * * * SBA's proposed rule at 13 C.F.R. Sec. 125.12, which is titled "Recertification of Size and Small Business Program Status" is - simply put - completely and extraordinarily unfair to tens of thousands of small businesses who diligently and successfully perform important contracts for the U.S. Government every year and who (lik more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hosted His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and issued the following statement: "This morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reaffirmed its commitment to and the vital importance of the longstanding U.S.-Jordan part more PR