WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * "Time for Action on Reconciliation: The Emergency Border Control Resolution" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Freedom Caucus introduced the Emergency Border Control Resolution, a budget to begin the reconciliation process in the House and start delivering on the America First agenda. The Emergency Border Control Resolution budget represents part one of a two-step reconciliation more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * 2 NASA Employees Awarded Space and Satellite Professionals 20 under 35 of 2024 Two NASA employees, Howard Chang and Bradley Williams, were named as two of the "20 under 35 of 2024" by the Space and Satellite Professionals International. The award recognizes outstanding young professionals in the space industry. Photos courtesy of Bradley Williams and Howard Chang The annual list of "20 Under 35" features 20 employees and more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Media Contacts: press@oag.state.md.us 410-576-7009 Attorney General Brown Addresses Maryland's Response to Trump Administration's Unlawful Federal Funding Actions BALTIMORE, MD (February 10, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today addressed recent legal actions taken by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to protect federal funding and the integr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2025: * * * Media Contacts: press@oag.state.md.us 410-576-7009 Attorney General Brown Stands with Federal Workers in 'Fork in the Road' Federal Buyout Challenge BALTIMORE, MD (February 9, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, today joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general, standing with the nation's federal employees in a challenge to the Trump administration more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Media Contacts: press@oag.state.md.us 410-576-7009 Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Challenge NIH Funding Cuts for Universities and Research Institutions BALTIMORE, MD (February 10, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and 21 other attorneys gen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Bethany Theiling: Researching Oceans on Earth and Beyond Bethany Theiling is a planetary research scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Name : Bethany Theiling Formal Job Classification : Planetary research scientist Organization : Planetary Environment Laboratory, Science Directorate (Code 699) Bethany Theiling is a planetary research scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cente more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Carissa Arillo: Testing Spacecraft, Penning the Owner's Manuals Flight operations engineer Carissa Arillo helped ensure one of the instruments on NASA's PACE mission made it successfully through its prelaunch testing. She and her group also documented the work rigorously, to ensure the flight team had a comprehensive manual to keep this Earth-observing satellite in good health for the duration of its mission. Carissa M. Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change. Name : Linette Boisvert Title : Assistant Lab Chief, Cryospheric Sciences Branch, and Deputy Project Scientist for the Aqua Satellite Formal Job Classification : Sea Ice Scientist Organization : Cryospheric Science Branch, Science D more PR

PASADENA, California, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Euclid Discovers Einstein Ring in Our Cosmic Backyard Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard: a phenomenon called an Einstein ring. An Einstein ring is light from a distant galaxy bending to form a ring that appears aligned with a foreground object. The name honors Albert Einstein, whose general theo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Euclid Discovers Einstein Ring in Our Cosmic Backyard The ring of light surrounding the center of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by ESA's Euclid telescope, is an example of an Einstein ring. NGC 6505 is acting as a gravitational lens, bending light from a galaxy far behind it. ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, G. Anselmi, T. Li; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence Euclid, an ESA more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has begun an environmental review for the Capital Area Project proposed by Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, which involves the construction and operation of new facilities in Clinton, Centre, and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, as well as Loudoun County, Virginia. The project is designed to expand the capacity of the existing PL-1 pipeline system, allowing for an additional 67,500 dekatherms per day of natural gas del more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-821) on the DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2023 (H.R. 4406), which aims to require reporting regarding accreditation of basic training programs of the Department of Homeland Security. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, on Dec. 5, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 4406, the "DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2023," requires more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Preparing the Pipeline: Examining the State of America's Cyber Workforce": * * * Chairman Green, Ranking Member Thompson and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this discussion on strengthening America's cyber workforce. My testimony today will focus on th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-832) on the Black Vulture Relief Act (H.R. 1437), which aims to authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury or destruction to livestock. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Dec. 10, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 1437 is to authorize livestock producers and their emplo more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-823) on the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act (H.R. 7779), which aims to promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 7779 is to promote the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Tokuda Lead Democratic Colleagues to Uncover Critical Details About Federal "Deferred Resignation" Scam WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to understand the gravity of the sweeping effects of losing tens of thousands of federal employees, today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) along with Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02) led 48 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Acting Director more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE operations between Feb. 1 and Feb. 6 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a series of enhanced immigration enforcement operations across the nation between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7 in Baltimore, Maryland; Charleston, South Carolina; Hillsboro, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C. and several other cities across the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Jesse Walsh: Possibility at the Cutting Edge of Flight Jesse Walsh helps to bring people together in his work with project formulation management. "I try to build trust between team members by understanding everyone's incentives and making sure all team members understand the different incentives," he said. "We may have different angles of approach, but we all have the same goal." Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cente more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * John Moisan Studies the Ocean Through the 'Eyes' of AI "I do evolutionary programming," said NASA Goddard oceanographer Dr. John Moisan. "I see a lot of possibility in using evolutionary programming to solve many large problems we are trying to solve. How did life start and evolve? Can these processes be used to evolve intelligence or sentience?" Courtesy of John Moisan Name : John Moisan Formal Job Classification : Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Joshua Abel: Delivering Roman's Optical Telescope Assembly On Time, On Target Joshua Abel's job as lead systems engineer for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Optical Telescope Assembly is "to deliver the assembly to the Roman observatory on time, within budget, and meeting all the technical requirements." Joshua Abel's job as lead systems engineer for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Optical Telescope Assembl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Mark SubbaRao Brings Data to Life Through Art "Data visualization has recently exploded as a communication tool," said Mark SubbaRao, information technology specialist and lead for NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. "As data becomes bigger and more complex, visualization becomes an even more important tool for understanding that data." Rachel Connolly / Courtesy of Mark SubbaRao Name : Mark SubbaRao Title : Lead,  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Department of the Environment Opens Applications for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Grants $4.5 million for businesses, nonprofits, government BALTIMORE (February 10, 2025) - The Maryland Department of the Environment today announced the grant application period is now open for $4.5 million to support the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data. The lawsuit asserts that the Trump administration illegally provided Elon Musk and the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)" unauth more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Meloe Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research A mentor of research scientist Meloe Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author Andre Gide: "You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." Kacenelenbogen pushes beyond her comfort zone to explore the unknown. Name : Meloe S. Kacenelenbogen Formal Job Classification : Research scientist Organi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce SECURE Firearm Storage Act To Reduce Gun Violence From Stolen Firearms WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced bicameral legislation aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing the theft of firearms from federally-licensed gun dealers (FFLs). The Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Audio Specialist Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators Katie Konans, NASA's audio and podcasting lead at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is one of two NASA employees named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 Class of 2024. The other agency honoree, Clare Luckey, is a systems engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Katie Konans is NASA's audio and podcasting lead at the agency's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Mission Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of exoplanet atmospheres. The selection is part of NASA's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) la more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Engineers Honored by National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected three new members with NASA affiliations. Two employees and one retiree from three different NASA centers around the country were awarded the honor on Feb. 7. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Individuals in the newly elected class will be formally inducte more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Engineers Push Limits of Physics to Focus Light Photon sieves focus extreme ultraviolet light and can enable Sun science. A pair of precision-orbiting small satellites will attempt to capture the first views ever of small-scale features near the surface of the Sun that scientists believe drive the heating and acceleration of solar wind. Heliophysicist Dr. Doug Rabin at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Researcher Honored by Goddard Tech Office for Earth Science Work Earth science researcher Dr. Antonia Gambacorta earned the 2023 Goddard IRAD Technology Leadership award for pioneering new ways to measure lower layers of Earth's atmosphere from space. The award from the chief technologist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recognizes Gambacorta's work demonstrating how hyperspectral microwav more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Researcher's AI 'Eye' Could Help Robotic Data-Gathering When it comes to making real-time decisions about unfamiliar data - say, choosing a path to hike up a mountain you've never scaled before - existing artificial intelligence and machine learning tech doesn't come close to measuring up to human skill. That's why NASA scientist John Moisan is developing an AI 'eye'. An image of a coastal marshland combines aerial an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Scientist Jonathan Gardner Named AAS 2023 Fellow Jonathan Gardner of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was selected as a 2023 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for extraordinary achievement and service. He is being recognized for exceptional community service and scientific leadership of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope science teams, leading to Webb's flight hardware exceeding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Scientists & Historian Named AAAS 2022 Fellows Four individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in recognition of their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements in the scientific enterprise. Election as a Fellow by the AAAS Council honors members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Scientists Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System This artist's concept visualizes a super-Neptune world orbiting a low-mass star near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists recently discovered such a system that may break the current record for fastest exoplanet system, traveling at least 1.2 million miles per hour, or 540 kilometers per second. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) Astronomers may more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Sandra Irish Wins 2023 Society of Women Engineers Award Sandra Irish, mechanical systems lead structures engineer for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, has been selected to receive the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Resnik Challenger Medal Award for her visionary contributions to the development, testing, transport, and launch of NASA's premier space telescope since 2006. The medal was awarded during the World's La more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Olszewski Supports Legislation to Check Influence of Elon Musk U.S. Congressman Johnny Olszewski today announced his support for legislation to help check the legally dubious infiltration of the federal government being led by Elon Musk at the behest of President Trump. Olszewski, whose Maryland district is home to more than 22,000 federal workers, has emerged as a leading voice more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * PACE Mission's Sujung Go: Helping Humanity and the Environment Research scientist Sujung Go analyzes atmospheric data to help humanity and the environment. Name : Sujung Go Title : Research scientist Organization : Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science Directorate (Code 613), via UMBC and the GESTAR II cooperative agreement with NASA Goddard Sujung Go is a research scientist at NASA's God more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Rob Garner: Editing Goddard's Story to Fit the Space News Chief Rob Garner shares NASA Goddard's story with the public, supporting writers and creators in the Office of Communications. Name : Rob Garner Title : News Chief Formal Job Classification : Senior public affairs specialist Organization : Office of Communications (Code 130) Rob Garner has worked in the Office of Communications at NASA's Goddard Space Fli more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast Rob Gutro has never been one to stay idle. From his start working at a paper factory as a teenager, Rob navigated his way to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center where he serves as the deputy news chief in the Office of Communications until he retires in October 2024. Rob Gutro serves as deputy news chief at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Photo courtesy of Rob Gutro In this r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Jeffrey Stoff, founder of the Center for Research Security and Integrity, from a Jan. 30, 3035, hearing entitled "The Malign Influence of the People's Republic of China at Home and Abroad: Recommendations for Policy Makers": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this critically important topic. N more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Shaigh Sisk: Keeping the Wheels Turning in Projects and Pottery Project support specialist Shaigh Sisk helps keep things running in Goddard's Exploration and Space Communications Projects division - and in her free time, she keeps the pottery wheel turning, fusing science and art in her creations. Shaigh Sisk, planner and scheduler for the Optical to Orion project in the Laser-Enhanced Mission Navigation and Operational Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Shari Miller: Keeping the Mission and the Environment In Balance Shari Miller, Wallops Flight Facility National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Manager and Wallops Natural Resources Manager, tracks the environmental impact of Wallops missions to promote mission success while also protecting Wallops Island's diverse ecosystems and wildlife. u0022From a natural resources perspective, I often say that Wallops has all the aspe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Stephanie Getty: Exploring the Universe with Curiosity and Wonder Dr. Stephanie Getty, director of NASA Goddard's Solar System Exploration Division, talks about NASA's DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission with Dr. Kate Calvin, the agency's chief scientist. Credits: Courtesy of Stephanie Getty Name : Dr. Stephanie Getty Title : Director of the Solar System Explorat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Systems Engineer Noosha Haghani Prepped PACE for Space Throughout the life cycles of missions, Goddard engineer Noosha Haghani has championed problem-solving and decision-making to get to flight-ready projects. Name : Noosha Haghani Title : Plankton Aerosol Clouds and Ecosystem (PACE) Deputy Mission Systems Engineer Formal Job Classification : Electrical engineer Organization : Engineering and Technology Directora more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Wallops Electrical Engineer Named NASA Goddard's 2022 'Innovator of Year' Electrical engineer Scott Hesh works on a sub-payload canister at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia. The cannister will be part of a science experiment and a demonstration of his Swarm Communications technology. Credits: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Berit Bland Scott Hesh, an electrical engineer at NASA's Wallops Flight F more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Webb Telescope's Marcia Rieke Awarded Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal Dr. Marcia Rieke, principal investigator for the Near-Infrared Camera on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's (ASP) 2023 recipient of its most prestigious award. ASP's Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal honors Rieke, a Regents Professor of astronomy and Elizabeth Roemer Endowed Chair, Steward Observatory, at the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Wendy Bohon: From Actor, to Scientist, to Communications Specialist Dr. Wendy Bohon combines her passions for communication and science to help fellow NASA scientists learn how to better share their excitement for science with the world. u0022I make sure that all the world-class Earth science work done at Goddard gets to everyone who needs to know about it in a way that is clear, relatable and useful,u0022 says Dr. Wendy B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * World Photo Day: Behind the Scenes with Goddard's Documentary Photographers Ambiguity. That's the word that comes to mind when documentary photographers start each day at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. PACE mission photographer Denny Henry and lead documentary photographer Desiree Stover pose for selfies in the clean room. Credits: NASA "You walk in and think one thing is happening," said  more PR