BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Launches Oversight Initiative on Hospitals Performing Experimental Sex Trait Modification Procedures The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today sent a letter to select hospitals performing pediatric sex trait modification procedures outlining urgent concerns with both the quality standards adherence and profits r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 28, 2025 AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin, Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $509,759,501 modification (P00181) to a previously awarded contract (FA8807-18-C-0009) for Global Positioning System III Follow-On Space Vehicles 21 and 22. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $4,102,235,382. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to b more PR

FORT MEADE, Maryland, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency issued the following news: * * * DISA awards OTA for Fangorn mainframe prototype On May 13, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded World Wide Technology an Other Transaction Agreement for the Fangorn prototype. Fangorn is poised to be a first-of-its-kind cloud platform engineered to modernize legacy mainframe systems for U.S. Warfighters -- increasing efficiency, scalability and securi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Travels to Singapore for Asian Defense Summit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth left Washington for Singapore today to attend an annual Asian security summit and meet with an assortment of defense counterparts. "We're going out to Singapore to hold a series of meetings to ensure that region understands America will be strong," Hegseth told reporters prior to boarding his flight at Joint Base Andrews, M more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * Hurricanes, Cyclones and Typhoons: What's in a Name? Tropical cyclones are among the most destructive weather phenomena. These intense rotating storm systems originate over warm tropical waters, have a typical diameter of around 120 to 300 miles, and are characterized by low atmospheric pressure, strong winds o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR 8571), "SysML Extension for Logistics Modeling and Analysis (SysLMA)," a groundbreaking publication aimed at improving the efficiency and consistency of engineering processes by integrating systems modeling with various logistics analysis tools. This report, authored by Raphael Barbau and Conrad Bock, was issued in April 2025. The re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * South Carolina Man Charged for Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud and Ponzi Schemes Two indictments were unsealed today charging a South Carolina man with defrauding Medicare through a laboratory test scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic and with defrauding customers of his private charter jet company, AeroVanti Inc. As alleged in the first indictment, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Britton-H more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard will enforce a security zone on portions of the Potomac River and Anacostia River, including adjacent waters, to ensure safety and security during the Army's 250th Anniversary celebration on June 14, 2025. This measure aims to protect government officials, deter potential terrorist acts, and enhance overall public and maritime safety before, during, and after the event. Entry into or remaining within the designa more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 29 (TNSrpt) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Study Leverages Machine Learning to Improve Suicide Risk Detection in Soldiers New research from Uniformed Services University indicates machine learning models significantly enhance the ability to predict suicide attempts among U.S. Army soldiers, a crucial step for military suicide prevention. By Vivian Mason Suicidal behavior remains a significant concern within the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Press OPM on Firings of Constituent Services Liaisons Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 15 of his colleagues in pressing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for answers regarding the firing of its constituent services liaisons. Congressional offices work with these liaisons to assist constituents currently or previously serving in the federal government. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Shaheen Send Letters to Secretaries Rubio and Noem Urging Protection and Release of USAGM Journalists at Risk Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State Department & USAID Management, International Operations & Bilateral International Development, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe more PR