WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Over 180 organizations have voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to federal student loan repayment and forgiveness programs by the U.S. Department of Education. The groups, representing millions of students, borrowers, workers and vulnerable populations, argue that the Administration's plans would worsen the ongoing student loan crisis affecting more than 40 million Americans who collectively owe over $1.6 trillion. The letter specifically challenges alterations t more ST

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 9 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * How Ramsey's forgotten promotion started 50 years of service * Dennis Ramsey's government career started at rock bottom. In October 1974, Ramsey was promoted to GS-1, but he didn't know it. "I didn't realize until many years later, when I reviewed my SF-50s, that I had received a promotion to GS-1," Ramsey said. "I have an SF-50 that shows my first promotion was to a GS-1 withi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Woman Charged with Tax Refund Fraud * A federal grand jury in Baltimore, Maryland, returned an indictment, unsealed late last week, charging a Maryland woman with tax fraud, theft of government funds, and money laundering. The following is according to the indictment: between December 2019 and March 2020, Kendra Nicole Scarborough, of Oxon Hill, allegedly assisted with the preparation and more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Global Systems Laboratory offers new storm surge alert tool Forecasters will be able to issue more precise, detailed watches and warnings * The deadliest hazard from tropical storms and hurricanes isn't wind - it's storm surge and the flooding that follows. That's why NOAA Research is developing a new tool to more effectively communicate the timing, extent and magnit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Public Justice Center has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education asserting that the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is vital for its staff and the vulnerable Maryland residents they serve. The Public Justice Center's comments respond to the department's request for feedback on proposed regulations concerning the Higher Education Act. The Public Justice Center emphasizes that a "significant number" of its current and former staff rely on Public S more ST

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Supreme Court Paving the Way for Administration Plan for Mass Firings of Federal Workers * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's emergency ruling in AFGE v. Trump, giving the Trump Administration initial approval to carry out its plans to fire large swaths of the federal workforce: "Without ruling on th more PR