PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Biennial open house shows wide array of NAWCAD WOLF capabilities * Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) hosted more than 200 members of the workforce for an open house June 25. The biennial event brings the workforce together from across the command to see firsthand NAWCAD WOLF's unique approach to developing and delivering shipboard more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Calendar Year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule (CMS-1834-P) * On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a bold new approach to delivering cutting-edge t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Proposes Bold Reforms to Modernize Hospital Payments, Strengthen Transparency, and Put Patients Back in Control * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds Launch of Emergency Dredging in Ocean City Inlet * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., is applauding the arrival of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Ocean City Inlet, calling on its vital effort to maintain safe passage for commercial and recreational vessels and support the region's economy. Statement from Congressman Harris: "This  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Harris, Van Drew, and Smith Sound Alarm on National Security Risks Tied to Offshore Wind Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), along with Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Department of Justice to launch a national security review of offshore wind projects with significant fore more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was up 0.3 percent for the two months ending in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted th more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 0.6 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the al more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, South Region -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The index for energy increased 1.4 p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Alsobrooks Lead Bipartisan Effort to Permanently Add Secretary of Agriculture to CFIUS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committees, and U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen food and national se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has issued a notice entitled "Applications for Awards; Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities--Coordinating Center Program." The purpose of this program is to establish a coordinating center for institutions of higher education that offer inclusive comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has issued a notice entitled "Applications for New Awards; Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program." This notice invites applications for grants to colleges and universities that serve Native American and low-income students. The Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program aims to help these institutions enhance their ability to support these student populations. Two invit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has issued a notice entitled "Applications for New Awards; Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program." This notice invites applications for grants for fiscal year 2025 under the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program. The program provides grants to eligible institutions of higher education to help them improve and expa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education has issued a notice entitled "Applications for New Awards; Transition Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education." This notice invites applications for grants to support model programs aimed at fostering the successful transition of students with intellectual disabilities into higher education. The program seeks to empower institutions of higher education or consorti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice entitled "Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records." This action introduces a unified digital platform for financial aid administration rescinding two previous system notices. The core of this notice is the establishment of "Federal Student Aid Partner Connect", a web-based platform designed to simplify user experience and employ modernized, more secure technology. It integrates functions previously handled by sep more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following letter on (July 15, 2025): * * * Mr. Scott Kupor, Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001 Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions June 30, 2025, through July 11, 2025 Dear Director Kupor: The Office of Personnel Management sent a continuing request to the employees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( more PR

FREDERICK, Maryland, July 16 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * 'Pan-KRAS' drug aiming at KRAS-related cancers lacking targeted therapies now being tested in humans By Mary Ellen Hackett Patients with intractable cancers driven by mutations of the KRAS oncogene have few available therapies. Yet, an investigational compound co-developed by Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL) scientists and now in  more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Gray Eagle Armed Persistence By Rodney Mitani An essential element of the U.S. Army's Aviation Modernization Plan, GA-ASI's Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is an innovative and technologically advanced derivative of the combat-proven Predator(R). Gray Eagle offers a reliable, affordable, low-risk, and compelling next-generation tactical UAS solution to meet chall more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), Rensselaer, representing nonprofit and public hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and other healthcare providers, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rule regarding Medicaid funding for vulnerable populations. The organization argues that the rule unnecessarily duplicates provisions from the recently enacted One  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Demand Chairman Jordan Hold Public Hearing with DoJ and FBI Officials on Their Handling of the "Epstein Files" Democrats Say Jordan Must Invite--And Subpoena, If Necessary--Bondi, Blanche, Patel, and Bongino to Testify * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Litigation Task Force Statement on Supreme Court's Decision on Department of Education House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), leaders of the Litigation Task Force, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump Administration to resume efforts more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCAD WOLF's O'Brien wins Department of the Navy Financial Management Award * Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field's (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O'Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department of the Navy's annual Financial Management awards at a ceremony held at the Pentagon June 18. This award recognizes the high quali more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Providing Affordable Relief for Small Businesses and Working Families Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Finger-Pointing at Nonprofits They Disagree With Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on how Republicans are demonizing nonprofit organization more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah K. Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 27, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, 7 years ago, on June 28, 2018, a gunman who should never have been able to purchase a firearm, walked into the Capital Gazette and killed five members of our hometown newspaper: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, in my home State of California, gas, fuel, is about $1.44 more than the national average. Let's talk about where that money goes based on this graphic we have from California Energy. Right here at the top, over a third of the costs are imposed by th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 27, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, as chair of the New Dems' Rural Broadband Task Force, I rise today to highlight the incredible progress we are making, and yet the critical work that remains to close the digital divide in our country. This is a personal passion of mine, as I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. April McClain Delaney, Dave Min Send Letters to Law Firms, Seeking Further Clarity on Deals with Administration * Reps. April McClain Delaney, Dave Min Send Letters to Law Firms, Seek Further Clarity on Deals with Administration Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Dave Min (CA-47) sent follow-up letters to the nine major law firms that made d more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, July 16 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * SSA Employee Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud tied to Paycheck Protection Program and Unemployment Benefit Claims * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Social Security Administration (SSA) employee collected a government paycheck from the American people while allegedly scamming pandemic relief programs out of more than $50,000. Tiffanie Foster, 48, of Kansas City,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Clarke Introduce Bill to Safeguard Consumers from Online Subscription Traps, Require Companies to Shift from Opt-Out Requirements to Opt-In * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) reintroduced their Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity (Consumer OPT-IN) Act, bicameral legislation to protect consumers from online free t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Sanders Urge ED Secretary McMahon to Reverse Interest Hike on Student Loan Borrowers Amid Rising Costs * ED will increase the student loan balances of eight million Americans by $300/month on average. Senators: "You should immediately reverse this policy so that millions of borrowers are not forced to pay billions of dollars in unnecessary interest charges." Text of Le more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Westminster Ingleside to Pay $85,000 in EEOC Race and Retaliation Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles Federal Suit Charging Retirement Community Refused to Promote Black Manager and Fired Her for Complaining WASHINGTON -- Westminster Ingleside King Farm Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc., a management company operating several retirement and assisted living facilities in the Grea more PR