WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is calling for applications from state agencies and private companies interested in providing grain inspection and weighing services. This move comes as the current five-year designations for seven agencies are set to expire. Agricultural Marketing Service has outlined the geographic areas where these services will be needed. Their service periods are ending between March and September of next year. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1300) on Aug. 19, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in July in 2 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 47 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Seventeen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 5 states had d more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Launches Nationwide Push to Remove Ineligible Medicaid Enrollees, Uphold Citizenship Requirements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today launched an oversight initiative to ensure that enrollees in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or have a sat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard East District units prepare for Hurricane Erin * PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crews around the Coast Guard's East District are preparing for the potential impacts of Hurricane Erin, Tuesday. Aircrews, cutters, boat crews, and command centers across the region are actively staging and preparing to respond to any potential impacts from the storm. Hurricane Erin is expected  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, partners responding to explosion aboard vessel in Baltimore Harbor * BALTIMORE -- The Coast Guard and local partners are responding to reports of an explosion aboard the 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire in Baltimore Harbor, Monday. Responders from Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region were dispatched to the area to assist. No injuries have bee more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds USDA Decision to End Solar Mandates on Farmland * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) applauds U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for ending the use of taxpayer dollars to fund solar projects on farmable land and for banning solar panels made by foreign adversaries in USDA-funded projects. Announced yesterday, the new policy addresses the more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * How 30 years of NOAA research led to one very accurate and timely tsunami forecast The science behind NOAA's tsunami forecast system * When an 8.8 magnitude megathrust earthquake ripped along more than 360 miles of a subduction zone fault 85 miles offshore of Kamchatka, Russia, on July 29, 2025, scientists and emergency response officials had every reason to fear a major  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation emphasizing critical priorities for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. MDOT's five modal administrations, including aviation, ports, motor vehicles, highways, and transit, call for a coordinated approach to enhance the state's transportation infrastructure. MDOT's plans hinge on securing stable and predictable federal funding an more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Alliance for Care at Home and 58 home care, hospice, and palliative care organizations submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to withdraw its proposed 9% reduction to Medicare home health payment rates for Calendar Year 2026. The letter highlights significant concerns regarding the potential financial impact on home health agencies and the critical services they provide to Medicare beneficiarie more ST

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * New crewed-uncrewed tech put to the test at NAWCAD's 2025 Thunderdome * Thunderdome, an annual event hosted by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24 and NAWCAD's Webster Outlying Field, brought together government and industry leaders to demonstrate and evaluate emerging Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) technologies July 21-24 in St. Inigoes, Maryland. This experimentation ex more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 20 (TNSrep) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA/British Geological Survey Release 2025 World Magnetic Model Report NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey have released their joint Technical Report (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/world-magnetic-model-receives-upgrade) for the 2025 World Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, 10 Colleagues Demand Answers After Trump Halts Legally Mandated Student Debt Relief BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 19 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside 10 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon e more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * TEDCO Announces the Selection of OST Global Solutions for the BRIDGE Training Materials Development and Delivery Project Woman-led vendor to support TEDCO's BRIDGE Proposal Lab program in supporting government contractors' growth * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced the selection of OST Global Solutions for the Training more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * TEDCO Invests in AGED Diagnostics Biotechnology company developing early liver diseases detection technology * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in AGED Diagnostics. Housed under TEDCO's Social Impact Funds, the Pre-Seed Builder Funds provide investment and support to  more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * TEDCO's Maryland Innovation Initiative Announces First Round of Baltimore Innovation Initiative Awardees The Baltimore Innovation Initiative awards a total of more than $645,000 to 14 awardees * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced the first round of the Baltimore Innovation Initiative (BII) Pilot Program awardees, markin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Update: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to vessel explosion in Baltimore Harbor * BALTIMORE -- Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region personnel and partner agencies continue to respond to the explosion aboard the W-Sapphire in the Baltimore Harbor, Tuesday. As a precaution, the Patapsco River has been closed to all vessel traffic between position coordinat more PR