SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * Administrative: Update #2 - Cessation of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) data to users on November 02, 2026 1300 UTC and Decommissioning - Issued October 19, 2026 1400 UTC * Update #2: Two-Week Reminder - S-NPP Data Cessation and Decommissioning Please be advised that delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) data to us more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Md. Welcomes State's First Malcolm X Monument Honoring El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz's Enduring Legacy of Faith, Freedom and Justice October 19, 2026 Letter from Select Advocates, CAIR included in monument's time capsule, scheduled to remain sealed until 2076 - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the unveiling of Mar more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 20 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for its 4.150% Senior Notes Due 2028 and 4.550% Senior Notes Due 2031 GREENSBURG, Pa. -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company ("FE PA" or the "Company"), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. ("FirstEnergy"), today announced that it had extended its offer (the "exchange offer") to exchange up to (i) $300 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding unregistered 4.150% Senior No more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Four Johns Hopkins Medicine Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine * This year, four Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), an independent, renowned nonprofit organization of leading scientific and medical professionals worldwide. Founded in 1970, the National Academy of Medicine works together with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering to pr more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Teacher Vacancy Rate Drop by Over 70 Percent in 4 Years * ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Moore, State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright and State Board of Education President Dr. Joshua L. Michael today announced historic declines in the Maryland teacher vacancy rate -- falling 73.3 percent over the last four years. Teacher vacancies dropped from a high point of 2,145 during the 2022-23 school year to 572 this more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Wes Moore, The Maryland Stadium Authority, and The Maryland Jockey Club Unveil New Brand Identities for Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness Stakes * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore, the Maryland Stadium Authority and The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC) today unveiled new brand identities for Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness Stakes, giving both a bold new look ahead of Preakness' return to Pimlico in May 2027. The new logos we more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs posted the following news: * * * How Baltimore's Public Health Communication Approach Is Reaching New Communities * When B'more for Healthy Babies launched in 2009, the goal was local: help Baltimore respond to a devastating infant mortality crisis. The initiative brought together the Baltimore City Health Department, health care providers, community organizations and residents to create a coordinated citywide effort to improve outcomes for mothers and babi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins Medicine Leads Up to $52 Million Federal Effort to Study Protein Shapes and Folding * Led by neurologist Xiaobo Mao, Ph.D., the Johns Hopkins Medicine team, supported by an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, will build an artificial intelligence model to identify how shape-shifting proteins misfold and use this knowledge to support earlier disease detection and treatment A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led resear more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- William and Mary posted the following news: * * * Juvenile striped bass maintain average abundance in Virginia waters in 2026 * The following story originally appeared on the website for W&M's VIMS & Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences. - Ed. Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest that an average year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 20 more PR

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science posted the following news: * * * Juvenile striped bass maintain average abundance in Virginia waters in 2026 * Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest that an average year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2026. Striped bass are an important top predator in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 20 -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * ER GMLRS Advances Toward Operational Fielding and Expanded Production DALLAS, Oct. 19, 2026 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is advancing the Extended-Range GMLRS rocket into production and fielding following two successful Soldier-led operational tests. The shift comes as the U.S. Army and allies place greater emphasis on precision-fire capacity, range and the ability to rapidly scale munition production. THE BIG PICTURE * Capability: ER GMLRS is designe more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Maryland parents win Supreme Court review of magnet school admissions * Washington, DC; October 19, 2026: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about public school admissions rules that cut Asian American enrollment in Montgomery County's magnet middle schools. The Association for Education Fairness (AFEF) asked the Court to decide whether families alleging intentional racial discrimination must first clear a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * NAM Announces 100 New Members for 2026 * The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. "I am thrilled to welcome these outstanding health and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service selects Edward Wenschhof to lead Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park October 19, 2026 WASHINGTON - The National Park Service today announced the selection of Edward "Ed" Wenschhof as superintendent of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. He assumed the role Oct. 18, 2026. Wenschhof previously served as the park's acting superintendent. He became deputy superintendent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA-Funded Project to Build 70 Acres of Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Habitat October 19, 2026 A $10 million NOAA investment will create more than 70 acres of oyster reef habitat at the Hooper Strait Oyster Sanctuary, building on a decade of successful large-scale restoration. - In the middle of Hooper Strait Oyster Sanctuary, a narrow waterway between two islands in the Chesapeake Bay, a crane swings over  more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Older breast cancer survivors fall through Medicare home health gap * For the increasing number of women that survive breast cancer, many older, long-term survivors remain frail. A new study out today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that in a given year over half of these highly frail survivors had no Medicare home health care. "When you beat cancer, it's a powerful moment - often a bell is rung on th more PR

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19 -- Slippery Rock University posted the following news: * * * Princeton Review names SRU a 'Best Mid-Atlantic' college for 2027 * Slippery Rock University continues to earn recognition for excellence, earning a place among the Princeton Review's Best Mid-Atlantic colleges and universities for 2027. SRU is one of 630 institutions recognized in the Princeton Review's 2027 Best Colleges: Region by Region Guide, a distinction that highlights colleges the Princeton Review considers academically outstanding and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSida) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Blumenthal and Schiff Rebuke Kirkland & Ellis for Withholding Details of $125 Million Trump DealLawmakers Reject Kirkland's Excuses for Stonewalling Investigation and Demand Immediate Compliance Washington, D.C. (October 16, 2026)--Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Invest more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to Education Acting Inspector General Rene L. Rocque: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 9, 2026 Rene L. Rocque Acting Inspector General Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Acting Inspector General Rocque: As Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus and House Democratic Caucus, we write with extreme alarm regarding the safety of students, particularly women on college campuses, acros more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following letter with co-signers to Senate Appropriations Committee and House Appropriations committee leaders: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 5, 2026 The Honorable Tom Cole Chairman House Committee on Appropriations - The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations - The Honorable Susan Collins Chair Senate Committee on Appropriations The Honorable Patty Murray Vice Chair Senate Committee on Appropriations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following letter with co-signers to Vice Adm. Joseph R. Buzzella, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Eugenio Pineiro Soler, assistant administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief Joel Taubenblatt: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 9, 2026 Vice Admiral Joseph R. Buzzella Commander, Pacific Area United States Coast Guard Coast Guard Island, Building 21 Alame more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSletter) -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following letter with co-signers to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 9, 2026 The Honorable Sean Duffy Secretary of the Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 - The Honorable Bryan Bedford Federal Aviation Administration Administrator 800 Independence Avenue SE Washington, DC 20591 - Dear Secretary Duffy and Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to FBI Director Kashyap Patel: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 5, 2026 The Honorable Kashyap Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Director Patel: Winston Churchill described Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a myst more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 052503) on September 25, 2026, entitled "Beneficiaries Living in Restricted Countries." Here are excerpts: * * * OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) paid beneficiaries who were residing in specific restricted countries in the former Soviet Union in accordance with policy. BACKGROUND SSA administers the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program und more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 052505) on September 28, 2026, entitled "Child's Insurance Benefit Claims Denied for Disability." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) correctly (1) denied initial claims for child's insurance benefits after finding the claimants were not disabled and (2) paid benefits to these claimants after subsequently finding the claimants were disabled and approving their  more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 052610) on September 25, 2026, entitled "Childhood Disability Benefits." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed policy when it established benefit entitlement dates for adults who were receiving childhood disability benefits and were disabled before age 18. Background SSA's Title II Redesign system automatically terminates a beneficiar more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 142402) on September 29, 2026, entitled "Discontinued Information Technology Investments." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To determine whether (1) the Social Security Administration's (SSA) policies, procedures, and processes for discontinuing information technology (IT) investments complied with Federal requirements and guidance and (2) SSA complied with Federal requirements and guidance when it discontinued four IT more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 012320) on September 25, 2026, entitled "Follow-up on Disabled Beneficiaries Who Are Eligible for Higher Retirement Insurance Benefits." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To determine whether the Social Security Administration notified disabled beneficiaries with workers' compensation or public disability benefit offset that they may have been eligible for higher Retirement Insurance Benefits in accordance with policy.  more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 142302) on September 30, 2026, entitled "Insider Threat Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Insider Threat Training A highly aware workforce is key to the early detection and prevention of malicious insider threat conduct. It is important to invest resources to continuously educate the workforce on the risks associated with insider threats. This includes training on how to recognize and report anomalies and indicators. Tr more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 152506) on September 29, 2026, entitled "Non-payroll-related Operating Expenses for Fiscal Years 2023 Through 2025." Here are excerpts: * * * SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY We designed our audit to obtain reasonable assurance that SSA accurately reported its operating expenses in the Contractual Services & Supplies and All Other Expenses categories for FYs 2023 through 2025. We included in the scope of our review the Contractual more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 052502) on September 30, 2026, entitled "Overpayments to Children." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) resolved overpayments in accordance with policy to individuals who received child benefits. Background SSA defines an overpayment as a payment made that is more than the amount it should have paid. When the overpaid individual is not due a benefit and effor more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 142404) on September 30, 2026, entitled "Post implementation Reviews of Information Technology Investments." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective The objectives were to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) (1) conducted required information technology (IT) investment reviews and (2) complied with Federal and Agency requirements for IT reviews it conducted. Background Office of Management and Budget  more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 772705) on October 16, 2026, entitled "Single Audit of the State of Nevada for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * BACKGROUND A single audit is an organization-wide financial statement and Federal awards audit of a non-Federal entity that expends $1 million or more in Federal funds in 1 year. It is intended to assure the Government that the non-Federal entity has adequate internal controls in p more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 142603) on September 24, 2026, entitled "The Social Security Administration's Information Security Program and Practices for Fiscal Year 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To determine whether the Social Security Administration's (SSA) information security program and practices were effective and consistent with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requirements, as defined in the Insp more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 042512) on September 30, 2026, entitled "The Social Security Administration's Use of Amazon Web Service Connect for Telephone Services." Here are excerpts: * * * Objective To determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) complied with Federal regulations when it (1) selected, administered, and oversaw its blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Connect for telephone services and (2) in more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * STARS Align at Price Elementary: Smithsonian Gifts Computerized Telescope to Yuma Proving Ground School * Since the late 1950s, Pfc. James D. Price Elementary School has educated thousands of military students in grades kindergarten through fifth garde. Located on the Howard Cantonment Area of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), the school recently gained a new piece of educational equipment: a Schmidt-Cassegrain telesc more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Striped Bass See Slight Boost amid Years-Long Struggle in Chesapeake Bay, Annual Survey Says * Results Predict How Many Large Fish the Atlantic Coast Can Expect in the Future Despite a slight bump in numbers compared to last year, the future remains bleak for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay, as seen in juvenile striped bass survey results released today. This survey is issued annually by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court to Review Challenge to Admissions Policy That Increases Equal Opportunity for Middle School Students * Media Contacts Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org Advancing Justice - AAJC, scostas@advancingjustice-aajc.org LatinoJustice PRLDEF, media@latinojustice.org Ballard Spahr LLP, mediarelations@ballardspahr.com We Are CASA, jsapunar@wearecasa.org The Supreme Court agrees to hear middle school admissions case in Montg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court to Review Challenge to Admissions Policy That Increases Equal Opportunity for Middle School Students * * Sofia Costas scostas@advancingjustice-aajc.orgLatinoJustice, PRLDF media@latinojustice.orgBallard Spahr LLP mediarelations@ballardspahr.comWe Are CASA jsapunar@wearecasa.org The Supreme Court agrees to hear middle school admissions case in Montgomery County, Maryland, despite two lower courts having i more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 19 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led Lucy mission marks five years of discoveries * October 19, 2026 -- On Oct. 16, 2021, NASA's Lucy spacecraft began its journey to the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids with a picturesque early morning launch. Now less than a year away from the first-ever closeup of a Trojan, the Southwest Research Institute-led mission has already made several remarkable findings during its first five years. "Lucy i more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus posted the following news: * * * Teaching Beyond the Assignment * Award-winning UMGC in Europe faculty focus on real-world skills What does it mean to truly prepare a learner for success? For Charline F. Nixon, PhD, DM, and Ashley Romain, the answer begins long before a student submits a single assignment. Both professors at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) in Europe were recognized in May 2026 with the 2026 Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award, the u more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces More Than $16 Million for Rural Healthcare Workforce Training and Retention Across Maryland * This federal investment will prepare Marylanders for healthcare careers and help rural communities recruit and retain nurses, physicians, dentists, and other providers Today, the Trump Administration announced $16.4 million in Rural Health Transformation  more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus posted the following news: * * * UMGC Names Mark Sohaney Senior Vice President for Global Military Operations * Retired U.S. Navy leader to oversee worldwide support for military learners Adelphi, Md. -- Oct. 19, 2026 -- University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) today announced that it has appointed Mark Sohaney, a distinguished military leader with more than 37 years of service, as its new senior vice president of Global Military Operations, effective November 30, 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 26-00044-209) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore." Here are excerpts: * * * This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore. This evaluation focused on five key domains: * Culture * Environment of care * Patient safety *  more PR