WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 25 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: Air Force Institute of Technology faculty member Maj. Dane Jansson was selected as the Air Education and Training Command winner of the Gen. John P. Jumper Award for Excellence in Warfighting Integration, Officer Category. He will next represent AETC at the Air Force-level competition. The Gen. John P. Jumper Award for Excellence in Warfighting Integration recognizes individuals for sustained s more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 24 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: The Army announced the winners of the 2024 Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards Program. The winning nominations will compete in the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Program with winners announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2024. The successes outlined in the nominations of these winners are examples of the many environmental successes that can be found throughout the Army  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Maryland Clean Energy Center has been selected to receive $62,450, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Owen M. Grigsby, 44, of Waldorf, Maryland, and Himmeh Kuawogai, 46, of Ellicott City, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with filing false and misleading information in order to fraudulently obtain over $95,000.00 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Village Concrete Inc. misclassified 29 employees as independent contractors * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in federal court that orders a Virginia concrete contractor to pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages, damages and penalties after its investigation found the employer misclassified 29 employees as independent contractors and failed to p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: STERLING, Va. - A Manchester, England-bound woman is facing felony drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found nearly 43 pounds of marijuana in her luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday. CBP officers intercepted 43 pounds of marijuana that they discovered in a U.K.-bound traveler's luggage. Metropolitan Washington more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: Student engineering teams from Princeton, Washington College and the University of Alabama have won first place in their respective events at the "Promoting Electric Propulsion" (PEP) boat races, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE). In just six years, this electric boat-building competition has grown from a single university to 34, with more than 200 students  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced settlement of a multi-media case against a Maryland oil recycling facility. Petroleum Recovery and Remediation Management, Inc. (PMI) will pay a $230,000 penalty to settle alleged Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Clean Water Act violations at its Baltimore, Maryland facility. Included more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) joined to celebrate Earth Week and highlight a new ad campaign, 'Trash Free Waters Begin with YOU!' appearing throughout the city at multiple SEPTA and PATCO stops. Focusing on the importance of keeping litter off str more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) D.C. apprehended a Honduran national charged locally for sex crimes against a Virginia minor. Deportation officers from ERO Washington's Mobile Criminal Apprehension Team arrested the 30-year-old Honduran noncitizen April 15 at his residence in Bladensburg, Maryland. "This Honduran noncitizen stands accused of some ve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * Ayoubi will serve as an independent decision maker in administrative complaint proceedings * * * The Federal Trade Commission announced the appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi to serve as one of the agency's Administrative Law Judges, who are responsible for independent adjudicative fact-finding in the agency's administrative litigation and rulemaking proceedings. The Commission voted  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following remarks on April 23, 2024, by Under Secretary Marisa Lago at the 2024 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit: * * * As Prepared Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be here with you Thank you very much, Nelson, for your kind introduction, and for inviting me here today. Thanks also to Ramiro Cavazos, Anthony Hinojosa, Santiago Salas Oliva -- and the entire team -- for more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The Maryland Department of Transportation's Transit Administration issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration proudly announces its selection as one of three honorees for the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Healthy Climate Challenge. This prestigious award recognizes the Maryland Transit Administration's outstanding commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship in the public tr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The Maryland Department of General Services issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Maryland Department of General Services, in collaboration with the Maryland EV Ambassadors and Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, today hosted an Earth Day event for employees at the State Center complex in Baltimore. The event provided an opportunity for employees to learn more about the department's role in procuring green products and services, in addition t more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 24 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced open applications for two additional economic relief programs to support workers and businesses affected by the Key Bridge collapse. The programs, which were created under Governor Moore's executive order signed April 5 and went live yesterday, provide temporary relief to impacted businesses through the Maryland Department of Labor, Maryland Depart more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The State Board voted unanimously on April 24, 2024, to appoint Dr. Carey M. Wright as the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools for the term to begin July 1, 2024. Since October 23, 2023, Dr. Wright has served as the Interim State Superintendent of Schools. The selection of Dr. Wright follows an extensive nationwide search process that began in October 2023. The State more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: New Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright and State Board of Education President Clarence C. Crawford will host a press briefing in the Maryland State Board of Education meeting room to describe their vision for Maryland public schools, children, and families. WHO: Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent of Schools Mr. Clarence C. Crawford, Presi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Robert Frazier, Jr., a/k/a "Glass," age 42, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty today to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana. As part of his plea agreement, Frazier also agreed to forfeit two high-power rifles, a handgun, and numerous rounds of ammunition. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the Dis more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: On Feb. 29, 2024 -- the rarest day of the year -- patients, clinicians, researchers, drug developers and advocates traveled to the NIH main campus or tuned in to NIH VideoCast (https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52569) for Rare Disease Day (RDD) at NIH. More than 2,000 people attended RDD at NIH. Co-spon more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Mental Health issued the following feature story on April 23, 2024: As many parents of young children know all too well, visits to the pediatrician typically involve answering a series of questions. Health care providers may ask about the child's eating and sleeping habits or about their progress toward walking, talking, and many other developmental milestones. Increasingly, they're  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 25 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: On April 25, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, "The Ladder," celebrating DNA and children. National DNA Day is a unique day when students, teachers and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics. The day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office issued the following feature story: * * * The York River is the eighth tributary restored toward the Chesapeake Bay Program's goal of ten. * * * NOAA and partners are making great progress toward a big goal: To restore oyster reef habitat in 10 Chesapeake Bay tributaries by 2025. It's the world's largest oyster restoration project! At an Earth Day 2024 event, Virginia Governor G more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Indian Head, Maryland - A robot dog trotted down the hallway of the College of Southern Maryland's (CSM) Velocity Center as dozens of excited faces watched in awe at the CSM Art of Innovation Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM) Festival, April 20. The dog, two explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots and a fighter pilot ejection seat were just some of the technologies sho more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, April 25 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited several state-sponsored projects in Dorchester County on Wednesday as part of the agency's Day Trips tour across Maryland. The tour to the county "Where Water Moves Us" allowed Secretary Day and other DHCD staff to connect with the area's public officials, business o more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 25 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced their agency as one of the state agencies in the Maryland Outdoor Learning Partnership. Created via an executive order signed by Governor Wes Moore on April 22, the partnership includes state agencies, education and non-profits who will be tasked with developing and implementing activities and programs that will give Ma more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: With the removal of a 560-ton section of structural steel on April 22, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has cleared enough wreckage from a 35-foot-deep Limited Access Channel (LAC), in accordance with USACE's commitment to deliver it by the end of April. The LAC runs the northern portion of the wider and federal channel, which has been blocked since the March 26 collap more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 4,890 More Borrowers in Maryland, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 63,360 people in Maryland under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 4, more PR