BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024, by Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.: * * * I voted to approve CPSC's final rule on eFiling and Certificates of Compliance (to be codified at 16 C.F.R. part 1110). Most goods found to violate American safety standards are coming from abroad, with a large concentration coming from China. It's CPSC's job to stop them from reaching your homes, and this rule improves our ability to  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024, by Commissioner Mary T. Boyle: * * * Today, I voted to adopt a rule implementing electronic filing ("e-filing") of Certificates of Compliance required for all products subject to a CPSC regulation. The rule is the culmination of more than a decade of staff work, extended study and testing, and stakeholder engagement. I commend CPSC staff for their hard work and tremendous dedi more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following joint statement on Dec. 18, 2024, by Commissioners Peter A. Feldman and Douglas Dziak: * * * eFiling targets de minimis foreign e-commerce shipments that threaten American families * * * The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a final rule to implement electronic filing of certificate of compliance data at import. eFiling will improve CPSC's ability to target higher risk products fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Settlement requires company to retrofit a short-line locomotive engine to improve air quality along 70-mile-long pathway in the Sparrows Point area of Maryland * * * Today, Dec. 19, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with Manitowoc Company, Inc., and two of its subsidiaries, Grove U.S. L.L.C., and Manitowoc Crane Grou more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) is the Navy's premier West Coast aircraft repair, maintenance, and overhaul organization specializing in Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and their related systems. The command has officially added the F-16 Falcon to its workload, marking a significant milestone in the facility's ongoing mission to sustain Nav more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 20 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: By Sharon Holland Retired Navy Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., a distinguished Vietnam War veteran and former member and chair of the Uniformed Services University (USU) Board of Regents, has been selected to receive the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his exceptional service to the United States. This highly coveted award is one of the highest civilian honors in the U.S., pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Settlement Requires Company to Retrofit a Short-Line Locomotive Engine to Improve Air Quality Along 70-Mile-Long-Pathway in the Sparrows Point Area of Maryland * * * The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement today with Manitowoc Company Inc. and two of its subsidiaries, Grove U.S. L.L.C., and Manitowoc Crane Group Germany  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, of Towson, Maryland, in connection with the Dec. 4 murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan. Mangione was taken into federal custody today and will be presented this afternoon in Manhattan federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker for the Southern District of Ne more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Defendants Allegedly Committed Aggravated Identity Theft by Using Identities of Victims in Connection with a Scheme to Wrongfully Obtain More than $1 Million in Unemployment Insurance Benefits * * * A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging two Maryland men on federal charges related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in une more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- When the U.S. Coast Guard was unable to procure a wiring system part that affected its entire fleet of MH-60T helicopters in late November, they turned to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Team. Thanks to a collaborative workplace culture between services and a recognition for urgent solutions at the time of  more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman of Melbourne, Florida, will serve as the prime contractor t more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Changes in our weather, air quality, ocean, and Great Lakes continue to affect almost every aspect of society. Throughout 2024, NOAA Research has continued to study the Earth to better understand the challenges Americans are facing, such as impacts of droughts, flooding, severe weather, heat waves and other environmental hazards that put lives, property and ecosystems at r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * $16.1 million for Arizona, $10.1 million for Arkansas, $12.3 million for Colorado, $13.4 million for Maryland, $4.5 million for North Dakota, $2.1 million for American Samoa, and $2.1 million for the U.S. Virgin Islands * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) tod more PR