ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Douglas Holl Members of the Army Public Health Center COVID-19 Task Force were presented with the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award in a virtual ceremony held here June 17. The Wolf Pack Award was created by the 43rd Army Surgeon General and the 4th Chief of the Army Medical Department Civilian Corps to recognize exceptional teamwork by an integrated group of Army Med  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, June 25 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The F/A-18 and EA-18G program office (PMA-265) has experienced a stretch of readiness control since meeting mission capable rate mandates in 2019 thanks in part to the Hornet Health Assessment and Readiness Tool or HhART. As of June 1, the program also marked 90 days without a reported Physiological Episode (PE) for all F/A-18s and EA-18Gs - citing HhART as the primary contributor to the   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse issued the following news release: Adolescent marijuana use and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability, according to a survey of 12th graders in the United States. The study's findings, which appeared online on June 24, 2021, in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, challenge the idea that r  more

FORT MEADE, Maryland, June 25 -- The National Security Agency Central Security Service issued the following news story: Earlier this year, representatives from each of the Five Eyes partners' respective Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Agender /Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) affinity groups established a regular forum to share ideas, successes, challenges, and support each other in breaking down barriers and building inclusion across our respective workforces. The inaugu  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Scientists at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have created a new data mapping tool to help people understand when and where large whales occur off the East Coast. The underlying data include detections made by underwater listening devices -- called hydrophones -- operated from stationary platforms, such as bottom-mounted moorings and surface buoys. They were also m  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $588,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Maryland Department of Commerce, Baltimore, Maryland, to support the growth and resiliency of coronavirus disrupted businesses by expanding the Maryland Defense Diversification Assistance (MDDA) program to serve   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: * Ismael N. Ahmed, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024, vice Olga Viso, term expired. * Kinan Azmeh, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024, vice Charlotte P. Kessler, term expired. * Stacey Michelle Brandenburg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trus  more