BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: ACO Primary Care Flex Model aims to improve access to high-quality primary care for underserved Medicare populations Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new voluntary model that empowers primary care providers in eligible Accountable Care  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Maryland - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.6 perce  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on March 19, 2024, by Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.: * * * Today, for the first time ever, CPSC warned consumers about the chemical poisoning hazards posed by water bead products. While the agency has warned of the dangers water beads pose when they are ingested and expand inside of children and has recalled water beads that led to one girl's death, CPSC has never publicly confirmed the pres  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on March 19, 2024, by Commissioner Peter A. Feldman: * * * This week the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released its Annual Report on Pediatric Poisoning Fatalities and Injuries. The report notes a 79 percent increase in children under five years old dying accidentally from narcotics from 2021 to 2022. The number of deaths more than tripled since 2019. While every deat  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Daric Evans, age 32, of Crisfield, Maryland, a correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution ("ECI") in Westover, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to obstruct justice, related to covering up evidence that a fellow officer at ECI had unlawfully assaulted an inmate. The guilty plea was announced by Erek L. Barron, United Sta  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Oscar Efrain Zavala Urrea, age 23, an El Salvadoran national residing in Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, related to his activities as part of the MS-13   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Giovanni Pope, age 30, to 200 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for the murder of his mother, a Department of Defense civilian employee working in Bahrain. The federal charge was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Principal Deputy Assis  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 20 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The U.S. Navy awarded The Boeing Company a $1.3 billion contract March 19 for the purchase of 17 F/A-18 Super Hornets and delivery of a technical data package vital to the sustainment of the platform. "The technical data package was a crucial part of this negotiation; it is necessary for naval aviation's operational readiness and post-production sustainment," said Rear Adm. John Lemmon,  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 20 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: The Space Force hosted its second annual Guardian Field Forum at the Gen. Jacob E. Smart Conference Center at Joint Base Andrews, March 11-15. The week-long professional development event brought together 40 competitively-selected enlisted, officer and civilian Guardians to present feedback, recommendations, and innovative ideas directly to their peers and senior leaders. "This forum bridges the   more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 20 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: The Space Force hosted its second annual Guardian Field Forum at the Gen. Jacob E. Smart Conference Center at Joint Base Andrews, March 11-15. The week-long professional development event brought together 40 competitively-selected enlisted, officer and civilian Guardians to present feedback, recommendations, and innovative ideas directly to their peers and senior leaders. "This forum bridges the gap be  more