ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV An Army civilian operational planner was recognized for enabling global deployments at the U.S. military's premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command. Nathan C. Cantwell was selected as the 20th CBRNE Command Civilian of the Quarter for October through December 2023. The 20th CBRNE Command is home to 75 percent of the active-duty U.S.  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 21 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on March 20, 2024, by Commissioner Mary T. Boyle on vote to advance proposed rulemaking on bassinets and cradles: * * * Today, the Commission voted unanimously to advance a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the safety standard for bassinets and cradles. I thank CPSC staff for their work over many years to develop the array of strong safety standards for durable and infant toddler product  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Two bankruptcy petition preparers that lacked legal credentials yet provided legal advice and disregarded disclosure requirements were barred from providing bankruptcy-related services, thanks to enforcement actions by the Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program (USTP). On January 18, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland entered an order permanently enjoining CA Enterprises, doing business   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 21 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * Research points to the effects of nutrients in how DNA mutates in the mitochondria. * * * In a very real sense, you are what you eat -- at least, your cells are. The nutrients inside your food create some of the most important molecules in your cells. Scientists are looking at how not having enough of some vitamins can affect one of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Park Service Assateague Island National Seashore issued the following news release: Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) is one of several National Park Service sites on the Atlantic Coast that will benefit from two new coastal resource management projects recently funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Assateague will receive a portion of a $3.3 million saltmarsh restoration and adaptive planning project that is currently being planned for  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 21 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: A discussion panel featuring Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) leaders Adm. Carl Chebi, Rear Adm. John Dougherty, Rear Adm. Joseph Hornbuckle, and Dan Carreno highlight this year's Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition 2024, hosted by the Navy League of the United States. The event kicks off Monday, April 8, and goes through Wednesday, April 10, at the Gaylord National Resort and Conv  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 21 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on March 20, 2024: As the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to increase and climate change impacts become more costly, the scientific community is redoubling efforts to investigate the potential risks and benefits of artificially shading Earth's surface to slow global warming. Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is one of two primary solar radiation modific  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, March 21 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley today announced he is taking four vital steps to immediately address overpayment issues customers and the agency have experienced. Commissioner O'Malley testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (excerpt): "For 88 years, the hard-working employees of the Social Security Adm  more