BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. Registration Opens for the CMS 2024 Health Equity Conference March 14: Registration opened for the 2024 CMS Health Equity Conference, scheduled for May 29-30. The free, hybrid conference will be held at the Hyatt R  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A fifth defendant was arrested this morning as part of an 11-count indictment, filed in U.S. District Court, connected to the December 13, 2023, robbery of nearly three dozen firearms - which included handguns, rifles, and shotguns - from a pawn shop in Glen Burnie, Maryland that is a Federal Firearms Licensee. The indictment was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, S  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, March 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (11th Wing) issued the following story: By 2nd Lt. Jimmy Nguyen, 316th Wing Public Affairs The base welcomed eight civic leaders into the 2024 Honorary Commander Program and recognized nine members transitioning to the Andrews Ambassador Program during an induction ceremony Thursday. The Honorary Commander Program aims to bridge the gap between the military and surrounding communities by educating civic leaders ab  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Under President Biden, over 45 million people have coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act and key actions taken under the Administration to strengthen the law Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued four new reports showing that President Biden's efforts to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are l  more

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Sgt. Madison Santamaria, Defense Media Activity - Marines U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Ryan P. Heritage relinquished his duties as Commander of the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and Marine Corps Forces Space Command, and Marine Corps Information Command to Maj. Gen. Joseph A Matos III, during a change of command ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, March   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 23 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Office (PMA-290) welcomed a new program manager on March 21 when Capt. Erik Thomas relieved Capt. Eric Gardner during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Since March 2020, Capt. Gardner led the PMA-290 workforce, comprised of more than 1,000 military, civilian and contractor team members, to deliver and  more

GREENBELT, Maryland, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a "Valentine", age 37, a Cameroonian citizen, formerly residing in Beltsville, Maryland, today to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracies to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and for aggravated identity theft, in conne  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced plans to allocate $60 million in funding to advance tribal priorities and address the impacts of climate change on Pacific salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. These funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (https://www.noaa.gov/inflation-red  more