BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 23 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft March 25th is nationally recognized as "Medal of Honor Day," marking the anniversary of the first issuance of the Medal of Honor in 1863 to five soldiers during the American Civil War. Over the course of the awards history 67 Maryland born Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines have earned the medal for valor in action. Marylanders have been among those awarded the nation's highest hono  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - 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   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: 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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data today. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 3,600 private-sector jobs and the unemployment rate increased to 2.4% in February, the fourth-lowest rate in the nation. Sectors that created jobs include: Private Education   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 23 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The Maryland State Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, March 26 at 9 a.m. at the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), 200 W. Baltimore St., in the State Board Room (7th floor). The State Board will review cohort graduation rate data from the 2022-2023 school year and a proposal from MSDE to convene the Educate to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's release of guidance (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-24-30.pdf) expanding eligibility for the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 10% Energy Communities bonus tax credit to the Investm  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