Tuesday - April 30, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 8 items )  

CMS Roundup (Apr. 5, 2024)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 5 -- 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. CMS Updates Medicare Part B Quarterly Average Sales Pricing Files March 26: Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program, some people with Medicare may see lower out-of-pocket costs for certain Par  more

D.C. U.S. Attorney: Previously Convicted Killer From Maryland Sentenced to 19.5 Years for Drug Trafficking in D.C. and Discharging a Machinegun
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Trenton Robinson, 28, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced today to 234 months in prison for his role as an enforcer for a D.C. street crew whose members distributed more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as oxycodone and codeine, and used, carried, brandished, and discharged firearms during their drug trafficking crimes in the Congress Heights n  more

Information Dominance Critical to US Military Success During Multidomain Operations
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV The current operations chief for the U.S. Army Cyber Command emphasized the importance of information dominance during multidomain operations against near-peer adversaries. Lt. Col. Garrick P. Minor, the current operations officer for Army Cyber Command, briefed leaders from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command on the Army Cyber   more

Md. U.S. Attorney: Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering Involving More Than $1.8 Million In Drug Proceeds
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Gerrod Davis, age 46, of Glen Burnie, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Field Division; and Chief Robert Mc  more

National Institute of Mental Health: Novel Treatment Helps Children With Severe Irritability
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Mental Health issued the following news on April 5, 2024: A persistent state of anger or annoyance coupled with frequent and intense temper outbursts in children and adolescents often signals clinically impairing irritability. Clinical irritability disrupts a child's daily life and can continue to cause problems into adulthood. Although irritability is one of the leading reasons child  more

President Biden Issues Remarks on Rebuilding Francis Scott Key Bridge, Reopening Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 6 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 5, 2024, at the Maryland Transportation Authority on rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopening the Port of Baltimore: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please, please. Thank you. By the way, folks, I say to my dad: Dad, they're mispronouncing Baltimore. (Pronounced in an accent.) (Laughter.) My dad and the Biden -- please, sit down -- the Biden family goes all the   more

SBA Administrator Visits Baltimore for Bridge Collapse Aid
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: On Thursday, April 4, 2024, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, traveled to Baltimore to highlight federal resources available to help businesses withstand the economic impact of the Francis Scott K  more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Actions Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 5, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Actions Following the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse - Unified Command structure immediately established and clearing wreckage - $60 million in federal Emergency Relief funds quickly approved for Maryland's initial costs - Small Business Administration to provide low-interest disaster loans to eligible businesses - Department of Labor approves first tranche  more