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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday July 08, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Aegis System Equipped Vessel Takes Shape: Lockheed Martin Delivers AN/SPY-7(V)1 Radar Antennas to Japan
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 8 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Aegis System Equipped Vessel Takes Shape: Lockheed Martin Delivers AN/SPY-7(V)1 Radar Antennas to Japan * Moorestown, N.J. July 7, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), successfully delivered the first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset comprised of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas to the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD). The delivery was facilitated through Mitsubishi Corpo  more

Broad Coalition Secures Injunction Restoring Key Funding to AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, July 7 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Broad Coalition Secures Injunction Restoring Key Funding to AmeriCorps * Washington, D.C. - A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted a preliminary injunction halting the Trump Administration's plan to dismantle  more

CSM Named Subrecipient of 'Road 2 Careers' Grant
LA PLATA, Maryland, July 8 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: * * * CSM Named Subrecipient of "Road 2 Careers" Grant The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a subrecipient of the first round of funding from Maryland's new Road to Careers initiative. In partnership with the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, CSM will lead a new Integrated Education and Training (IET) program for GED and English as a Second Language (ESL) students that combines foundational   more

Elfreth Introduces First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Introduces First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, introduced the bipartisan Mitigation Action and Watermen Support (MAWS ) Act alongside Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA  more

Hoyer Joins Elfreth to Introduce First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Elfreth to Introduce First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, to introduce the bipartisan Mitigation Action and Watermen Supp  more

Improved configuration management tool offers one-stop shop convenience, greater data fidelity
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 7 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Improved configuration management tool offers one-stop shop convenience, greater data fidelity * Generating, developing and managing weapons systems' configuration changes, variances and technical directives (TDs) just got easier thanks to an improved naval aviation configuration management tool. "The upgrades ensure all configuration changes are fully documented, well thought ou  more

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs: Spy Thriller Hopes to Spark Conversations About Zoonotic Threats
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 8 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Spy Thriller Hopes to Spark Conversations about Zoonotic Threats CCP just launched a 13-episode web series designed to prevent zoonotic diseases with a YouTube channel in several French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa. 'You have to find a way to pull at heartstrings,' says one creator By Stephanie Desmon Something is making chickens sick in a market in Dakar, the  more

Social Security Achieves Key Milestones in Customer Service Transformation
WOODLAWN, Maryland, July 8 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Social Security Achieves Key Milestones in Customer Service Transformation * Agency completes all Social Security Fairness Act payments five months ahead of schedule; significantly reduces wait times; cuts disability backlogs; and expands technology to better serve the American public. The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced significant progress in its o  more

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Pioneers Data Literacy Course
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground pioneers data literacy course By Mark Schauer Data is in a very real sense the chief product of test centers within the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC). U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) has been at the forefront of developing the local architecture and establishing data governance for practical use cases for artificial intelligence   more