CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Advancing Addiction Medicine Locally and Globally * While enrolled in medical school in his home country of Iran, Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD, developed an interest in neuroscience and philosophy, focusing on the concepts of free will, judgement, and self-control. After investigating the complexities of addiction, he realized he can explore these interest  more

FORT MEADE, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency issued the following news on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * DISA JELAs prioritize user experience and warfighter readiness By David White, DISA Acquisitions In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the Defense Department faces the critical challenge of equipping Warfighters and mission partners with the best IT solutions. While cost-effectiveness remains paramount, user experience is increasi  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Aug. 4 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Employee Spotlight: Meet Kylie Barnes * Amentum is shining a spotlight on the talented individuals who represent both the foundation and future of Amentum, celebrating long-tenured and rising talent who are helping us advance the future together. What is your role at Amentum? ISSO on the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Team What   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 5 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * European Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System Launcher Proves Capability with First-Ever Firing White Sands Missile Range, N.M., August 4, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Rheinmetall, partners in the Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System (GMARS) program, successfully conducted the first live fire of the GMARS launcher, demonstrating its capability to launch GMLRS rockets. Th  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Starving in Gaza: Airdrops Are Failing While Civilians Die Without Aid Malnutrition leads to permanent disabilities, death * GAZA, PALESTINE -- Gaza is reaching the peak level of starvation, where people are beginning to collapse and die in the streets. If action isn't taken immediately, it could soon be too late for Palestinian civilians. The world is witnessing an unprecedented man-made hum  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * Military Medical Research Must Evolve with the Battlefield, Says DoD Health Affairs Leader at MHSRS 2025 By Sharon Holland The 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) kicked off this week in Kissimmee, Florida, with a powerful keynote address from Dr. Stephen Ferrara, acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and a 1995 graduate of the Uniformed Services Uni  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Help Certify World's Longest Lightning Flash Sparked by a major thunderstorm complex rumbling over the Great Plains, a single megaflash lightning bolt captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite was recently certified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the world's longest flash on record  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The Engine Technology Forum (formerly the Diesel Technology Forum) issued the following news release: * * * Sustainable Solutions for Power and Mobility on Display at NCSL Legislative Summit BOSTON - At the 50th gathering of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), advanced engines and renewable fuels are in the spotlight as sustainable solutions for power and mobility. Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Engine Technology Forum (ETF) issued t  more