WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from Centuria Corp., Reston, Virginia, regarding a contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force. The protest concerned a task order for defensive cyber support services issued to DecisionPoint Corp., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business from Gaithersburg, Maryland. Centuria argued that the Air Force improperly held discussions with the awardee without giving other bidders an opportunity to submit a revised pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Maryland State Dept. of Education's Steps to Restore Palestine in Curriculum, Calls for Further Action and Transparency * The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed measures by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to address   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement on DOGE's Mishandling of Social Security Data * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mishandled sensitive Social Security data: "Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, Trump's actions have put Americans' right to privacy at risk again. The operatives   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * FBI Arrests Seven Alleged Members of DC Fentanyl and PCP Drug Trafficking Conspiracy The FBI this morning executed approximately 20 residential search warrants across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Los Angeles, following a year-long investigation into an alleged D.C.-based drug trafficking organization that sold PCP and fentanyl in and around t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ICYMI: Senator Alsobrooks on the Eastern Shore * August 27, 2025 EASTERN SHORE, MD - In case you missed it, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) was on the Eastern Shore on Monday. During her first event, Senator Alsobrooks met with business leaders in a fireside chat hosted by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. F  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Test Detects Brain Cancers in Cerebrospinal Fluid with High Accuracy A novel, multi-analyte test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Ludwig Center and the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery can accurately identify brain cancers using small samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), offering a promising new tool to guide clinical decision-making. The fi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Largest Ever Verdict Dealt Against Gun Dealer Rendered for the City of Baltimore Jury awards City of Baltimore, represented by Brady and co-counsel, $62 million dollars in damages after nearby gun dealer Hanover Armory flooded the City with deadly ghost guns * BALTIMORE, MD - The trial against Maryland's largest ghost gun dealer concluded tonight in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia posted the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud Carolyn Bryant-Taylor is the First Co-Conspirator to Plead Guilty * LYNCHBURG, Va. - The former director and one of the corporate officers for 1st Adult N Pediatrics Healthcare pled guilty yesterday to conspiring with others to commit federal healthcare fraud. Carol  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 27 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United blasts Trump administration for trying to bust the union of U.S. Health and Human Services federal employees * National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, today blasted the Trump administration for trying to strip U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) federal employees of their collective b  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 27 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses denounce latest strikes on Gaza hospital and ongoing starvation of Palestinians by Israel * National Nurses United (NNU), the country's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, condemned Israel for its ongoing starvation of the Palestinian people in Gaza and its latest bombings of Nasser Hospital, strikes that have killed scores of medical and r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on New Executive Order on Flag Desecration Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the desecration of the American flag: "Today, in the Oval Office, Donald   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Crockett and Jayapal Press "Border Czar" Tom Homan on His Apparent Conflict of Interest as Former Consultant for Troubled Immigration Detention Conglomerate, GEO Group Members Demand Homan Recuse Himself from Matters That Could Benefit GEO Group as Company Is Awarded More Than $1 Billion in New Federal C  more