WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The letter addresses key issues surrounding federal student loan programs and institutional accountability which are crucial for the sustainability of medical education in the United States. AACOM, representing 43 colleges that educate more than 38  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve cyber warriors attend combined ceremony welcoming new leaders * ADELPHI, Md. - U.S. Army Reserve cyber warriors from the National Capital Region witnessed something special by attending a combined change of command and change of responsibility ceremony, welcoming both the new commander and senior enlisted advisor in one ceremony, at the Adelphi Laboratory Center, in Adelphi, M  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers support National Capital Region medical sites during Medical Readiness Skills Sustainment Program for the Military 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 40 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Staten Island, New York-based Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group and other direct reporting units from the Army Reserve Medical Command hierarchy took part in two concurrent r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Association for Career and Technical Education, Alexandria, Virginia, and Advance CTE, Silver Spring, Maryland, recently submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the proposed regulations surrounding the Workforce Pell Grant program. The organizations, which advocate for educational advancement in career and technical fields, emphasize the importance of the program in fostering workforce readiness and economic opportunity. In  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Seeks Documents, Demands Answers Regarding Trump Interference in Revolution Wind Project * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today wrote to the Department of the Interior demanding information as to why the Trump Administration issued a stop work order for the nearly complete Revolution Wind p  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * CH-53K transports F-35 airframe * A CH-53K heavy lift helicopter transported an inoperable F-35B Lightning II airframe from Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina on Aug. 27. The King Stallion helicopter was flown by a Marine aircrew from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, MCAS New River, North Caroli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth, Maryland Delegation Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) in warning   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Workers from Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON As temperatures climbed to historic levels once again this summer, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), announced legislation that would implement workplace heat stress protections in New Mexico and nationwide. "Every day, thousands of New Mexicans work to maintain ou  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Members First of Maryland Federal Credit Union Closes, Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union Assumes Members and Shares * Accounts Remain Protected by Share Insurance Fund; Member Services Uninterrupted ALEXANDRIA, VA (August 29, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration today liquidated Members First of Maryland Federal Credit Union in Baltimore, Maryland. Abe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce Over $1.2 Million to Support Students at Eastern Shore Colleges * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) announced $1,214,311 in federal funding for higher education institutions on the Eastern Shore to support low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities as they pursue their degree. "A quality  more