GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * 400+ Amentum Programs Earn 2025 Safety Awards * October 1, 2025 A record number of Amentum programs have been recognized in 2025 by the National Safety Council (NSC) for their outstanding safety performance! "Amentum envisions a secure and vibrant future, and we believe that safety and well-being are integral to our success," said   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN * Alsobrooks: "Republicans have the keys to the kingdom. They control the White House and have majorities in the Senate and House...Tonight, they shut down the government." October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after Republicans shut down the federal government: "Republicans have the   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 2 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Army Conducts Successful Soldier-Led Flight Test Series of Lockheed Martin's PrSM DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1, 2025 - The U.S. Army successfully completed a series of soldier-led flight tests of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, demonstrating system readiness and advancing the service's modernization priorities. During  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 2 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * BGE Responds to Federal Government Shutdown with Expanded Support for Impacted Customers With the federal government shutdown now in effect, BGE is providing expanded bill payment support options to impacted federal workers to help those customers manage their energy costs and avoid service disconnection. Available support includes: * Flexible payment options: Impacted  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Chico nurses at Enloe Health to hold rally to protest closure of home health and hospice units * Registered nurses at Enloe Health, in Chico, Calif., will hold a rally on Thursday, Oct. 2, to protest Enloe's decision to close its home health and hospice units on Oct. 31, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today. Nurses are calling on the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Provides Statement on Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) released the following statement on the shutdown of the federal goverment. Let's be clear: Republicans own this shutdown. They control the White House, the House, and the Senate. I will not be bullied by President Trump or the Office of Management and Budget. I will continue to fight because   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Discovery Education Resources Inspire Career Exploration on Manufacturing Day and Beyond * Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, October 1, 2025) - Discovery Education, the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, offers educators new resources to inspire student career explorations on Manufacturing Day 2  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on the Republican Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement after the government funding deadline passed at 12:00 AM on October 1st, 2025. "House Democrats have fought tooth and nail to keep the government open and protect the health care of the American people. I have been in Washington for the last two days introd  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * George Washington University's College of Professional Studies Joins Regional Partners to Launch "Talent Capital" for Displaced Federal Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2025) -- The George Washington University College of Professional Studies (CPS) is proud to join the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and regional leaders to officially launch Talent Capital, a first-of-its-kind wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference with Maryland Delegation to Condemn the Republican Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at a press conference with Members of Congress in the Maryland Delegation to condemn the Republican government shutdown. Below is a video and transcript of his full remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Republicans' Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement regarding the Republican government shutdown: "A shutdown is a failure of governance, but that has been this administration's aim from the beginning. "For more than eight months, Donald Trump and his Majority in Congress have tried to stop the feder  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- MiKaela Olsen, the Director for Clinical Practice in Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule for CY 2026. The hospital official requested a revision to the proposed payment for scalp cooling (CPT code 9XX02) to ensure patients can access this hair prese  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Lumeris, Maryland Heights, Missouri, has issued a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The letter outlines Lumeris' endorsement of CMS' strategic vision for person-centered care, particularly through its operation with Medicare Advantage plans and collaborations with provider groups within various accountable care initiatives. In its comments, Lumeris expressed stron  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Small Business Administration posted the following news release: * * * Maryland Accountant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection With $24-Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme * Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses. Every day that Senate Democrats continue oppose a clean funding b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Maryland Psychological Association (MPA), Columbia, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining key issues regarding the proposed rule for the Calendar Year 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. The MPA, representing over 1,200 psychologists and trainees in Maryland, emphasizes the pressing need to enhance mental and behavioral health care access for Medicare beneficiaries, particularly amidst the ongoing mental health   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 30 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United calls on Congress to pass appropriations bill to restart government, restore health care funding * National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, with more than 225,000 RNs, is calling on Congress to pass H.R. 5450/S. 2882. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and other Matters Act of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- National Nurses United (NNU), Silver Spring, Maryland, has opposed the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rule on the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program, citing serious concerns over the potential misuse of sensitive data. The public comment letter submitted to DOL outlines the organization's apprehensions regarding the proposed requirement for state unemployment agencies to provide confidential claimant information to the federal government without  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to the proposed rule which aims to establish fixed time periods of admission and extension of stay procedures for nonimmigrant academic students and exchange visitors. This change concerns approximately 70,000 postdoctoral researchers working across 300 research institutions in the U.S., a significant portion of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Navigating A Government Shutdown: One-Stop Resource Page * A message from Congressman Jamie Raskin: As of 12:01 AM on October 1, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government. While I continue to do everything in my power to get government back open for Maryland's Eighth District and America, I want to provide you with the most up-to-date resources and information to hel  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * New Orleans nurses, community members to hold rally outside Spirit of Charity gala * Nurses from University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO), patients, and community members will hold a rally and community listening circle on Friday, Oct. 3, outside of LCMC's Spirit of Charity Foundation Gala in New Orleans, La., announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Our Service to this Country Should Not be Held Hostage by Politics: Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Releases Statement Following Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), released the following statement after the government shutdown at midnight. "Following this government shutdown, thousands of federal employees are now being sent ho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on MAGA's Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement: "We refuse to vote for a spending bill that locks in savage cuts to the health care of the people and wages war against the middle class. Rather than work with us to extend ACA health insurance tax credits, protect Medicare and Medicaid, and keep hospitals from closing, D  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * TWS statement on the U.S. government shutdown * On Oct. 1, the U.S. federal government largely ceased operations when Congress was unable to reach agreement on the federal budget for the coming fiscal year. This means that critical conservation operations of our federal partners will halt, and many federal employees will be furloughed. Our sympa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Mfume Announce $2.8 Million to Support Baltimore City Parks and Trails * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $2,875,000 in federal funding to expand access to parks and trails in Baltimore City. Baltimore City will receive $1,500,000 to build an ADA-accessible shared-use shoreline trail and picni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen: "Senate Republicans Just Voted to Shut Down the Government" * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following video on Republicans' vote to shut down the government: A transcript of the video follows: "Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government. They voted against our proposal to keep the government open without giving Donald Trump a blank che  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Wildlife Vocalizations: Andrea Miranda Paez * I grew up in Laredo, Texas, surrounded by the richness of Hispanic culture, whose habits and lessons still echo in everything I do. One of my favorite sayings I learned growing up is "Al mal tiempo, buena cara," which translates to "In bad times, put on a good face." It was more than just advice; it wa  more