Friday - December 12, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Thursday November 13, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Amentum Wins U.S. Air Force Contract Worth up to $995M to Modernize the MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Amentum Wins U.S. Air Force Contract Worth up to $995M to Modernize the MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System * CHANTILLY, Va., November 12, 2025 - Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) has been awarded the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Maintenance Support IDIQ contract by the Air Force Air Combat Command with a ceiling value of up to $995 million. The MQ-9 Re  more

American Nurses Association Declares Today a National Nurses Day of Action
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * American Nurses Association Declares Today a National Nurses Day of Action * Today, ANA is urging Congress to pass two federal bills that will safeguard nurses' safety and mental well-being SILVER SPRING, MD - November 12, 2025 - Today, the American Nurses Association (ANA) announced a National Nurses Day of Action. Representing the interests of the nation's more  more

BGE Launches Battery Storage Proposal to Advance Maryland's Clean Energy Goals
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 13 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * BGE Launches Battery Storage Proposal to Advance Maryland's Clean Energy Goals Battery storage in Maryland offers a blend of grid reliability, sustainability, and cost efficiency * BGE submitted a proposal for 29MW of energy storage in response to an order by the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Next Generation Energy Act. BGE's proposal for 29MW is the firs  more

Constellation Earns CMMC Level 2 Certification Reinforcing Commitment to Cybersecurity
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * Constellation Earns CMMC Level 2 Certification Reinforcing Commitment to Cybersecurity * Baltimore (Nov. 12, 2025) Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG), the nation's largest producer of clean energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services, has achieved Level 2 Cybersecurity Maturi  more

Elfreth Introduces Bipartisan Veterans Health Care Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Introduces Bipartisan Veterans Health Care Legislation * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, on Veterans Day, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and bipartisan Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, introduced the bipartisan Transforming Healing, Resilience, and Integrative Veteran Engagement (THRIVE) Act alongside Representative Derrick Van O  more

Field Set for 2025 CIAA Volleyball Championship Hosted at Bowie State University
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 12 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Field Set for 2025 CIAA Volleyball Championship Hosted at Bowie State University * Charlotte, NC (November 12, 2025) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces the official bracket for the 46th CIAA Volleyball Championship, set for November 21-23 on the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. The three-day event will   more

HSA nurses rally for patient safety and employee retention
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * HSA nurses rally for patient safety and employee retention * Contracts expired for 1,000 nurses, nurses ready to escalate Union nurses at Palmetto General Hospital, Coral Gables Hospital, and Florida Medical Center, members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), are holding a rally on Friday, Nov. 14, at 8:00 a.m. at Palmetto General Hospital as contracts have  more

National Nurses United rejects bad backdoor shutdown deal
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United rejects bad backdoor shutdown deal * National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, is disappointed that the Democratic Party failed to stand strong together in demanding that Republicans restore desperately needed health care subsidies for working people as a condition of agreeing to reopen the federal government e  more

New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair
LAUREL, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair * To enable research into strengthening the nation's maritime industrial base, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, has installed a new industrial robotic arm in its advanced manufacturing facility. The device, a RAMLAB MaxQ robot, will be used to st  more

Olszewski Introduces Amendments to Protect Congressional Funding Authority
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Introduces Amendments to Protect Congressional Funding Authority * (Washington, D.C.) Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski last night introduced two amendments to the Senate-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) that would prevent President Trump and his Administration from unilaterally canceling funding approved by Congress. You can watch Congressman Olszewski's testimony before the Hou  more

Ranking Members Raskin and Pallone Demand Paramount Fully Comply With Committees' Investigation Into Paramount-Skydance Merger
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin and Pallone Demand Paramount Fully Comply with Committees' Investigation into Paramount-Skydance Merger Paramount Has Refused to Provide Documents and Information on Merger and Alleged Side Deal that Led to CBS Installing a Minder to Police Newsroom Decisions and Paying Millions in Cash and Free Services   more

Rep. McClain Delaney, Rep. Wied Introduces BARNS Act to Protect Farmers in the Event of a Future Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney, Rep. Wied Introduces BARNS Act to Protect Farmers in the Event of a Future Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON On day 41 of the government shutdown, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) joined Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI) to introduce bipartisan legislation to ensure that the Farm Services Agency (FSA) is considered essential and remains open regardless of a lapse   more

The ASAM Weekly for November 11th, 2025
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Nov. 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for November 11th, 2025 * ASAM's planned system freeze is now complete, and our transition to a new Association Management System (AMS) is officially live. Explore System Login FAQ This Week in the ASAM Weekly An opinion piece from STAT uses the ship of Theseus to explore how recovery is a journey of changes in neuroscience and l  more