SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * 2025: The View from NOAA Satellites * It was a busy - and successful - year for NOAA's Satellite and Information Service. We celebrated 50 years of NOAA's GOES satellites in 2025. The last of our GOES-R Series satellites, GOES-19, became operational in April. And we launched our groundbreaking SWFO-L1 space w  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2025, by Chair Michael Camilleri: * * * The current state of GI research You know what I've noticed these past months? GI investigators are feeling very anxious. Normally, you hear the enthusiasm investigators have to establish significant translational, clinical, and basic research that will positively impact patient outcomes. But not today. Today, we hear about the uncer  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Saint Agnes performs first single-port robotic surgery of its kind in the region, and expands treatment options for colorectal, thoracic and urology conditions * Ascension Saint Agnes has become the first hospital in the Maryland-Delaware-Virginia region to successfully perform a single-port colon resection combined with transanal surgery, markin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Subcommittee Hearing, Former Trump Administration Official Explains How Antitrust Enforcement in America Has Become Corrupt and Politicized and Americans Are Paying the Price Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Becca Balint led Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Democr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Better Markets Supports Maryland in Fight to Protect Citizens from Sports Wagers Masquerading as Legitimate Financial Instruments * WASHINGTON, D.C.Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist, issued the following statement on the filing of an am  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney is Introducing Legislation to Overturn the Attempted Renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) is introducing legislation imminently to overturn the recent attempt to add President Trump's name onto the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "The Kennedy Center is a memorial to a fal  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Releases 2025 End-of-Year Review * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released her End-of-Year accomplishments. Since January 3rd, 2025, Elfreth has been laser-focused on serving constituents on their hardest days, introducing legislation to improve the lives of all Marylanders, and hearing directly from constituents by phone, mail, and in-person across the Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House and Senate Immigration Leaders Rebuke Trump DHS Proposal That Would Punish Immigrant Families for Lawfully Accessing Health Care and Food Assistance Proposed "Public Charge" Rule Defies Congress, Threatens Public Health, and Would Make America Sicker and Poorer * House and Senate immigration leaders submitted a formal regulatory comment to the  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Dec. 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Members at Toledo's Libbey Glass End 18-Week Strike with Strong Ratified Contract TOLEDO, Ohio -- The members of IAM Local 1297 have overwhelmingly approved a new contract with Libbey Glass, effectively concluding an 18-week strike. Following over a year of negotiations, the workers' unwavering determination proved   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 22 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins Scientists Develop Targeted Therapy for T-Cell Lymphomas and Leukemias * Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center 's Ludwig Center developed a new treatment that selectively targets TRBC2-positive T-cell cancers, expanding a precision approach they established in 2024 for TRBC1-positive tumors. The therapy, an antibody-drug conjugate, targets a protein expressed on the  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 23 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin and MANTECH Partner to Advance AI Based Sustainment for U.S. Combat Aircraft Fleet FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 22, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and MANTECH today announced a strategic teaming agreement to integrate advanced AI driven sustainment solutions into the U.S. combat aircraft fleet. Why It Matters Through this effort, we will deliver real-time aircraft   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Maryland Tech Executive Indicted, in Connection With Conspiracy to Defraud the Federal Government Two co-conspirators plead guilty to related charges * A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment, charging Victor Marquez, 53, a Maryland resident and owner of two information technology (IT) companies, with conspiracy to commit wire   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Offshore Wind Construction Pause Targets American Jobs and Affordable Energy Today, the Department of the Interior ordered a pause and suspended leases for the five offshore wind projects currently under installation activity - Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind-Commercial, Empire Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Sunrise Wind, an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Lieu Demand DOJ Investigation into Hegseth's Strike Targeting Survivors Clinging to Shipwrecked Boat Top Democrats Warn Apparent "No Survivors" Orders Appear to Violate Laws of War and Federal Criminal Law * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Ted Lieu sent   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement by Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman: * * * Statement of Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman on Auto-Mark v. CPSC The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appreciates the clarification provided by the federal court in Auto-Mark v. CPSC (D. Minn.) regarding the proper scope of the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act (PFCSA). The court's decision in Auto-Mark makes clear that the Commission  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Plead Guilty and Executive of Maryland IT Companies Charged for Conspiracy to Defraud the Federal Government * On Dec. 17, a federal grand jury in Baltimore returned a superseding indictment charging Victor Marquez, a Maryland resident and owner of two IT companies, with a scheme to defraud the federal government that included rigging bids for IT contracts and receiving kickbacks in exchange fo  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * U.S. Files Complaint Against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Alleging Delay in Reporting Hazardous Utility Bars and Miter Saws The Justice Department, together with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced today, they filed a civil enforcement action against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Black & Decker) for alleged violations of th  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Navy launches new acquisition era for Tomahawk missile program with first-ever fixed price incentive fee contract * In an unprecedented move for the Tomahawk program designed to save money and accelerate delivery to the fleet, the U.S. Navy awarded a $785 million fixed-price incentive fee (FPIF) contract to Raytheon, an RTX business, Dec. 23. Under the FPIF contract, Raythe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Files Complaint Against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Alleging Delay in Reporting Hazardous Utility Bars and Miter Saws * The Justice Department, together with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced the filing of a civil enforcement action against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Black & Decker) for alleged violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). Bl  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case secures victory for Braemar Hotels & Resorts in shareholder activism dispute * Global law firm White & Case LLP has secured a significant victory for Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, successfully defeating a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction brought by dissident shareho  more