WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force kicks off roadshow, prepares Airmen for 'Units of Action' implementation ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Air Force senior leaders conducted one of their first stops of a recently launched roadshow at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Jan. 24, to prepare Airmen as the service transitions into Combat Wings, Air Base Wings and Institutional Wings as part of the ongoing U.S. Air Force reoptimization. This structural cha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has proposed updates to the federal Procurement List, adding new products while removing certain products and services previously provided by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with disabilities. Among the proposed additions are multiple sling products manufactured by Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., which would be required purchases for federal entities if approved. At the same   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Operational Review of Maryland Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors ANNAPOLIS, MD --Governor Wes Moore today announced a top-to-bottom operational review of Maryland Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors. The governor's directive will help ensure that the critical licensing and oversight board is fulfilling its responsibility to uphold integrity, promote trust  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Visits Montgomery County Early Learning Center for Roundtable on Child Care Accessibility and Affordability ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today visited Wonders Early Learning Center at Leland to participate in a roundtable discussion with parents, educators, and policymakers about expanding child care accessibility and affordability. During his visit, the governor learned   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's baseless and abhorrent scapegoating of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies following the tragic fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) earlier thi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's latest assault on the nonpartisan federal workforce, this time taking aim at qualified, expert Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agents and DOJ prosecutors who worked on the investiga  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Federal Judge Today Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Restore Funding, Orders Trump Administration Not to Withhold Federal Funding Allocated by Congress * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced an initial victory in his lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Office of Management & Budget's memo freezing federal grants and loans. Today a   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today launched the Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) Strategic Plan, which highlights the work undertaken during the first two years of his history-making first term as Maryland's 47th Attorney General and announces the five strategic priorities that will drive the work of the Office of the Attorney General over the remaining half of his first term:  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following joint statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Washington, today issued a joint statement addressing President Trump's recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released its third annual report, which covers investigations of police-involved fatalities in Maryland from January 2024 through December 2024. A copy of the report can be found here (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/IID/Reports/013125_IID_Annual_Report_2024.  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a shooting that occurred on the morning of Friday, January 31, in Baltimore City, Maryland. Preliminary investigation revealed that on January 31, 2025, at approximately 8:40 a.m., a District Court of Maryland bailiff assigned to the Baltimore City Eastside Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Meet the Space Ops Team: Lindsai Bland With more than 17 years of experience at NASA, Lindsai Bland has been an integral part of the agency, contributing to multiple Earth observing system missions at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Now, Bland ensures the agency's communications and navigation resources meet overall needs and requirements as the Mission Operations Interface Lead for NASA's SCaN (Sp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Re-introduce Legislation to Support Local Communities and Incentivize Charitable Giving Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) and three other House colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Charitable Act to encourage Americans to donate to charitable causes and support local communities. "People donate to cha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: On January 31, 2025, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin led Committee Democrats in a virtual Member briefing discussion examining the Trump Administration's alarming assault on the career federal prosecutors, special agents, and law enforcement professionals of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The briefing featured a panel of experts, who di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Welch, Colleagues in Reintroducing Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience (WEATHER) Act U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in reintroducing the Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Lee Introduce Bill to Fully Fund Title I, Special Education U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-Nev.) have reintroduced their Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, legislation to put Congress on a fiscally responsible path to fully fund Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on a mandatory basis. T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Reintroduces, Adds Cosponsors to Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Resilience (WEATHER) Act Legislation creates new insurance program for farmers to protect against extreme weather WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),and C  more