FORT MEADE, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency issued the following news: By Marco A. Villasana Jr., DISA Office of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs The Defense Information Systems Agency is redefining how it provides cloud services by using a more tailored hybrid cloud strategy to better meet the diverse needs of mission partners, enhancing performance, supportability and security. During the Defense One DOD Cloud Workshop, Aug.  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: Newborns managed with The Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) care approach for opioid withdrawal were more likely than those receiving traditional care to breastfeed during their hospital stay and to continue breastfeeding through discharge. ESC emphasizes non-pharmacologic care and teaches parents to care for their infa  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: After decades of progress, people with HIV now have access to drugs that keep the virus undetectable and thus under control with simple one-pill-a-day treatments of antiretroviral therapy (ART). These treatments suppress the virus, preventing progression of HIV infection to AIDS and eliminating potential transmission of the virus to others. But the vi  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Rivers to lead extramural training programs to create a more diverse genomics workforce. * * * The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has selected Robert Rivers, Ph.D., as the new director of the institute's Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office. In t  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: * * * NIH-supported study suggests novel biomarkers that distinguish the condition from other ailments are needed * * * A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study has found that routine lab tests may not be useful in making a long COVID diagnosis for people who have symptoms of the condition. The study, part of NIH's Researching COVID to E  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Agency Transitioning Authentication Services to Login.gov * * * Today the Social Security Administration announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account holders hav  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Expedites Decisions for People with Severe Disabilities * * * Martin O'Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions: Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Costello Syndrome, Adult Heart Transplant Wait List - Status Levels 1-4, Child Heart Transplant Wait List - Status Leve  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed a Chief's Report for Baltimore Coastal Storm Risk Management Study during a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 5, 2024. The report recommends Congress fund about $77 million for structural floodwalls to manage coastal storm d  more