WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks will travel to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in King George County, Virginia; and Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division in Charles County, Maryland; tomorrow to view Navy research, development, testing and evaluation projects; to include hypersonics, directed energy, counter-uncrewed systems techno  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Videos in the "Be Election Ready" Series Cover Aspects of Voter Registration, Options to Cast a Ballot, and Election Administration in Two Minutes * * * WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (https://www.eac.gov/) (EAC) has released a new series of videos called "Be Election Ready," (https://www.eac.gov/voters/voting-101-election-information  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Kaminski's journey from a small town in Maryland to a supervisory position with the prestigious Blue Angels team is not only a testament to his personal dedication and world-class naval training but also to a rich family legacy of military service. Inspired by family members who served in the Navy, Kaminski has carved his own path in naval aviation, and his story exemplifies the Nav  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Two men were sentenced yesterday for participating in a scheme to defraud Apple Inc. (Apple) out of millions of dollars worth of iPhones. Haotian Sun, 34, a Chinese citizen residing in Baltimore, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,072,200 in restitution to Apple and a forfeiture money judgment of $53,610. Pengfei Xue, 34, a Chinese c  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Fourteen people were arrested yesterday in a large-scale drug and gun bust throughout Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City. During the operation - which involved over 500 officers, agents and personnel from federal, state and local agencies - law enforcement seized distribution levels of narcotics including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and oxy  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: Inadequate iron levels or factors that interfere with iron absorption may be more common than previously thought, according to research that published in JAMA Network Open . Investigators assessed iron deficiency among more than 8,000 Americans from data shared through a large nutrition and health survey between 2017-2020. They found that about 14% of a  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Cmdr. Jessica Barrientos relieved Cmdr. Charles Larwood as the commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Oct. 3. "It has been a privilege to serve as the commanding officer of this outstanding squadron," said Larwood. "VX-20 plays a critical role in the advancement of naval aviation, and I am imm  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) recently announced that the CF-18 Hornet Extension Project (HEP) achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), a significant accomplishment in a five-year collaborative effort with the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265). This milestone marks the delivery of the first six HEP2 upgraded fighter aircraft to 3 Wing Bagotville, Canada. In total, 84 ai  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Oct. 3 -- President Biden answered question ahead of Air Force One departure on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Q: Sir, do you have a view on automation with the dockworkers strike? THE PRESIDENT: Well, I -- look, we're going down to see what -- the damage done. I'm going to be going back again to other states. But here's the thing, this natural disaster is incredibly consequential. The last thing we need on top of that is a man-made disaster: what's going on at the ports.   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Recent successful testing of hand-launched deployments of sonobuoys from a CH-53E Super Stallion have expanded the capabilities of the aircraft, providing increased flexibility for the U.S. Navy to support Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) in the joint environment. Similar testing will soon do the same for the CH-53K King Stallion. The successful deployments of sonobuoys from a heavy lift helic  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * Faculty from the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) at the Uniformed Services University (USU) aimed to uncover whether the traditional credit-based system accurately represented the actual time faculty spent teaching. * * * By Sharon Holland Universities around the world struggle with the challenge of fairly measuring faculty workload, especially when it comes to teachin  more