PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: A Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Joint Final Testing (JFT) were recently completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared Ready for Training (RFT) on Aug. 16. The new mixed-reality static training device is the first of its kind to support both pilot and aircrew training on the CH-53K King Stallion. Veraxx Engineering Corporati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) secured a settlement agreement (Agreement) with the State of Maryland to protect the civil rights of persons with disabilities. The Agreement is based on federal civil rights laws, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Titl  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders issued the following news: Hearing loss can make it difficult to participate in daily conversations, which can lead to frustration, social isolation, depression, anxiety, and other issues that negatively impact quality of life. Assistive technologies such as hearing aids and cochlear implants can improve communication for those with hearing loss, but these  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: 17 individuals were indicted yesterday in a Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Homeland Security investigation involving a sophisticated money laundering scheme and illegal marijuana distribution network resulting in the seizure of over $6,000,000 and over 2,000 pounds of marijuana in illegal proceeds to date. The investigation - which was undertaken by  more

GREENBELT, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: On October 7, 2024, Sindy Paola Hernandez, age 38, of Hyattsville, Maryland, Johnsie Steven Reina Hernandez, age 20, of Hyattsville, Maryland, and Edwin Gonzalez Rodriguez, age 30, of Hyattsville, Maryland, were charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen goods. The charges involve a large-scale organized retail theft rin  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * NICHD-funded study informs research on health interventions involving companion animals * * * When playing with the family dog, children had higher levels of oxytocin compared to when they played alone with toys, according to a study funded by NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Instit  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the COLA increase has averaged about 2.6 percent. The CO  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: Michele Dominguez, a self-professed "Valley Girl," grew up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley region. Fluent in Valley Speak, or Valspeak, she was a regular at the famous Sherman Oaks Galleria--widely recognized as the Valley Girl's official stomping ground. Dominguez came of age during the early 1980s, a time marked by the success of Frank Zappa's iconic hit "Valley Girl  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, awarded a $39.9 million contract to Seacoast Marine Construction Inc., of Long Island, New York, for restoration work at Barren Island, part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project in Dorchester County, Maryland. The contract award ushers in the second phase of Mid-Bay restoration work on Barren Islan  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) signed an agreement that will initiate the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Backup Water Supply Feasibility Study aimed at developing coordinated and implementable solutions that ensure abundant water supply, including the identification of a s  more