June 9, 2026

Students on the Cyber Fast Track

Cyber Fast Track

Students at the College of Southern Maryland recently participated in the launch of Cyber Fast Track Maryland, a new program that has been established to help close a widening gap of job openings in the field of cybersecurity.

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Analysis: Initial Estimate for Space Force Too High

Space Force

A top defense budget analyst has crunched the numbers and believes the new Space Force military branch may cost a fraction of the original estimate from the Air Force.

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MedStar Gets Top Safety Grade

Safety Grade

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown has earned an “A” in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade, an honor that recognizes the hospital’s superior efforts to protect patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the country.

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Supersonic Plane Enters Production

Supersonic

Lockheed Martin’s experimental supersonic plane has officially entered production. Earlier this year, NASA awarded the company a contract to develop an aircraft capable of reaching supersonic speed without creating the sonic boom that comes with breaking the sound barrier.

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Learn About Marine Air on Dec. 4

Marine Air

The Patuxent Partnership has scheduled a panel to discuss “Marine Air: The Sea-Based Inside Force” for 5 to 7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.

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Apply for 2019 SMECO Scholarships

Scholarships

Apply now for the 2019 SMECO Scholarships.

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DefSec: No Surprise DoD Fails Audit

The Department of Defense failed its first-ever audit, but officials aren’t surprised. “We never thought we were going to pass an audit, right? Everyone was betting against us that we wouldn’t even do the audit,” Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters.

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Museum Events Set in Piney Point, St. Clement’s

Piney Point Lighthouse

The St. Mary’s County Museum Division, which operates the St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, will present month-long exhibits and family events during the holiday season at each historic site.

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Rotary Helps Create Mindful Meadow Program

The Leonardtown Rotary Club has partnered with the Greenwell Foundation to create a new Mindful Meadow program.

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Two Museums Offer Free Admission to Teachers

Museums

St. Mary’s County wants its teachers to get in touch with history by offering free admission to two county-operated museums.

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