Reports of Abuse, Neglect Surface at Vets Home
Maryland lawmakers and advocates are concerned about reports of neglect and abuse of residents at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, a disclosure that led the state to cancel its contract with HMR Maryland, the company that has managed the facility since 2002.
NAVAIR Leaders Connect With Young Scholars
Pax River’s Naval Air Systems Command recently hosted students from Boys Hope Girls Hope, an organization whose mission is to nurture and guide young people to become well-educated, career-ready men and women.
More Tax Relief for MD Military Retirees?
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testified last week in support of a bill that would give the state’s military retirees a larger tax break. The tax exemption set would save Maryland veterans an estimated $30 million annually beginning in tax year 2024, according to the governor’s office.
Clutch Issues Ground Some V-22 Ospreys
A US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey approaches the flight deck of the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams on January 6, 2023. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conner D. Blake/Released) Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect opinions of the Leader’s owners or staff. The US Naval Air Systems Command grounded a subset of V-22 Osprey aircraft last week due to hard clutch engagement issues with the tilt-rotor aircraft, reports…
SoMD 2030 Aims to Get Students Into STEM Jobs
The SoMD 2030 workforce initiative is seeking companies that want to host high school apprentices and/or college interns.
USAID Seeks ‘Novel’ STEM Contractors
The US Agency for International Development wants federal contractors to help develop “novel ideas” to launch new professional Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fellowships. USAID wants to award contracts for a program in late summer 2023, with the agency hosting the first set of fellows some time next year.
TPP: Learn About Paid STEM Internships
The Patuxent Partnership will present SoMD 2030, a workforce development initiative, at 8:30am January 31. Learn about paid internships for summer 2023, the Tech Jobs Rule apprentice program, and other ways to get engaged as the region increases its STEM pipeline.
Brown Named SoMD 2030 Workforce Dev. Director
Jen Brown will be the new workforce development and programs director for the SoMD 2030 Workforce Development initiative.
Another Historic Moon Launch for NASA
NASA’s biggest test flight of the year is set to launch this morning. At 8:30 am EDT today, Monday, the Artemis 1 mission, an ambitious flight to the moon by NASA’s most powerful rocket ever — the Space Launch System — will head into space.
Defense Revenue Up Nearly 8% From ’21
Defense revenues of the top 100 defense companies climbed for a sixth consecutive year. Fiscal 2021 defense revenue for the Top 100 list totaled $595 billion, up nearly 8% from last year.
