NTP Presents Awards, Announces New Season
The Newtowne Players presented awards to some of its members and announced the theater’s Season 18 is slated to start in September.
P-8A Decoy Prototype Test Completed
An Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 P-8A Poseidon successfully completed an airworthiness test of a pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure prototype at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Atlantic Test Ranges on March 12.
No Unity on Afghan Withdrawal
Biden’s plan for a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan withdrawal by Sept. 11 meets fierce GOP congressional opposition but support from former SecState Colin Powell.
Still Time to Register for NAWCAD Industry Day
The Patuxent Partnership and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division have opened registration for the next NAWCAD Industry Day to be held April 20, 2021. The virtual program will be offered from 9 am to noon.
Hoyer Hosts Discussions With Educators, Business Leaders
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer held two virtual roundtable discussions last week with Fifth District education and business leaders to talk about the American Rescue Plan.
Who Pays for Clearing Suez Canal?
Disputes grow regarding who should pay for dislodging the massive Ever Given container ship from the Suez Canal. Egyptian authorities say they won’t release the ship until its owners agree to pay up to $1 billion in compensation.
NAWCAD’s Science & Tech Innovators
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division recognized its 2020 leading scientific and technical innovators on April 7. Also honored were NAWCAD employees granted patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office for their inventions in 2019.
Who Has AI Advantage in US vs. China?
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence releases its AI report and shows how the US stacks up against China. The NSCAI vice chair says the US does not have the strategy, organizational structure, and resources to win the competition with China for effective implementation of AI, and he warns that the US needs to take the competition seriously, and it needs to win it.
County Head Start Awarded Federal Funds
A new round of federal funding will expand early learning and development programs for the families that need it most in Maryland, including those in St. Mary’s County, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer said.





















