DoD Likely Unchanged by Biden Administration
Military observers see little spending or strategic changes at the Pentagon with a Biden White House and Republicans maintaining sway over the Senate.
Unemployment Claims Soar
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer says unemployment claims ought to set off alarm bells with the release of advance claim figures for Dec. 5 that show initial claims were 853,000, an increase of 137,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 4,000 from 712,000 to 716,000.
Food Basket Giveaway Dec. 22 in Lex Park
LifeStyles of Maryland will distribute Christmas holiday food baskets Dec. 22 in Lexington Park.
Govt. Agencies Could Be at Risk After Suspected Russian Hack
All federal civilian executive branch agencies have been directed to search their networks for indications they were compromised after the US Commerce Department was hacked. The hackers entered US systems through updates by the software company that also provides services to the White House, the Pentagon, and NASA.
COVID Testing Site Open in Lex Park
Beginning tomorrow, Dec. 15, 2020, the St. Mary’s County Health Department will offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department at 46900 S. Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park.
CANCELLED: Airport Holiday Market Dec. 19
Just in time for the holidays and back by popular demand, the Airport Farmers Market will open Dec. 19 from 9 am to 1 pm, sponsored by Historic Sotterley and St. Mary’s County Regional Airport.
This Oven Doesn’t Cook Turkey: It Kills COVID
A heat sanitization box designed to assist frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and developed by entrepreneurs at TechPort, UAS proved instrumental in the FDA’s announcement on dry heat as an acceptable sanitation of certain respirators.
COVID Vaccines Arriving at Hundreds of Locations
GEN Gustave Perna, Operation Warp Speed COO, says the first round of COVID-19 vaccines should start arriving at sites across the nation as early as today, Dec. 13.
3 Oaks & WARM Adapt to Pandemic
Three Oaks Center is prepared to undertake an alternative to WARM’s homeless sheltering this winter, while it looks forward to the time when the WARM program will once again fully engage and provide the all-important service it has delivered in the past.
Nonprofits Can Learn About County Funding
St. Mary’s County will offer a one-hour training class Dec. 14, 2020, for nonprofits on how to navigate the process of applying for funding from the county.
