Students Honored With TPP/INCOSE Awards
A special awards reception will be held Feb. 19 to honor students who won Patuxent Partnership and International Council on Systems Engineering awards at the St. Mary’s County Science & Engineering Fair held in January 2020.
F-35 Called Safe, Despite Wrong Bolts
DoD’s acquisition chief says the F-35 fleet is safe to fly, despite an unknown number of under-strength bolts in critical areas of the jet. Neither the Pentagon nor Lockheed know how many aircraft are affected.
Leap Into STEAM at Pax Museum Feb. 29
The Pax River Naval Air Museum invites vendors to its third annual Leap into STEAM scheduled at the museum for Feb. 29, 2020.
TechPort Welcomes Two College Interns
TechPort, Southern Maryland’s new business incubator, has welcomed two interns. Alexandra Walker is TechPort’s new community manager, and Tabitha Dunn will serve as community liaison.
MD Sites on List of Locations Where Agent Orange Was Stored, Tested
A new list released by the Defense Department shows locations outside Vietnam where herbicides like Agent Orange were tested and stored. Five sites in Maryland were on the list.
Be Cyber-Compliant Or Be Gone
DoD will begin requiring all companies seeking any type of military contract be cyber-compliant beginning with the Requests for Proposals issued in September 2020. DoD’s chief information security office is setting up routes to assist contractors achieve compliance as well as helping an industry-designed nonprofit establish itself as the certification agency issuing compliance certifications.
Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain at Pax Feb. 3-14
Naval Air Station Patuxent River and other naval installations in the National Capital Region are preparing for the annual anti-terrorism force protection exercise — Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 — that will be conducted Feb. 3-14.
DoD F-35 Report: Hundreds of Deficiencies, 13 ‘Must-Fix’ Problems
A DoD annual report says the F-35 has hundreds of unresolved deficiencies and new problems are being discovered regularly. There’s a long list of issues that should be resolved, including 13 described as Category 1 “must-fix” items.
Local Singer Carr to Open 2020 Jazz Fest
Local singer and St. Mary’s County resident Latrice Carr will open for nationally known jazz acts at the Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival slated for July 10-12, 2020.
MD Veterans Affairs Annual Report
The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs issued its 2019 annual report.
