Bipartisan Drive for Full-Service Community Schools
Steny H. Hoyer, (D) MD & Aaron Schock (R) IL introduced the Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 to save money and close the achievement gap.
DoD Contracting Competition Analysis
DoD contracts awarded without competition rose from 39 percent in 2009 to 42 percent in 2012 and in 2013 the contracting non-compete rate rose again.
Some Pieces Done: Early Lex Park Plan
County planners report to the Lexington Park civic association some accomplishments attained from an early Lex Park plan and a workshop Aug. 4 on the ongoing upgrade to another Lex Park plan.
St. Mary’s Taxpayers Realize a Good Deal
Higher than average incomes, lower than average property taxes give St. Mary’s taxpayers a bigger bang for their tax dollars than nearly anywhere else in Maryland.
DoD Defends Troubled F-35 Rollout
F-35 complexities involve millions of lines of code, an integrated stealth design that includes advanced sensors, radars and electronic warfare capability.
GMHS Students’ Stand Up! App Wins Award
To compete in Rep. Hoyer’s first app competition, GMHS students created Stand Up!, an app aimed at raising awareness of cyber bullying for teen girls, bystanders, and parents.
Mattingly Calls for Veterans Treatment Court
Veterans Treatment Court is a special court to deal strictly with military veterans allows vets to enroll in treatment programs and avoid incarceration.
Broitman Resigns Key DoD Contracting Post
Ms. Broitman’s position serves as a principal, and vital, contact between the DoD and defense contracting industry leaders.
SMECO Again Tops in Customer Satisfaction
Posted for SMECO Pax III Overall customer satisfaction with residential electric utilities increases year after year with improvements in corporate citizenship and outage communications, according to an industry study that again finds SMECO with top marks. The J.D. Power 2014 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, now in its 16th year, measures customer satisfaction with electric utility companies by examining six factors: power quality and reliability; price; billing and payment; corporate citizenship; communications; and customer service. “Residential electric utilities have done a great job adding capabilities for proactive communications about outages and upping their corporate citizenship involvement. As a result,…
MD Rural Health Prez from MedStar St. Mary’s
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital associate Lori Werrell will serve as president of the MD Rural Health Assoc. this year, an advocacy nonprofit for quality rural health care.
