June 21, 2025

MD DefTech Center Awarded Federal Funding

Behavioral Health Unit

The Maryland’s Defense Technology Commercialization Center, or DefTech, expansion is being made possible through a grant from the US Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and matching funds from the state’s Department of Commerce and TEDCO.

Maryland TEDCO Awarded $10M Grant to Help Small Businesses

Small Business

Maryland Technology Development Corporation will receive a multimillion-dollar federal grant to provide support services to help small businesses in the state and mid-Atlantic region.

Proposals Sought for Blue UAS Refresh Challenge

UAS

The Defense Innovation Unit’s prize challenge is underway for vendors to potentially have their unmanned aircraft systems and related capabilities added to a list of systems that can be purchased by the Defense Department.

Small Business Event Sponsored by TPP, SBDC

Small Business

The Patuxent Partnership and the Small Business Development Center will co-sponsor a Small Business Administration-Small Business Innovation Research program Tuesday, July 23, at USMSM in California.

Defense Budget Boosts Funds for New Tech, Innovation

Innovation

US House lawmakers want to allocate more than $1.3 billion for the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, part of a continued push by Congress to develop commercial technology at a faster pace.

Nation Commemorates 9/11 22nd Anniversary

9/11

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City will host its annual commemoration ceremony honoring the people killed in the 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, and aboard Flight 93, reports ABC7 New York on MSN.com. The ceremony begins at 8:30am.

Short-Term Funding Measure Would Avert Govt. Shutdown

Shutdown

The White House has asked Congress to pass a short-term funding measure to keep the government operating after the current budget year ends September 30. Seven of 10 voters polled in a Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s survey said they were concerned there will be a shutdown because Congress will be unable to reach an agreement on a new budget. Voters are increasingly concerned about the economic damage created by political brinksmanship and the interruption of government services.

Former Pax Test Pilot to Lead Next NASA ISS Mission

Test Pilot

LT COL Jasmin Moghbeli will lead NASA’s next space station mission. She will serve as the commander of the upcoming SpaceX Crew-7 mission, slated to launch August 17. Moghbeli is a graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School at Pax River.

Crab Pot Pitch Competition Is On!

Pitch

Southern Maryland’s top pitch competition is back and any entrepreneur with a cutting-edge and innovative business is welcome to register. Entrepreneurs compete for cash startup funding. The deadline to submit is April 4.

Local Innovators Ready to Pitch Ideas

Crab Pot Pitch

Southern Maryland Innovates will hold its Crab Pot Pitch virtual event at 6 pm Thursday, October 29, 2020.