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Kirwan Commission namesake testifies on $4 billion Maryland education plan 01/14/2020 07:52pm • Dr. William "Brit" Kirwan, the former President of the University of Maryland and Chancellor Emeritus of the University System of Maryland, made an impassioned pitch for the ambitious education reforms made in the commission report bearing his name. On Tuesday, Kirwan sat before members of the M Adapting to uncertainty in the health care industry 01/09/2020 11:21am • This content is sponsored by the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. At the start of a new year and a new decade, the ever-changing health care industry is more complicated than ever. Institutions and agencies worked throughout the 2010s to comply with the Affordable Care Act Before jumping into AI, make sure your data is ready 01/06/2020 01:50pm • This content is sponsored by��Arrow NetApp. When it comes to data, it���s easy for federal managers to get caught up in the hype and put the cart before the horse. Everyone wants to start implementing AI, machine learning and robotic process automation as quickly as possible to cut costs and free Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea's security 12/30/2019 01:51am • ��� SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified ���offensive measures��� to protect the country���s security and sovereignty, the North���s state media said on Monday, before his end-of-year deadlin Fairfax Co. high school students develop app geared toward veterans 12/29/2019 03:40pm • From left to right, Nevin Taylor, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, Ethan Ocasio, Neeyanth Kopparapu, Shreeja Kikkisetti (the members of the GCL team) and Dr. Gil Alterovitz, director of Artificial Intelligence at Veterans Affairs. (WTOP/Melissa Howell) A few high school students in Fa Sunset in Hagerstown? City, team fight for minor league survival 12/05/2019 02:09am • The automated voice that greets you when you call the Hagerstown Suns' front office announces the club as ���your single-A affiliate of the World Champion Washington Nationals.��� This should be a time of celebration, considering 17 former Suns players and coaches were part of the Nats' incredible r Longtime Maryland lawmaker retires citing health issues 12/02/2019 08:48am • Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (D-Baltimore County) has resigned. (Courtesy Maryland State Democrats) This article was written by WTOP���s news partners at��Maryland Matters��and republished with permission.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. State Sen. Shirley Nat Montgomery Co. panel amends bill on mandatory air conditioning for renters 11/18/2019 05:16pm • A Montgomery County Council committee voted this week to amend a bill mandating that landlords provide air conditioning for rental tenants. The Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee voted on an amendment that would allow tenants to opt out of air conditioning in exchange for lower There's power in accessing online health records. Why don't more patients do it? 11/17/2019 05:45pm • Accessing your health records is easy on a smartphone or other device but new research shows many patients aren't taking advantage of that option. The data, published in Health Affairs, detailed results collected from 2,400 hospitals and shows about 95% of patients have access to their online hos In honor of Veterans Day, doctors encourage ear health 11/11/2019 06:02am • Veterans are honored around the country every Nov. 11 ��� and in honor of the nation���s living active, former and retired service members, an audiologist is encouraging both veterans and civilians to keep tabs on their ear health. ���Our veterans and our active duty military personnel have very DC event serves up pampering, support services to veterans 11/08/2019 06:50pm • Motivational speakers, meals, manicures and information on District services all were included in D.C.'s eighth annual Veterans Appreciation Day. Booths offering perspective on everything from jobs and housing to legal services and medical advice were available to veterans Friday at THEARC theate 'No trust' with Redskins: Trent Williams reveals reason for hold out 10/31/2019 11:15pm • Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams spoke Thursday for the first time since ending his holdout that lasted over five months. The seven-time Pro Bowler discussed how his contract status, and playing with no guarantees, both factored into his decision to stay away from the team. Prince George's Co. Exec Alsobrooks lays out priorities for the rest of her term 10/30/2019 10:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners��at��Maryland Matters.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Prince George���s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) plans to outline her priorities for her next few years in office during a p 'I'm bleary-eyed, too': A Nationals fan reflects from DC 10/28/2019 01:09pm • FNN's Tom Temin keeps his own personal Nationals scorecard. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) Tom Temin is the host and anchor of the Federal Drive on Federal News Network. MLB players' most impressive quality might just be their stamina. Playing day after day over the better part of a year. Travelin Lawsuit filed over water outage at St. Elizabeths 10/24/2019 10:45am • A water outage that lasted about a month at a D.C.-owned psychiatric hospital has led to a federal lawsuit from a pair of civil rights groups. The groups, which called the conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast "horrifying," are suing on behalf of four patients. Read the lawsui