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In partnership with federal agencies, the GSA secures AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for first-of-its-kind wireless service and device consolidation plan WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator joined by executives from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon announced the award of a new government-wide blanket purchase agreement (BPA) that allows the government to better manage wireless spending by...
BALTIMORE, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Renal Care has agreed to pay $7.3 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a nurse that alleged a company U.S. Renal Care acquired, Dialysis Corporation of America (DCA), overcharged Medicare for years for an anemia drug used to treat dialysis patients. The "qui tam" (whistleblower) lawsuit alleged that DCA was billing Medicare and other government healthcare programs for more Epogen than was actually...
On May 7, 2013, Steven F. Hotze, M.D. held a news conference in the Lt. Governor’s Press Conference Room to announce that he would be filing a federal lawsuit against the federal government. The suit, Hotze v. Sebelius, will seek to prevent the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), known commonly as Obamacare, in Texas, asserting Constitutional objections that were not raised in the U.S. Supreme Court’s previous review of Obamacare. Houston, TX (PRWEB)...
Chances are you’ve heard some of the recent debate on whether or not to raise the Medicare eligibility age for most Americans from 65 to 67. San Marcos, TX (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Some observers and politicians insist there is little choice but to raise the Medicare age to 67. With the US economy having seen better days, many people argue that the federal government is obligated to find ways to trim spending—and people calling for a rise in the Medicare eligibility age vehemently argue...
New FOIAXpress Version from AINS will include a FOIA web portal for the public to more easily submit, track and receive FOIA requests from agencies. Washington D.C. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 AINS Inc. announced Tuesday that the upcoming version release of its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing software, http://www.foiaxpress.com FOIAXpress , will include a public-facing web portal at no additional charge to FOIAXpress users, in order to facilitate government transparency and...
RESTON, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CRGT Inc., a leading provider of full lifecycle IT services and expert in emerging technology solutions for the Federal Government, today announced the award of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Guident, a wholly owned subsidiary of CRGT Inc. Guident is a recognized market leader in the delivery of Big Data and Data Analytics services. The BPA's estimated value exceeds $6M. The BPA was...
Firm to Provide IT Support Services to Improve Mobility on our Nation's Highways Falls Church, VA (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Sevatec, Inc., a leading provider of management and technology consulting services for the federal government, announced today it has been awarded a $117M single award contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide multi-faceted nationwide IT support services to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Under the terms of the FHWA Information...
Taxpayers Outspend Private Insurers 3:1 on Climate Disruption Costs WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. taxpayers paid nearly $100 billion responding to damages caused by last year's extreme weather events associated with climate change, about $1,100 per taxpayer, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council released today. By paying nearly $100 billion, taxpayers--through the federal government--spent more on climate change cleanup than on...
ATLANTA, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- C.R. Bard Inc., a multinational medical device company, has agreed to pay the federal government $48.2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges its urological division and wholly owned subsidiary, ProSeed Inc., paid doctors and hospitals kickbacks to entice them to order Bard's products at inflated prices to treat Medicare patients with prostate cancer. Bard and ProSeed, based in Covington, Georgia, sold radioactive seeds used for...
Social Media Uses by Government: Citizen Privacy Issues and Boston Marathon Attacks Highlighted Catonsville, MD (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 InTTENSITY Corporation announces that it will be hosting its second annual Federal Social Media Summit at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA on May 22, 2013. This year's summit will focus on the government’s use of social media and Citizen privacy issues like the use of Social Media during the investigation into the Boston Marathon events....
