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OSC Pushes Congress to Permanently Recognize National Whistleblower Day

Whistleblower Network News

Dellinger affirms that the OSC will play its part by “requiring all agencies participating in our 5 U.S.C. “Since 2013 the Senate Whistleblower Caucus, led by Senators Grassley and Wyden, has urged all federal agencies to take firm steps to acknowledge the importance of the Founder’s actions supporting whistleblowers.

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Special Counsel Dellinger Pushes for Permanent National Whistleblower Day in Speech on Capitol Hill

Whistleblower Network News

Each year since 2013, the Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day but whistleblowers and advocates have been pushing for a permanent designation. A group of whistleblowers are leading a grassroots campaign calling for a permanent National Whistleblower Day.

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Whistleblower Receives $300,000 for Qui Tam Suit Against Florida Sleep Center

Whistleblower Network News

Providers who participate in federal health care programs must follow the law governing the integrity of federally funded health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid,” said Stephen Mahmood, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Revels is set to receive $300,000.

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Tech issues are part of the problem — and solution — for FOIA backlog, GAO finds

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The congressional watchdog, tasked by a bicameral, bipartisan group of lawmakers to investigate FOIA response delays, found that the backlog jumped from 14% in 2013 to 22% in 2022, with the growing complexity of requests, staffing shortages and increasing threats of litigation also cited as impediments to the work. It takes a lot of time.”

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

FedInsider

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. He graduated with distinction in June 2013, earning a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and an academic certificate in cyber warfare.

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FAR Updates: Size Protests for Orders, Rules for 8(a) Follow-On Contracts

SmallGovCon

The FAR Council notes it is implementing SBA rules stretching from 2013 to 2022. If you can remember what you were doing back in 2013, more power to you! As we know, sometimes it takes a few years for the FAR to be updated, and this is no exception. That was the year the Harlem Shake was big , for those who don’t recall.

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Case study: Investigating suspected fraud with opentender.net

Open Contracting Partnership

This project stopped in 2013, then continued again in 2016 with a budget of Rp. Analysis Another clue that strengthens the alleged violation is the number of tender participants. We can identify that the company’s management has a problematic track record,” said ICW Knowledge Management Division Coordinator Wana Alamsyah.