Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Fraudulently billing for prescriptions which are never dispensed endangers the integrity of these critical programs. Join NWC in Taking Action: Demand that Congress strengthen the False Claims Act Further Reading: Walgreens Agrees to Pay $106.8M Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez for the District of New Mexico.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

The department is committed to holding accountable those who engage in kickback arrangements that undermine the integrity of federal healthcare programs.” Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. The bill is widely supported by whistleblower advocates.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 22, 2024

However, it also raises the stakes for developing better AI inferencing at the network edge to ensure operational resiliency, efficiency and security. Edge computing increasingly depends on the integration of AI capabilities, however, to enable enterprises to perform real-time inferencing on data generated at the edge.

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Innovation Data Manufacturing Demand 126

AWS Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

It can further integrate individual data with the extensive general knowledge of the FM to personalize chatbot interactions. Having an architecture that can integrate with different options means the solutions can be serverless, in-memory, fully managed, or have dynamic segment placement.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 15, 2024

Health care providers who perform medically unnecessary procedures compromise the integrity of Federal health care programs and expose their patients to potential harm,” added Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

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Whistleblower Network News

JUNE 20, 2024

As part of the settlement, Bluestone has entered into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). Join NWC in Taking Action: Demand that Congress strengthen the False Claims Act Further Reading: Chronic Disease Management Provider to Pay $14.9M

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In addition, AWS services offer a unique opportunity to enhance networking and security approaches, ensuring safe and resilient data transfer mechanisms. This post aims to provide recommendations that prioritize data integrity, security, compliance, and resilience while aligning with the Well-Architected Framework pillars.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Million False Claims Act Settlement appeared first on Whistleblower Network News. Million False Claims Act Settlement appeared first on Whistleblower Network News. The False Claims Act prohibits knowingly submitting false statements to obtain money or property from the government or avoiding a legal obligation to pay the government.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I commend the dedication and hard work of CBP’s trade specialists, along with our invaluable federal partners, in upholding the integrity of our nation’s trade policies. Join NWC in Taking Action: Demand that Congress strengthen the False Claims Act Further Reading: Automobile accessory company Yakima Products Inc.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 8, 2024

The technical demands required to manage and leverage identity data properly have grown in complexity and scale as the variety of data parameters has multiplied along with the number of systems that now inject data into the mix. Haywood Talcove is CEO of government business at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 21, 2024

This settlement reaffirms my office’s commitment to affirm and uphold the integrity of pandemic-assistance programs.” “PPP “Attorneys have a duty to follow the law to the letter – especially when it comes to government programs aiding individuals and businesses impacted by COVID-19,” said U.S.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Two leading models are private and cooperative vendor networks. Aggregators Vendor networks come in several forms. Some giant procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions also have vendor networks financed by supplier fees. This type of network offers very little control to the individual procurement organization.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 29, 2024

We are committed to pursuing allegations of False Claims Act violations as we work to protect the integrity of the taxpayer-funded Medicare program, and we encourage the public to come forward with information about such conduct.” Million in Cape Cod Hospital Settlement appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 9, 2024

As part of the settlement, Dr. Rao agreed to enter a three-year Integrity Agreement with the U.S. Jayasree Rao, a physician at Oncology San Antonio and owner of a private practice, with billing federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary tests and services.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 13, 2024

We continue to vigorously investigate those individuals who seek to compromise the integrity of National Weather Service equipment and data in an effort to defraud the Federal Government.” Million After Whistleblower Alleges They Defrauded Crop Insurance Programs appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 26, 2024

On January 24, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced that it had filed a Complaint against Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, LLC (HMIS), alleging fraudulent labor overcharging at the Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Nuclear Site.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In fact, the DOD created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies in 2022, to prepare the department for new, innovative opportunities. FutureG is working to bring private 5G standalone network to the edge. He graduated with a Ph.D.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The downside is they didn’t always fit into or scale with the military’s longer-term needs, which has led every Army CIO for the past decade to complain about integration challenges. Rainey said the demand, for now, is coming mainly from the Army’s special forces community. James Rainey, AFC’s commander. “We

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Sustainability Integrity Integration Capacity 97

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 12, 2024

About AVA AWS Verified Access (AVA) is a cloud-based service that enables secure access to applications without requiring the use of a virtual private network (VPN). Automatic scalability AVA can automatically scale up or down based on access demand, offering consistent performance and availability. AVA supports TIC 3.0

Integrity 97

Integrity Integration Distribution Management 97

FedInsider

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Attackers can gain unauthorized access to a company’s data if Active Directory is compromised; monitoring your AD will help protect system integrity, availability, and overall cybersecurity. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 26, 2024

But these systems are monolithic, expensive, and lack open architecture, impacting credit unions’ abilities to deploy changes based on market demands. Traditionally, credit unions use legacy systems for their core banking applications, such as lending, payments, and deposits.

Professional Services 75

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 13, 2024

Featuring layered security architecture, high-speed and low-latency networks, and business continuity with full disaster recovery within 4 hours, CSS’s Common Securitization Platform (CSP) is integral in supporting the financial services industry. Thisarea also includes the ability of IT to roll out new and updated services faster.

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Demand Data Accountability Finance 78

GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Four key factors frame the neurodiversity conversation : managing the talent shortage, utilizing the unique abilities of neurodivergent talent, sharing leading practices for recruiting and retaining that talent, and cultivating a network of leaders interested in neurodiversity as a workforce strategy.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

While this strategy appears to be a viable solution, as there will be some shortening of supply chains moving forward, it is not realistic to expect that a vast global supply chain network will not continue to exist. The days of having a manual discovery process or one that uses a stale, closed network have passed.

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Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Caseworks have explained that they were forced to rush through vetting processes to keep up with demands. Rodas is an employee with the Council of the Inspector General on integrity and efficiency. The study found that as the number of children has increased, the White House pressured staffers to quickly approve sponsors.

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Transparency Demand Government Government 97

Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The team focused on three core issues: Site integrity: stopping attacks and malicious behavior Security infrastructure: compliance improvement and engineered systems Care: user interface and internal customer care tools Bejar reported to the CTO, who reported directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Engineering Media Internal Control Integrity 98

AWS Public Sector

JULY 16, 2024

In essence, EVe plays a vital role in orchestrating the comprehensive integration of EV charging infrastructure, and is contributing significantly to the realization of Singapore’s sustainable and forward-looking transportation landscape. NTT Data e-Mobility data platform. EVe’s solution architecture.

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Data Total Cost of Ownership Distribution Transportation 84

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 9, 2024

Where contracts contain arbitration agreements, parties ( e.g. , suppliers and demanders) may litigate their disputes over non-compliance with ESG-provisions before an arbitral tribunal. Conclusion The future of arbitration can be shaped by integrating ESG factors and AI, and by prioritising diversity, accessibility, and transparency.

Finance 98

Finance Transparency Demand Sustainability 98

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Federal customers are often challenged by integrating data across multiple systems and providing federated access to authenticated users operating across multiple organizations. These integrated capabilities are then launched via an Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) cluster.

Data 78

Data Price Integrity Integration 78

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 5, 2023

For many islands, limited integration of different modes of transport , particularly with marine transport, is a significant challenge. MaaS has been around for over a decade, but is now starting to come to fruition as the demand and technology has caught up with the vision. This technology is moving from theory to practice.

Transportation 80

Transportation Transportation Sustainability Innovation 80

FedScoop

DECEMBER 22, 2023

government-funded news networks and international broadcasters. These AI-generated synthetic voices create a lot of concerns and risks about maintaining our integrity and could damage trust with our audience. VOA, which has a weekly worldwide audience of approximately 326 million, is the largest and oldest of U.S.

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Leadership Media Management Transparency 132

Federal News Network

JANUARY 16, 2024

For the moment, the Pentagon’s transition to a new multibillion dollar contract for household goods moves is being held up by IT integration issues between Defense Department systems and those of its prime contractor. I’ve got a lot of work to do to convince them,” he said in an interview with Federal News Network. “I

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Cloud architectures, composed of components like ground stations, network resources, or virtual machines, can be defined and deployed using infrastructure as code (IaC) and following DevOps principles. Its architecture makes it simple to deploy in a cloud environment for a dynamic, global, on-demand ground segment.

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Data End to End Transportation Transportation 128

FedInsider

AUGUST 16, 2024

Bryan Rosensteel, US Federal CTO for Ping, advocates for a “federated” identity management system, as individual agencies may struggle to meet Zero Trust demands in a timely manner.

Data 64

Data Leadership Networking Utilities 64

AWS Public Sector

MAY 24, 2024

This post highlights how Amazon Web Services (AWS) secure communication service AWS Wickr integrates with the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) to enhance the efficiency of emergency response with a user-friendly, map-based solution that expands the common operating picture and strengthens cross-team collaboration.

Collaboration 80

Collaboration End to End Efficiency Distribution 80

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Microservices-based systems Modern integrated systems break down distinct administrative functions and application modules into their own independent and decoupled infrastructure, called a microservice, as shown in Figure 2. This increases the overall reliability and fault tolerance of integrated platforms.

Integrity 64

Integrity Integration End to End Data 64

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 4, 2024

AWS Cloud solutions allow for easy scalability, ensuring that CSDs can accommodate growing data and usage demands without major infrastructure overhauls. Secure networking – Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) allows organizations to securely create isolated networks and deploy resources.

Data 81

Data Efficiency Management Integrity 81