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Former Advanced Practice Nurse Admits Role in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
A former Pennsville, New Jersey, advanced practice nurse today admitted defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
Regional Affairs
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi At a Joint Press Availability
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi At a Joint Press Availability
Environmental Protection
EPA Reaches Settlement with Ashtabula, Ohio Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
News Release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC of Ashtabula, Ohio to resolve alleged violations of its Clean Water Act permit limits for pollutant discharges.
Interior
Nicodemus Cemetery
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitor Center is part of Goliad State Park & Historic Site; 108 Park Road 6, just west of US highways 77 and 183 and State Highway 239, ¾ mile south of Goliad. Significance: As park visitors move through the three main rooms, they will encounter interpretive...
Labor
US Department of Labor, American Society of Safety Professionals in East Texas partner for better safety, health in the workplace
News Release: US Department of Labor, American Society of Safety Professionals
State
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to meet at California State University Long Beach, one of Fulbright’s Top Performing Hispanic Serving Institutions, March 7-8
News Release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to support increased diversity and inclusion in higher education and international exchanges, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced today it would conduct its quarterly meeting March 7-8 at California State University (CSULB), recently named among the Fulbright Top Performing Hispanic Serving Institutions.
Transportation
USDOT Unveils Dashboard, Highlights Progress to Help Parents Avoid Family Seating Junk Fees
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is making it easier for parents to avoid paying junk fees to sit with their children when they fly by rolling out a new family seating dashboard that highlights the airlines that guarantee fee-free family seating, and those that do not. .
Interior
Bureau of Land Management Asking for Input on Potential Acquisition
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to acquire about 4,000 acres of private land along the John Day River.
Justice
Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder Fellow Service Members in Deadly Ambush
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ETHAN PHELAN MELZER, a/k/a “Etil Reggad," was sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and...
Agriculture
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions, Investments to Create Fairer Markets, Lower Prices
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $89 million across the country to finance the startup and expansion of independent meat processors. USDA also announced initial steps the Department is taking to create a more competitive marketplace for seeds and other agricultural inputs.
Justice
Jim Jordan finds a ‘central theme’ to his investigations: ‘It’s always worse than we thought’
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan says his various investigations have proven the need for substantial congressional oversight of the federal government, and he told Fox News Digital he's hopeful House Democrats can find ways to work with the GOP majority.
State
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robinson Travels to Tbilisi, Rome, Vatican City, and Vienna
News Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson will travel to Tbilisi, Georgia from March 6-8 where he will attend the Women in Policing Conference and meet with INL’s partners in justice and law enforcement.
Justice
Operators of Addiction Treatment Chain Charged in Alleged Health Care Fraud
News Release: PROVIDENCE - The Massachusetts operator of a chain of addiction treatment clinics is charged in federal court in Providence, RI, with millions of dollars of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering and obstruction, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. In addition, the treatment center and its former supervisory counselor were also charged with health care fraud.
Agriculture
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions, Investments to Create Fairer Markets, Lower Prices
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $89 million across the country (PDF, 160 KB) to finance the startup and expansion of independent meat processors. USDA also announced initial steps the Department is taking to create a more competitive marketplace for seeds and other agricultural inputs.
State
The United States Launches First Regional Summit for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in Kuala Lumpur
News Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today the launch of its first-ever regional summit for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in the Indo-Pacific region and welcomed more than 200 businesswomen from Brunei, Fiji, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, ...
Labor
Department of Labor finds LaFayette insulation manufacturer ignored safety standards after investigation of worker's serious head injury
News Release: LAFAYETTE, GA - A 21-year-old line operator at a LaFayette, Georgia, insulation manufacturer suffered severe head trauma after being caught in a machine's roller. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined that the employer willfully ignored federal workplace safety standards.
Commerce
Smith, Schweikert Call Out Biden Administration for Cooking the Books on IRS E-File Study
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A think tank with ties to the liberal wing of the Democrat party is drawing scrutiny from Ways and Means Republicans after it was selected by the Biden Administration to receive $15 million in taxpayer funds to “review" an e-file program designed to make the Internal Revenue Service...
Interior
Manhattan Project Pioneers: Marie Curie
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The picnic table at the Observation Deck above the Point Reyes Lighthouse is located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the parking lot at the western end of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Inverness, California. Geographic Coordinates: 37.99645, -123.02099. Amenities. 5 listed. Picnic Table...
State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis Before Their Meeting
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome my friend, the foreign minister of Lithuania, here today. Gabrielius, welcome back to the State Department, to Washington. I think we - we met almost exactly a year ago today in Vilnius, but it’s really great to have you here.
Interior
Youth Opportunity to Work in Local National Park
News Release: After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and in recognition National Volunteer Week and National Park Week, a specialized group of volunteers returned to service this week and reboarded the Amtrak - National Park Service Trails & Rails program. Once again, Trails & Rails volunteers will share information about places of interest and significant cultural, natural, and historic areas with passengers along specific Amtrak routes.
Agriculture
USDA Proposes New Requirements for the “Product of USA” Label Claim
News Release: Agency seeks comments on proposed rule
Commerce
Comer & Sessions Open Probe into Department of Defense After Failing GAO Audit for Fifth Time
News Release: Dear Attorney General Holder: There has been growing concern about the effect that state “stand your ground" laws have on the safety of our communities and on Americans’ civil rights. “Stand your ground" laws expand the situations in which lethal force can be used by civilians in response to perceived...
State
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Robinson Travels to Tbilisi, Rome, Vatican City, and Vienna
Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson will travel to Tbilisi, Georgia from March 6-8 where he will attend the Women in Policing Conference and meet with INL’s partners in justice and law enforcement.
Commerce
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Markup of 13 Bills
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee markup of 13 bills.
State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis Before Their Meeting
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome my friend, the foreign minister of Lithuania, here today. Gabrielius, welcome back to the State Department, to Washington. I think we - we met almost exactly a year ago today in Vilnius, but it’s really great to have you here.