News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Cardiac Monitoring Company Settles Fraudulent Billing Allegations

News Release: CONTACT: Barbara Burns. PHONE: (716) 843-5817. FAX #: (716) 551-3051. BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Beyond Reps, Inc. d/b/a IronRod Health and Cardiac Monitoring Services (“IronRod") has agreed to pay $673,200.92 to resolve allegations arising under the False Claims...


There were 190 notices published by the Commerce Department in December, according to the Federal Register.


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News Release: The Justice Department's Antitrust Division announced today the withdrawal of three outdated antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in healthcare markets: Department of Justice and FTC Antitrust Enforcement Policy Statements in the Health Care Area (Sept. 15, 1993); Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (Aug. 1, 1996); and (Oct. 20, 2011).


Foxx and Boozman: USDA’s Nutrition Standards Put Schools in a Pickle

News Release: Today, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Republican Leader John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced unworkable nutrition standards that will hamstring schools...


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- A Buna man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.






Regan: Bristol Bay determination protects 'a vital economic driver'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its decision to protect "the most productive wild salmon ecosystem in the world" from being a dumping spot for dredged materials from a proposed mineral mine.


Buttigieg: Road-safety grants are 'moving our nation closer to the only acceptable rate of roadway deaths: zero.'

More than 500 communities across the country are getting a share of $800 million in federal grant awards for road improvements and traffic accident-reduction efforts.


Mayorkas, Breton: U.S., EU agreement 'focused on deepening our cooperation on cyber resilience'

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton recently announced a strengthened partnership between the U.S. and the European Union in the field of cyber resilience.


Danger in stock: Department of Labor finds Columbus, Ohio, Dollar Tree store endangering workers; as company's history of violations continues

News Release: COLUMBUS, OH - A complaint of unsafe work conditions brought federal safety inspectors to a Columbus, Ohio, Dollar Tree store where their findings - employees exposed fire hazards and in danger of unsafely stored and stacked boxes of merchandise falling on them - mirror those violations identified at many other U.S. locations operated by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the Family Reunification Task Force’s ongoing progress...


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bangor Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of a Firearm from Main Street Pawn in Lincoln

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Bangor man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to theft of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer.


News Release: A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment yesterday charging three individuals with operating a mail fraud scheme that defrauded thousands of U.S. victims, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, and a fugitive from 2019 to 2022, pleaded guilty on Jan. 11, 2023, in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics law in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.