Federal Government News
Access news pertaining and targeted to the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government as well as employees of federal agencies, commissions and committees. Learn about the latest political action committees, lobby groups, think tanks, legislative initiatives, government contracts and more.
Southwest Tennessee Community College Awarded Veteran’s Education Transition Support Designation
Southwest Tennessee Community College has achieved distinction as a Veteran’s Education Transition Support (VETS) Certified Campus. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) awarded the college the VETS designation June 21 in recognition of the supportive environment Southwest has... - June 24, 2021 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Kidney Care Partners Applauds Bipartisan House Members for Re-Introduction of Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act
Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers – today commended Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and... - June 23, 2021 - Kidney Care Partners
Mid-Tier Advocacy, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Mr. Jose Arrieta to Become a Board Member
Jose Arrieta most recently served as the former Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer of HHS joins Mid-Tier Advocacy, Inc. Board of Directors. Mr. Arrieta will enhance the board’s focus on acquisition and procurement policies that support the growth of a small and mid-size firm.Before assuming the CIO role, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Grants at HHS overseeing $26 billion dollars in contract awards and $800 billion dollars in grants. - June 23, 2021 - Mid-Tier Advocacy, Inc.
Non-Profit Taxpayers Against Fraud Urges the Federal Court to Rule Against Stanford Hospital for $468 Million Alleged Healthcare Billing Fraud
The Non-Profit Foundation Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) just filed its first "Amicus Brief" urging the Federal Court to rule against Stanford Health Care (formerly Stanford Medicine, and Stanford Hospitals and Clinics) on the Government's healthcare billing fraud lawsuit against Stanford. - June 22, 2021 - GJLaw
DC Based Tharseo IT Recognized for Innovative Solution That Speeds Critical COVID Vaccine Data to Policymakers
Given the pandemic, when policy makers are desperate for every bit of data they can get to make better decisions, a “beautiful” new solution has rushed real-time COVID vaccination data to decision makers. - June 22, 2021 - Tharseo IT
Stanford Healthcare Loses Again in Appeals Court, Accused of $468 Million Dollar Medicare Billing Fraud
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected Stanford’s further arguments in the U.S. Government’s false claims case against Stanford Healthcare for nearly $500 million dollars of alleged Medicare billing fraud. In entering its latest adverse ruling against the healthcare... - June 22, 2021 - GJLaw
innoviHealth® Adds Intelligent Search Functionality to Market-Leading Find-A-Code™ Medical Coding Solution
New IntelliSearch Feature Represents Most Intuitive, Accurate and Agile Search Engine Available for Today’s Coding Professionals - June 22, 2021 - innoviHealth
Self-Service Avatar Kiosks for Government Facilities
ARS Connect teams with Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. to provide kiosk solutions for U.S. courts, municipality buildings and more. - June 17, 2021 - Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.
Proven Optics Releases Federal Benchmarking Application as Newest Addition to Their Financial Management Application Suite - Built on Now
Today, Proven Optics LLC, a practitioner-founded software and services company, announced the release of their newest Application - Proven Optics Federal Benchmarking. This solution has met the high standards of the ServiceNow Built on Now Program designed to recognize partners with proven... - June 16, 2021 - Proven Optics
WAEPA Advertising Campaign Takes Top Integrated Brand Campaign at Philly DMA 2021 Benny Awards
Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) is a winner in the Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association’s 2021 Benjamin Franklin Award competition for their Integrated Brand Campaign creative from TPG. This is WAEPA’s third consecutive Benny. “The WAEPA and TPG... - June 10, 2021 - TPG Direct, Inc.
Kidney Care Community Applauds Senate Re-Introduction of Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act
Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers – today commended Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Roy... - June 09, 2021 - Kidney Care Partners
Desktop Alert Granted IP-Based Activation of All DoD Giant Voice Platforms by DISA
By virtue the new DISA/APL certification granted to Desktop Alert (expires in 2024) any Giant Voice Platform (GVP) used by DoD may now activate GVP from DoD networks using a web browser. Desktop Alert Inc. is the only US owned company with this coveted certification. The only other vendor certified to do this is AtHoc, a Canadian owned company. - May 24, 2021 - Desktop Alert
Two Innovative Discovery Executives Named in the Arizona State University’s Sun Devil 100
Innovative Discovery (ID), data experts guiding law firms, corporations, and government agencies through the information lifecycle, is proud to announce that Kimothy (Kim) Taylor, CEO, and Jamie Neilon, Vice President of Information Technology, have been selected as members of the Sun Devil 100, an... - May 18, 2021 - Innovative Discovery
Patrick Henry College Wins First and Second Place in the Nation in Collegiate Civic Debate
Patrick Henry College students shut out the competition, including several Ivy League institutions, to bring home both the gold and silver in a national collegiate civic debate competition. Patrick Henry College (PHC) underclassmen, Calvin Huh and Nicholas Storz, won the Lafayette Debates U.S. - May 12, 2021 - Patrick Henry College
Proven Optics Advances to an Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program
Today, Proven Optics LLC, a practitioner-founded software and Financial Management services company, announced their advancement to Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program. To become an Elite Partner, Proven Optics achieved demanding, world-class criteria, demonstrating key areas of success... - May 08, 2021 - Proven Optics
Infosec Announces New Cyber Training Program for Federal Agencies and Contractors
Flexible solutions for DoD 8570/8140 compliance, NICE Framework Work Roles. - May 08, 2021 - Infosec Institutes
APTQI Urges Congress to Ensure Continued Patient Access to Specialty Care, Investment in MPFS
In a letter to Congressional leadership, APTQI and 62 stakeholder groups call on lawmakers to invest an additional $3 billion in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in order to ensure the stability of the healthcare system and prevent disruptions to patient care. - April 28, 2021 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Central Bank of Iceland Enters Into a Long-Term Service Agreement with SkySparc
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with the Central Bank of Iceland covering use of outsourced support services and OmniFi, SkySparc’s proprietary data integration and workflow automation solution. - April 21, 2021 - SkySparc
Clubhouse International Teams Up with Nearly 200 Businesses and Non-Profits for Inaugural Mental Health Action Day
Clubhouse International, in partnership with 193 leading brands, nonprofits and cultural leaders is proud to announce the first-ever Mental Health Action Day, to be held on Thursday, May 20 during Mental Health Awareness Month. They hope to encourage more people to take action for better mental health. - April 14, 2021 - Clubhouse International
National Bank of Georgia Joins OmniFi Central Bank Client Roster
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has added the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) to OmniFi’s expanding community of central banking users. Initially, the bank will use OmniFi to build test cases and reports. - April 14, 2021 - SkySparc
Ambit, Inc. Announces the Release of AmbitVPN’s Post-Quantum Native Windows Application
Ambit, Inc., a US based post-quantum cybersecurity company, announces the release of AmbitVPN’s Post-Quantum Windows desktop - www.ambitvpn.com. This new native VPN Windows application is 4x faster than the initial beta while achieving near-line speed on internal tests. This positions the company’s Post-Quantum VPN as a market leader in speed and security for their users on Android and iOS mobile apps, as well as Mac desktop. Linux desktop users will have AmbitVPN soon too. - April 08, 2021 - Ambit Inc.
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Extends Desktop Alert Emergency Mass Notification and Communication System for Personnel Protection and Accountability
Desktop Alert is the provider of Mass Notification to all NATO nations is the industry’s leader second only to AtHoc, the largest leading provider of NAS emergency mass notification systems to the U.S. military and federal government. Desktop Alert is currently protecting millions of personnel at army locations such as Fort Campbell, National Guard Enterprise, 30 NATO Nations and numerous U.S. military bases and locations around the world. - March 22, 2021 - Desktop Alert
CyboSoft Releases pH Control System Design Guide to Help Customers Comply with EPA Rules and Achieve Quick ROI
CyboSoft's pH Control System Design Guide can help industrial plants meet wastewater discharge codes, save chemical reagents, and improve plant safety and productivity. - March 22, 2021 - CyboSoft
3D Instructions Will Enable Air Force Maintenance: Innovative Training App Enhances Mission Readiness
BILT Inc wins a SBIR phase 1 contract to help improve Air Force maintenance and training. Interactive 3D-guided instructions on the BILT mobile app support assembly, installation, set up, repair, and programming for thousands of commercial products. BILT improves the user experience while reducing project completion time and errors. The BILT solution will increase mission readiness worldwide. - March 15, 2021 - BILT Incorporated
TechFlow’s EMI Services Wins Contract to Help U.S. Marine Corps Base Range Operations at Camp Pendleton, California
EMI to support The West Coast’s Premier Fleet Marine Force Training Base with Range Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Support - March 10, 2021 - TechFlow
Luminit Government Services Names Dr. Lev Sadovnik CEO
The aerospace industry veteran and expert in optics and RF research brings over 40 years of experience in developing innovative technologies for government agencies. - March 06, 2021 - Luminit
Liberty Cookies Launches Political Action Committee for the Non-Violent Majority of Americans
Liberty Cookies PAC supports democratic change as demanded by the non-violent majority of Americans that are typically not politically active. "The status quo must go." - Liberty Cookies PAC - February 25, 2021 - Liberty Cookies
Watershed Security, LLC Selects Don General as CIO and Hezekiah Natta as COO
Watershed Security, LLC, an ISO 9001:2015-certified provider of Cyber Security and Information Technology solutions for defense and civilian markets, has selected Don General to be their new Chief Information Officer and Hezekiah Natta as their Chief Operating Officer. Don, who previously served... - February 23, 2021 - Watershed Security, LLC
Tigerlily Foundation Joins AACR and 130 Other Organizations in Heartfelt Letter to President Biden
Tigerlily Foundation, a national breast cancer organization, is banding together with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and 130 organizations, cancer centers and other institutions in soliciting the support of President Biden regarding the COVID-19 pandemic vaccination schedule... - February 20, 2021 - Tigerlily Foundation
The Proven Optics Financial Management Application Suite Receives ServiceNow’s Highest Certification – Built on Now
Proven Optics LLC, a practitioner-founded software and services company, announced that the Proven Optics TBM Federal Cost Modeling Application and Federal Budget Formulation & Execution Application from its Financial Management Application Suite are now certified as part of the ServiceNow Built on Now Program. - February 19, 2021 - Proven Optics
President Biden: Will You Save America’s Heritage Wild Horses?
An open letter to the President of the United States of America - Joseph R. Biden Jr. about the Bureau of Land Management's mismanagement of native-species American wild horses. - February 10, 2021 - Wildhorse Ranch Productions
Virginia Businessman Dr. Tommy R. Nash Savoring Sustained Entrepreneurial Success as the Face of COGA Life Instructor, Gifted Author
https://makingheadlinenews.com/2021/01/18/virginia-businessman-dr-tommy-r-nash-savoring-sustained-entrepreneurial-success-as-the-face-of-coga-life-instructor-gifted-author/ Making Immeasurable Strides - A native of Duck Hill, Mississippi - a rural Montgomery County establishment that is comprised... - February 04, 2021 - COGA - Leadership Intelligence Creates Leadership Champions
Alkawther Makki Joins Paul Lubanski as Lt. Governor Running Mate in Michigan Lubanski and Makki Are “Righteous Independents”
Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Lubanski Selects Alkawther Makki as Lt. Governor Running Mate. - January 29, 2021 - Paul Lubanski
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Praises Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Praises President Elect Joseph Biden's Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine to Become Assistant Secretary of Health. - January 21, 2021 - Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
FoxFury and Autel Announce Professional Tactical Lighting and Payload Delivery Systems for Autel EVO II Aircraft
New lighting solutions for Autel EVO II series aircraft provide pilots with the most powerful airborne lighting system available for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and a releaseable Payload delivery system. - January 16, 2021 - Autel Robotics
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers for Vaccine and Laboratory Cold Storage Introduced by ATS
ATS announces both freestanding and portable freezers for vaccines, biological materials, and biomedical uses. The ultra-low temperature freezers can continuously store biological materials, including vaccines, at temperatures as low as -86°C (-123°F) with +/- 0.1°C accuracy. - January 07, 2021 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Stanford Healthcare Loses in Appeals Court, Accused of Alleged $468 Million Dollar Healthcare Billing Fraud
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected Stanford Healthcare’s (formerly Stanford Hospitals and Clinic) argument in the U.S. government’s case against Stanford Healthcare for nearly $500 million dollars of alleged Medicare billing fraud. In entering its ruling against the... - January 05, 2021 - GJLaw
Zenius Corporation Announces Senior Director, Operations & Sales, to Lead Company's Business Development Strategy
Zenius Corporation’s founder and CEO Prasanna Amitabh announced the addition of Paul Cinquegrane as Senior Director of Operations and Sales. Mr. Cinquegrane comes on board to streamline the company’s internal operations, and to supplement Zenius Corp’s aim to provide digital... - January 01, 2021 - Zenius Corporation
APTQI Commends Congress for Easing Medicare Cuts to Specialty Care in End-of-Year Package
Legislation delays add-on code by three years, extends sequester relief - December 22, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall has been elected to serve on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Her term runs through Dec. 31, 2023. The SACSCOC is the regional body for the... - December 18, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Digital Aerolus Elects New Independent Director
Digital Aerolus, Inc., an autonomous software developer and provider of unmanned aerial vehicles, announced today the election of Douglas Davis to the company’s Board of Directors. With thirty-five years of technology-related experience at Intel Corporation, most recently as a senior... - December 14, 2020 - Digital Aerolus
Netizen Again Named One of the Most Successful Veteran-Owned Businesses in U.S. for 2nd Year in a Row
Netizen Corporation, an ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015 certified provider of cybersecurity and related solutions for defense, government, and commercial markets, has been once again named one of the nation’s fastest-growing veteran-owned businesses by Inc. Magazine in partnership with the... - December 12, 2020 - Netizen Corporation
Topsarge Business Solutions Receives National Veterans Hiring Award
Topsarge Business Solutions wins 2020 Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor for Hiring Vets in the Workplace. - December 06, 2020 - Topsarge Business Solutions LLC
AirData and Autel Integration & Partnership to Reduce Risk on Autel EVO II Series with AirData Fleet Management; AirData Software Platform Integrates Autel EVO II Series
AirData UAV and Autel Enterprise Robotics are announcing a new partnership specially tailored to meet the needs of Autel Pilots across the USA: Autel EVO II users will receive a one-month free trial of AirData Enterprise fleet management software. This partnership assists Unmanned Pilots in managing flight data, maintenance scheduling, pilot currency, and livestreaming of any Autel EVO Series aircraft. - December 04, 2020 - Autel Robotics
Micro-Arcing Smoke Detection and Precision “Clean Agent” Fire Suppression Are Ready for PoE Environments
"Our ambition in the industry will embrace our new surgical approach to computer and server room smoke detection and suppression systems." – Lloyd Aronoff, Founder of Sterling Langley LLC - December 02, 2020 - Sterling Langley LLC
Kidney Community to Administration, Congress: Make Sure Vulnerable Patients Are Among the First in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
CDC and Public Health Experts State That Patients with Kidney Disease Have Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 Disease - November 25, 2020 - Kidney Care Partners
SkyePoint Decisions Realigns Executive Leadership Team
SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. (SkyePoint Decisions), a leader in Cybersecurity Solutions, Engineering, Information Technology Operations, and Applications Integration that specializes in serving Federal Government missions, announced today the realignment of key members of its Executive Leadership Team. - November 14, 2020 - SkyePoint Decisions, Inc.
Judge Elizabeth Davis Frizell, Candidate for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3, Could be the First African American Woman to Serve on Texas’ Highest Court
If elected, Judge Frizell will be the first African American woman to serve on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3, unseating Republican incumbent Judge Bert Richardson. - November 04, 2020 - Elizabeth Davis Frizell
Sick Politics Announces the Launch of New Website and YouTube Channel
The Sick Politics website is a combination of current news, political/news blog articles and satirical and political entertainment. In addition to the website, Sick Politics has a YouTube Channel that produces and promotes entertaining political videos. - October 31, 2020 - Sick Politics
CQRC Applauds Proposed DME Rule for Protecting Access to Home Respiratory Care
By excluding home oxygen supplies and equipment from Round 2021 of the Competitive Bidding Program, Medicare ensures beneficiaries will continue to receive uninterrupted access to home respiratory care during the COVID-19 pandemic. - October 29, 2020 - CQRC