ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: Earlier this summer, the Fighting Gators of the 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron held their Gator Flex 24-1 certification exercise. Conducted at multiple locations across the region, the exercise demonstrated the Gators' impressive ability to conduct operations in austere environments with limited support. This exercise is directly in line with the larger Air Force's effort of Agile Comb more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL) released new documents regarding the Biden-Harris Administration's disastrous retreat from Afghanistan. These documents, obtained through litigation against the Department of Justice (DOJ) after it stonewalled AFL's investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration's decision-making, reflect chaos and incompetence. For example, in  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino announced today that United Seating and Mobility, LLC, d/b/a Numotion (Numotion), a Missouri limited liability company that provides specialized durable medical equipment, agreed to pay $13,500,000 to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA). The settlement resolves allegation more PR

TEXARKANA, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: A Texarkana Physician was sentenced today to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription and 12 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule V Controlled Substance Without more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Austal USA LLC (Austal), a Mobile, Alabama, based company, has agreed to pay $811,259 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly supplying valves that did not meet military specifications. Austal manufactures numerous ships for the United States, including the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The United States' more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Patrick Lechleitner demanding answers as to why ICE lost track of at least 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children (UCs) and may have lost track of up to 323,000 UCs, according to a new report r more PR

FRESNO, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Fresno medical provider Young Sam Kim has agreed to pay the United States $850,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for health care services that were not in fact provided, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today. Kim is an acupuncturist pract more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: California Advisors LLC, Delaney Hunter, and William Gonzalez have agreed to pay the United States a combined $580,000 in damages and penalties to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act by receiving a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), U.S. Attorney Phil more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $38.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to meet federal accessibility requirements when it sought and used U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds for multifamily affordable housing, the Justice Department announced today. "Municipalities that receive  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations has pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Justice Department announced today. John Warrington Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Rancho Santa Margarita, pleaded guilty  more PR

FRESNO, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Antonio Beltran-Chaidez, 54, a Mexican national residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, in January 2022, Antonio Beltran-Chaidez recruited his brother, Jose Beltran-Chaidez, 68, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE This morning, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) met veterans attending Southeastern Louisiana University, where he thanked them for their service to our country and pledged to ensure they receive the health care benefits they earned. "There are issues specific to veterans in terms of benefits from the VA, as well as directly related to their services," said Dr. Cassidy. "These veterans we more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12414) on Aug. 29, 2024, by Bryce H. P. Mendez, defense health care policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * DOD Plans for "Stabilizing and Improving the Military Health System" The Department of Defense (DOD) administers a Military Health System (MHS) that provides health care entitlements authorized in Title 10, Chapters 55 and 56, of the U.S. Code, and is organized, in part, under  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $1.7 million settlement agreement with Family Dentistry of Bridgeport, Family Dentistry of Hartford, Family Dentistry of Stamford (collectively known as the Family Dentistry Entities) and owners Stanislav Gintautas, DDS and Tatiana Agababaeva more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William Tong, Connecticut Attorney General, today announced that STANISLAV GINTAUTAS, DDS and TATIANA AGABABAEVA, DDS, and their businesses, FAMILY DENTISTRY OF BRIDGEPORT PC, FAMILY DENTISTRY OF HARTFORD PLLC, and FAMILY DENTISTRY OF STAMFORD, PC, have entered int more PR

TEXARKANA, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: A Texarkana Physician was sentenced today to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription and 12 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule V Controlled S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. DODIG-2024-122) on Aug. 21, 2024, entitled "Repair Pricing on the F/A-18 Hornet Radar Systems." Here are excerpts: * * * The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Department of the Navy (DON) obtained fair and reasonable pricing for repair of Airborne Fire Control Radar Systems on the F/A 18 Hornet. The DoD Hotline received allegations that the DON was overpaying Raytheon Techn more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following memorandum on Aug. 26, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of U.S. Africa Command Military Information Support Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT) COMMANDER, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND COMMANDER, U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AUDITOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Audit Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the "Audit of Air Force Defective Parts and Contractor Restitution." The DoD OIG audit found that the Air Force did not consistently hold contractors accountable in a timely fashion for providing defective spare parts, nor d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: Audit Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the "Audit of Repair Pricing on the F/A-18 Hornet Radar Systems." This audit was initiated after the DoD Hotline received allegations that the U.S. Navy was overpaying an aerospace and defense company for repairing the F/A-18 Hornet's Airborn more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. FS2024036) on Aug. 21, 2024, entitled "The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Lacks Effective Controls To Reliably Estimate Seaway Infrastructure Program Costs." Here are excerpts: * * * What We Looked At The locks, channels, and accompanying infrastructure of the St. Lawrence Seaway are perpetual transportation assets that require periodic and regular capital reinvestment  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. QC2024035) on Aug. 21, 2024, entitled "Quality Control Review of the Independent Service Auditors' Report on Department's Enterprise Services Center's System Organization and Controls." Here are excerpts: * * * What We Looked At This report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of an attestation examination of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Enterprise Services C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit announcement on Aug. 21, 2024, entitled "FY 2025 Top Management Challenges:" * * * From: Eric J. Soskin, Inspector General To: The Secretary The Office of Inspector General has identified the most significant management and performance challenges for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for fiscal year 2025, as required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 (Public Law Number 106-531 (2000)). When iss more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. I23NY0150) on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Federal Student Aid's Performance Measures and Indicators for Returning Borrowers to Repayment." Here are excerpts: * * * TO: Denise Carter, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid FROM: Sean Dawson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit SUBJECT: Final Inspection Report, "Federal Student Aid's Performance Measures and In more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After a series of shocking reports revealed mass teleworking by federal bureaucrats is causing stagnant and unsafe drinking water in federal buildings, including child care centers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded answers from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan on how and why the agency was completely unaware that buildings housing its own offices have had toxic water for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Export Finance Australia (EFA) and Export-Import Bank of the United States (U.S. EXIM) have further enhanced their strong bilateral relationship today by officially announcing the single point of entry (SPE) for critical minerals, previously announced on October 25, 2023, by President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese is "open for business."Managing Director and CEO  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: Today, the Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) approved the renewal of a 90 percent guarantee of a $95 million purchase facility under its Supply Chain Finance Guarantee Program. The facility will be utilized by American companies in the supply chain of the U.S. Steel Corporation and is expected to support $1.78 billion in export  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from Jacques Astre, aviation safety consultant at International Aviation Safety Solutions LLC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: * * * To: Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590-0001 To Whom It May Concern: This is a public com more ST

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Senior District Judge sentenced Alexandra Acosta, a Broward deputy sheriff and SWAT team member, to 4 months' imprisonment after a jury convicted her of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Small Business Administration ("SBA"), two counts of false statements to the SBA, and one count of wire fraud, all in relation to her COVID-1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- The General Services Administration Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A240055) on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "FAS's Inadequate Oversight of Contractual and Security Requirements Places the USAccess Program at Risk:" * * * Table of Contents Introduction ... 1 Results ... 4 Appendixes Appendix A - Corrective Action Plan for Report Number A190067/Q/T/P21003 ... A-1 Appendix B - Report Distribution ... B-1 * * * Introduction We have c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: MOAA's work to ensure TRICARE beneficiaries will see greater access to high-quality care under the new provider contract is set to take a major step forward, with congressional oversight of the process included in both House and Senate committee reports on the must-pass defense authorization bill. Both the Senate and House Armed Services committee (SASC and HASC) reports  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-09-23-02004) on Aug. 9, 2024, entitled "Auditor of State's Report Ohio Department of Medicaid: The Cost of Concurrent Enrollment" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ... 1 OVERVIEW ... 2 BACKGROUND ... 3 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ... 7 RESULTS ... 10 RECOMMENDATIONS ... 13 MATTER FOR FURTHER STUD more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-01-22-00001) on Aug. 19, 2024, entitled "Certain For-Profit Nursing Homes May Not Have Complied With Federal Requirements Regarding the Infection Preventionist Position" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * More than 1.3 million people live in nursing homes nationwide. These individuals are  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OEI-03-24-00070) on Aug. 8, 2024, entitled "Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the First Quarter of 2024" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Review * When Congress established average sales price (ASP) as the basis for reimbursement for Medicare Part B drugs (generally, dru more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-18-22-09009) on Aug. 15, 2024, entitled "Illinois MMIS and E&E System Had Adequate Security Controls in Place, but Some Improvements Are Needed" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit HHS OIG is conducted a series of audits of State Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMISs) and Eligibility a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-18-22-09009) on Aug. 15, 2024, entitled "Illinois State Medicaid Management Information Systems and Eligibility and Enrollment System Had Adequate Security Controls in Place, but Some Improvements Are Needed" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit HHS OIG is conducted a series of audits of State M more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-07-23-03255) on Aug. 20, 2024, entitled "Kansas's Implemented Electronic Visit Verification System Could Be Improved" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * As required by the 21st Century Cures Act, Kansas uses an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system to verify that a personal care servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-02-24-01001) on Aug. 13, 2024, entitled "Massachusetts Generally Completed Medicaid Eligibility Actions During the Unwinding Period in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * In March 2020, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OEI-BL-19-00500) on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Medicare and Some Enrollees Paid Substantially More When Stelara Was Covered Under Part D Versus Part B" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Review Stelara is a high-cost prescription biologic approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases. Subcutaneous (und more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-09-22-03002) on Aug. 9, 2024, entitled "Medicare Improperly Paid Hospitals an Estimated $79 Million for Enrollees Who Had Received Mechanical Ventilation" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit Prior OIG audits found that hospitals did not fully comply with Medicare requirements for inpatient clai more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-09-21-02001) on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Opioid Treatment Programs in Washington State Did Not Fully Comply With Federal and State Requirements, Which May Have Put Medicaid Enrollees at Risk for Poor Treatment Outcomes" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit The United States currently faces a nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-04-24-02045) on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2023 in Accordance With Federal Requirements" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-24-45) on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "FEMA's Inadequate Oversight Led to Delays in Closing Out Declared Disasters." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Management Agency FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: FEMA's Inadequate Oversight Led to Delays in Closing Out Declared Disasters Attached for your action more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-555) on the accompanying bill (H.R. 8772) making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. David Valadao, R-California, on June 17, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 5) TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Appropriation, fiscal year 2024 ... $1,850,998,000 Budget request, fiscal year 2025 ... 1,93 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-555) on the accompanying bill (H.R. 8772) making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. David Valadao, R-California, on June 17, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 5) Library of Congress Appropriation, fiscal year 2024 ... $852,158,000 Budget request, fiscal year 2025 ... 873,239,000 Committee recommendation ... 883,439,000  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 15) TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs T more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 3 of 15) TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Funds Appropriated to the President OPERATIN more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 4 of 15) TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS Fisca more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 5 of 15) INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE Fiscal Year 2024 enacted level ... $4,779,000,000 of which, designated  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 8 of 15) TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE Export-Import Bank of the United States INSPECTOR GENERAL Fisc more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 12 of 15) Romania.--The Committee directs the Department of State to report to the Committees on Appropriations, not  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-554) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs, for the fiscal ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, on June 14, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 13 of 15) TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION Spending Reduction Account Section 8001 establishes a Spending R more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released a statement on the Biden-Harris administration's failed Gaza pier operation following a report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at USAID. "USAID OIG's evaluation of the Biden-Harris administration's $230 million pier boondoggle for Gaza aid is both shocki more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 19-0893) on Aug. 22, 2024, entitled "Investigation of Improper Royalty Estimates Leads to Recovery of Federal Mineral Revenues:" * * * REPORT OF INVESTIGATION I. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION We investigated allegations that Hilcorp San Juan, LP (Hilcorp), provided false, misleading, or inaccurate information when it reported its mineral production and royalties associated with Indian mineral leases in the San  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2022-WR-048) on Aug. 12, 2024, entitled "Stronger Controls Needed Over the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project Cost Allocation and Ratesetting Processes." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: M. Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; Megan Olsen, Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management From: Nicki Miller, Acting Assistant Inspector General for Aud more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The National Association of Secretaries of State issued the following news release: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in close coordination with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), hosted the seventh annual Tabletop the Vote election security exercise this month. Tabletop the Vote brings together federal, state, and local officials as well as private sector partner more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Austal USA LLC (Austal), a Mobile, Alabama, based company, has agreed to pay $811,259 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly supplying valves that did not meet military specifications. Austal manufactures numerous ships for the United States, including the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The United States' settlement alleges that, under a 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: A California man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for hospice services that the patients did not need. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, John Thropay, M.D., 75, of Arcadia, was the medical director of multiple hospice companies, including Blue Sky Hospice Inc., located in Van Nuys more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A California man pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to wire fraud for defrauding Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), of more than $10 million. Craig David Davis, 49, of Venice, was the owner of Bright Vanguard LLC., which he held out as a computer hardw more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $38.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to meet federal accessibility requirements when it sought and used Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds for multifamily affordable housing. HUD provides grant funds to Los Angeles and other cities to support housing and community development, including building a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. John W. Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Orange County, California, pleaded guilty to introducing an unapproved new drug into interstate commerce with the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: A total of 17 people were arrested this week in connection with firearms and drug crimes as part of the Justice Department's Houston Violent Crime Initiative. Of the 17 defendants arrested this week, all have made initial appearances, and detention hearings are set for Sept. 3 and 4 before U.S. Magistrate Judges Christina Bryan and Yvonne Ho, respectively. Three additional defendants were  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Austal USA LLC (Austal USA), a Mobile, Alabama-based shipbuilder that constructs vessels for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay $24 million to resolve an investigation by the Justice Department related to an accounting fraud scheme and efforts to obstruct the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) during a financial capability audit. Austal USA is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General issued the following Management Advisory Memorandum (No. 24-093) on Aug. 22, 2024, entitled "Notification of Concerns Identified in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Inventory Management and Disposition Procedures of Electronic Storage Media." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation From: Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General Subject: Management Advisory Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following investigative summary (No. 24-087) on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Findings of Misconduct by a Drug Enforcement Administration Executive Assistant for Misuse of Position, Prohibited Association with a Former DEA Confidential Source, and Soliciting and Accepting Gifts from the Former DEA Confidential Source." * * * The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation after receiving  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following investigative summary (No. 24-095) on Aug. 21, 2024, entitled "Findings of Misconduct by a then Supervisory Criminal Assistant United States Attorney for Misuse of Position and Conduct Prejudicial to the Government in Connection with the AUSA's Involvement in a Hit-and- Run Car Crash While the AUSA was Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol." * * * The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) ini more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A Prospect, Kentucky, man was sentenced yesterday to 11 years and 4 months in federal prison for seven felony offenses which include conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The man's wife was sentenced to three months for misprision of a felony. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Speci more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Richard Hebert, Jr., age 57, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to making a false statement to a bank in connection with his filing of numerous false and fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2020. According to admissions m more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PENELOPE PASSERO ("PASSERO"), age 50, of Westwego, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 27, 2024 to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. PASSERO faces up to ten (10) years imprisonment, and/or a fine of $250,000, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the de more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Earlier today, charges were unsealed against 10 members and associates of the H Block Gang (Appendix A) for drug conspiracy. Separately, nine members and associates of the Mission Hill Gang (Appendix B) were charged with engaging in financial fraud. The charges are the result of separate, multi-year investigations into gang violence in Boston an more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Quincy landlord has agreed to a settlement for a False Claims Act violation. Mario Bianco, 79, of Quincy has agreed to pay a $15,200 settlement for submitting false claims to the government after receiving side payments in excess of approved monthly rent from a low-income tenant participating in a federal housing subsidy program. The Federal Housing Choice  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Anthony Eugene Moulder and Abdou-Rahmane Diallo have been sentenced to 120 months and 90 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a $300 million nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable victims, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Moulder, 63, of Fort Myers, Florida, owned and operated  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, today announced a settlement agreement between the federal government and St. Peter's Health, in Helena, in which St. Peter's will pay $10,844,201 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payments to federal health care programs for services perfor more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Fabienne Osias, a former federal correction officer employed by the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP), pleaded guilty to smuggling cell phone chargers into the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. The proceeding was held before United States Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry. When sentenced, Osias faces more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The National Archives and Records Administration has issued a notice of availability of proposed records schedules and request for comments, published in the Federal Register on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "Records Schedules." SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). We publish notice in the Federal Register and on regulations.gov for records sch more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. IG-24-014) on July 31, 2024, entitled "Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Project." Here are excerpts: * * * RESULTS IN BRIEF WHY WE PERFORMED THIS AUDIT The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman) will look at billons of cosmic objects to explore how planets, stars, and galaxies form and develop over time. Scheduled to launch by May 2027, Roman will operate approximately 930,000 miles or 1.5 mill more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following management alert (No. ML-24-007) on June 20, 2024, entitled "Misuse of Government Furnished Property at Contractor Facility:" * * * TO: Catherine Koerner, Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate SUBJECT: Management Alert: Misuse of Government Furnished Property at Contractor Facility (ML-24-007; A-23-08-01-HED) The Office of Inspector General initiated an audit in August 2023  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. IG-24-013) on June 6, 2024, entitled "Commercial Lunar Payload Services Initiative." Here are excerpts: * * * RESULTS IN BRIEF WHY WE PERFORMED THIS AUDIT NASA began the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative as an innovative commercial acquisition approach to enable rapid, affordable, and frequent payload deliveries to the Moon. Rather than closely controlling missions itself, NASA tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. IG-24-016) on Aug. 27, 2024, entitled "Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project." Here are excerpts: * * * RESULTS IN BRIEF WHY WE PERFORMED THIS AUDIT Development of the mobile launcher is key to NASA's Artemis campaign, which seeks to return astronauts to the Moon and send crewed missions to Mars. The mobile launcher is the ground structure NASA uses to assemble, process, transport, and launch more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. IG-24-015) on Aug. 8, 2024, entitled "Management of Space Launch System Block 1B Development." Here are excerpts: * * * RESULTS IN BRIEF WHY WE PERFORMED THIS AUDIT Scheduled to launch in September 2028, Artemis IV will be the first flight of NASA's more powerful heavy-lift rocket-- the Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1B. The rocket is designed to increase the amount of cargo the SLS can deliver to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The New York City Department of Investigation Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD issued a 51-page report on May 30, 2024, entitled "NYPD's Compliance with the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act." Here are the excerpts: The Department of Investigation's ("DOI") Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department ("OIG-NYPD") released today its second Report concerning the New York City Police Department's compliance with the Pu more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON Earlier today, charges were unsealed against 10 members and associates of the H Block Gang (Appendix A) for drug conspiracy. Separately, nine members and associates of the Mission Hill Gang (Appendix B) were charged with engaging in financial fraud. The charges are the result of separate, multi-year investigations into gang violence in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following white paper (No. RISC-RI-24-007) on Aug. 15, 2024, entitled "Examining Trends in the Postal Service's Workforce Composition." Here are excerpts: * * * * The Postal Service navigated a volatile U.S. labor market in recent years and saw declining mail volume and a growing share of packages impact the composition of its workforce. * Between fiscal years (FYs) 2019 and 2023, USPS added 8,105 employees -- a 1.3  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-101-R24) on Aug. 20, 2024, entitled "Ground Advantage Billing Determinant Calculation Process." Here are excerpts: * * * Background The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) requires the U.S. Postal Service to produce an Annual Compliance Report (ACR) and provide the report to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) within 90 days of the end of each fiscal year (FY). I more PR

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: On August 22, 2024, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned 32 separate indictments charging 32 individuals with engaging in fraud to obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits totaling $981,071, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U more PR

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico issued the following news release: A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment on August 21, 2024, charging 52 violent gang members from the municipality of Caguas with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession and distribution of controlled substances, firearms violations, murder, and money laundering, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the investigation of Joe Goffman, Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. The report outlined several instances where A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration's Oversight Subcommittee, and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers about DHS interference in the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations, which was detailed in the DHS O more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a new report finding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not yet fully implemented a 2022 directive by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen prohibiting the agency from using its $80 billion in stimulus funding to increase audits on taxpayers with more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-20) on July 9, 2024, entitled "Guaranty Purchases for Paycheck Protection Program Loans." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What OIG Reviewed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), an $813.7 billion program that provided guaranteed U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for eligible more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following management advisory(No. 24-21) on July 10, 2024, entitled "Improvements Needed in Agency's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Post-Award Review Process." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator From: Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this management advisory to bring to your attention concerns regarding the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report on August 26, 2024 entitled "Mentor - Protege Report to Congress." Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Content List of the Agencies in this Report ... 3 Abbreviations ... 4 Report to Congress on Mentor-Protege Programs for Fiscal Year 2023 ... 5 I. Introduction ... 5 II. Federal Mentor-Protege Programs ... 5 III. Distribution of Small Business Participants ... 6 IV. Assistance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-23) on Aug. 15, 2024, entitled "Oversight of HUBZone Program Participants' Continuing Eligibility." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What OIG Reviewed This report presents the results of our audit of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) oversight of the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program. The program provides small businesses tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-22) on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Processing of COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Reconsideration Requests." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What OIG Reviewed This report presents the results of our inspection of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) reconsideration process. SBA more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report on Aug. 20, 2024, entitled "Report to Congress on Small Business Subcontracting Plan Goals Status." Here are excerpts: * * * Contents LIST OF TABLES ... 2 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ... 2 ACRONYMS ... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ... 4 REPORT REQUIREMENTS ... 5 REPORT FINDINGS ... 5 PERCENTAGE OF ENTITIES REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 637(D)(6) OF THIS TITLE THAT FILED SUCH  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Small Business Administration Inspector General issued the following report on July 11, 2024, entitled "Report to the U.S. Congress on Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The 8(a) Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program (herein referenced as the "8(a) BD Program" or "8(a) Program") provides participating socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses with more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued a interim final rule, published in the Federal Register on Aug. 23, 2024, entitled "Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program-Extension of Lender Records Retention Requirements." SUMMARY: This interim final rule lengthens the required records retention for lenders that made loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to ten years. PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General issued the following report (No. 582) on Aug. 26, 2024, entitled "The Commission's Missed Opportunities to Lower Contract Risk and More Effectively Manage Time-and-Materials Contracts." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHY WE DID THIS AUDIT As recognized in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, time-and-materials (T&M) contracts do not reward a contractor for cost control or labor efficiency. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding its ineffective management of airport security and vetting of illegal aliens, raising serious concerns about whether DHS and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have adequately protect more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the investigation of Joe Goffman, Assistant Administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wrote an op-ed in Fox News slamming the Biden-Harris administration for its failure to protect migrant children from abuse and exploitation. This horrific treatment is directly linked to Joe Biden and Kama more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a damning report on its audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) compliance with policies in child sexual abuse investigation more PR

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 24-year-old man has admitted to being a scout for an alien smuggling group, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Derrick Terelle Sankey, a native of Alabama, was serving under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Rio Grande Valley in 2021. From March to September 2021, conspirators recruited Sankey into an existing alien smuggli more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A total of 20 people are now in custody in the newest charges brought as part of the Department of Justice's Houston Violent Crime Initiative. A federal grand jury returned six separate, but related indictments at varying times between July 31-Aug. 22. Of the 17 arrested this week, all have made initial appearances with detention hearings set for Sept. 3 and 4 before more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-100-040) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "Improvements to the Tax-Exempt Compliance Unit Could Reduce Mistakes and Unproductive Examination Referrals." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS: Why TIGTA Did This Audit The Tax-Exempt Compliance Unit's (TECU) mission is to leverage its resources to increase compliance contacts with taxpayers. The TECU is one unit comprise more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-308-035) on Aug. 19, 2024, entitled "Review of the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Implementation Identified Weaknesses in the Pre Rulemaking Process." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was enacted. The legislation contained 38 provisions, including 36 tax provision more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Gate City, Virginia pharmacist who tampered with oxycodone and hydromorphone was sentenced last week to 24 months in federal prison. Dillon West Breeding, 34, pled guilty in June 2024 to one count of tampering with consumer products. "Ensuring the integrity of our prescription drugs is vital to maintaining the public's confidence in our healthcare system," U more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: A Suffolk woman pled guilty yesterday to one count of healthcare fraud and six counts of making false statements relating to healthcare matters. According to court documents, from June 2016 through October 2018, Whitteney Guyton, 43, engaged in a scheme to defraud the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), which administers M more PR

RICHLAND, Washington, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: On August 21, 2024, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an Indictment charging Gilbert Orosco, of Richland, Washington, with ten counts of conspiracy, fraud, and aggravated identify theft. Orozco made his first appearance in Federal Court on August 27, 2024. The Indictment alleges that, beginning in July 2020, Orosco took pa more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Marisa Beck, age 41, of Spokane, was sentenced for fraudulently obtaining more than $360,000 in COVID-19 relief funding intended for endangered small businesses and employees at risk of losing their jobs. Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Editor's note: This article by Patricia Kime originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the Veterans Crisis Line at 988 (press 1) or via www.veteranscrisisline.net. The transition of the Veterans Crisis Line to the three-digit "988, press 1" option proved to be a su more PR