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Los Angeles Jury Convicts Two Church Pastors and Their Employee of $14.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
SOURCE: www.justice.gov
WASHINGTON – Two pastors of a now defunct Los Angeles church and a woman they employed at their fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies were convicted late yesterday of conspiracy and health care fraud charges in connection with a $14.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human [...]
Cantwell, Rockefeller, Senate Dems Propose Bill To Help Families Of Furloughed FAA Workers
SOURCE: www.cantwell.senate.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) announced today that he is introducing a bill to provide back pay for nearly 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers who have been furloughed and are not getting a pay check after the House refused to vote on a clean funding extension that would have [...]
Affordable Care Act Ensures Women Receive Preventive Services at No Additional Cost
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
Historic new guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost were announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Developed by the independent Institute of Medicine, the new guidelines require new health insurance plans to cover women’s preventive services such as well-woman visits, breastfeeding support, [...]
APWU President: ‘We Will Take Every Step Necessary To Ensure Retirement Benefits Are Protected’
SOURCE: www.apwu.org
The American Postal Workers Union is working fervently to make certain that the Postal Service’ s decision t o suspend employer contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) does not negatively affect the nat i on’ s postal employees, President Cl i f f Guffey- said on June 22. ” We will take every step necessary [...]
Statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
Today, I join my fellow Americans in celebrating the anniversary of the passage of a great civil rights achievement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As we look back at the progress we’ve made in the last 21 years, we must also look forward and recommit ourselves to achieving the law’s goals of ensuring [...]
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Urges Swift Action by Congress on FAA Bill
SOURCE: www.dot.gov
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress today to pass a clean extension of the FAA’s authorization in order to avoid airport project construction delays and employee furloughs. The current FAA reauthorization expires at midnight this Friday, July 22, 2011. LaHood and Babbitt said they [...]
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis releases guide for providing women veterans experiencing homelessness with trauma-informed care
SOURCE: www.dol.gov
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today released a new online publication, “Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers.” Available on the website of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau at http://www.dol.gov/wb/, the guide explains the unique experiences and needs of women veterans, and provides organizational self-assessment [...]
Court grants permanent injunction against CAM Mining LLC following attempt by US Department of Labor’s MSHA to inspect mine
SOURCE: www.dol.gov
Kentucky mine operator prohibited from interfering with federal inspectors
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a permanent injunction in U.S. district court against CAM Mining LLC of Pike County, Ky., prohibiting advance communication of any federal mine inspection.
On July 15, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, [...]
NARFE: Preserve Retirement COLAs for Federal Employees
SOURCE: www.narfe.org
WASHINGTON, DC – Joseph A. Beaudoin, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), released the following statement today in response to news that a new formula is being suggested that will lower cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security:
“As part of a grand budget agreement, leaders in Washington are considering altering [...]
Mikulski Urges Panetta Not To Institute Arbitrary Headcount On Federal Employees
SOURCE: www.mikulski.senate.gov
DOD Plan Would Cap Number Of Federal Employees, Not Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urging him to manage the federal workforce based on cost and workload, not arbitrary head counts. She was joined in the letter by her Senate colleagues Tom Harkin (D-Ia.), [...]
