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News Tipoffs - Florida Editors Newsletter for Sunday July 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Appeals Court Vacates Grant of Summary Judgment in FEC Vs. Rivera
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following reporting litigation document: * * * On July 1, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (the appeals court) vacated the district court's grant of summary judgment and subsequent final judgment in FEC v. Rivera. The district court had found former Representative David Rivera liable for violating the Federal Election Campaign Act's (the Act) ban on contributions in the name of another, 52 U.S.C.   more

Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $2.45 Million Health Care Fraud Settlement
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 13 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $2.45 million settlement with Vista Clinical Diagnostics, LLC, for allegedly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid programs in North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. These settlement funds will be returned to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. "Health care providers must be respo  more

Contracts for July 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Nakupuna Consulting LLC,* Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $370,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the integration for functionality into the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 9, 2031. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Provin  more

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: Virginia is Top State for Business, Education
FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 13 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on July 12, 2024: * * * Beacon Raising the Roof to an $9B Company; 92 Fairfax County Firms Rank as Best Workplaces + Weekly Business News Digest Virginia is Number One for Public Schools in the Nation * * * The Commonwealth of Virginia ranks as America's Top State for Business in 2024 by CNBC, with the nation's no. 1 best public schools. This is the Commonwealth's third win in five ye  more

General Officer Announcements
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Army Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern for appointment to the grade of major general. Ahern is currently serving as director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, D.C. Army Brig. Gen. Guillaume N. Beaurpere for appointment to the grade of major general  more

Ivey: $550 Million Coming to Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 13 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: Following notification of the grant awards to the Alabama Congressional Delegation, Governor Kay Ivey today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $550 million discretionary grant from the Bridge Investment Program to the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. The major grant award is believed to be one of the largest federal grants ever received fo  more