Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

CII Resolves Allegations with No Admission of Liability; Affirms Commitment to Accessible Cardiac Care

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Cardiac Imaging, Inc. (“CII” or the “Company”) announced it has fully resolved an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) related to the fair market value of payments made to physicians for supervising cardiac PET and PET/CT scans.

Key Points: 
  • Cardiac Imaging, Inc. (“CII” or the “Company”) announced it has fully resolved an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) related to the fair market value of payments made to physicians for supervising cardiac PET and PET/CT scans.
  • CII fully cooperated with the DOJ’s investigation, the resolution of which allows the Company to continue to move forward with its core mission of providing the leading cardiac imaging technology and care to patients across the US.
  • Cardiac Imaging, Inc. denies the allegations in the settlement agreement, and the settlement agreement is not an admission of liability by CII.
  • The allegations did not pertain to the quality, medical need, or performance of CII’s services.

Student Loan Debt Relief Scammers Permanently Banned from Industry, Ordered to Turn Over Assets under Proposed Order

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Monday, October 16, 2023

Two groups of student loan debt relief scammers will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and are required to turn over their assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Key Points: 
  • Two groups of student loan debt relief scammers will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and are required to turn over their assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
  • The SL Finance defendants also falsely claimed that their program was part of the CARES Act or a similar COVID-19 relief program, according to the complaint.
  • Under the proposed orders with SL Finance, its owners, and BCO Consulting and its owners, the defendants will be permanently banned from debt relief of any kind.
  • They will also be banned from making any misrepresentations about financial products or services and from using false statements to collect consumers’ financial information.

Student Loan Debt Relief Scammers Permanently Banned from Industry, Ordered to Turn Over Assets under Proposed Order

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 16, 2023

Two groups of student loan debt relief scammers will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and are required to turn over their assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Key Points: 
  • Two groups of student loan debt relief scammers will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and are required to turn over their assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
  • The SL Finance defendants also falsely claimed that their program was part of the CARES Act or a similar COVID-19 relief program, according to the complaint.
  • Under the proposed orders with SL Finance, its owners, and BCO Consulting and its owners, the defendants will be permanently banned from debt relief of any kind.
  • They will also be banned from making any misrepresentations about financial products or services and from using false statements to collect consumers’ financial information.

DSFederal Awarded U.S. Marine Corps Contract for Technical Program Management Support

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Monday, October 16, 2023

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DSFederal, Inc. , an established Woman-owned Small Business, has been awarded a task order contract under their NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC to provide technical program management support for the U.S. Marine Corps' Logistics Integrated Information Solutions (LI2S-MC).

Key Points: 
  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DSFederal, Inc. , an established Woman-owned Small Business, has been awarded a task order contract under their NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC to provide technical program management support for the U.S. Marine Corps' Logistics Integrated Information Solutions (LI2S-MC).
  • DSFederal will leverage its expertise in enhancing program management through data-driven solutions to effectively support the LI2S-MC program.
  • "It is an honor and a privilege for DSFederal to support the sustainment and transformation of our Marine Corps' logistics information technology capability," said Clement Chen, Chief Executive Officer of DSFederal.
  • Through this task order, DSFederal offers a holistic range of services, including product support and asset management, logistics support, financial management, data quality management, tools administration, system engineering, test verification and validation, and cybersecurity, ensuring support for LI2S-MC into the future.

Luminary Labs awarded BARDA contract to launch Project NextGen vaccine innovation prize competitions

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Friday, October 13, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Luminary Labs, a leader in accelerating innovation on behalf of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, today announced its partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Luminary Labs will design, promote, and administer two prize competitions in support of Project NextGen's goal to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and enabling technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Luminary Labs will design, promote, and administer two prize competitions in support of Project NextGen's goal to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and enabling technologies.
  • The two international prize competitions will focus on:
    Catalyzing the development of patch-based vaccine delivery technologies with an emphasis on the collection of clinical evidence with a path toward regulatory approval and commercialization.
  • The prize competition is expected to launch in 2024, with up to $50 million in prizes.
  • "We are honored to partner with BARDA to reimagine vaccine delivery technology and help our nation prepare for known and unknown threats."

Aclid Closes Oversubscribed $3.3 Million Seed Funding Round to Advance Biosecurity and Compliance

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aclid, the security and compliance automation platform for the biotechnology industry, today announced it closed an oversubscribed seed financing of $3.3 million. The funding will enable Aclid to meet customer demand for its real-time screening and verification platform.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aclid, the security and compliance automation platform for the biotechnology industry, today announced it closed an oversubscribed seed financing of $3.3 million.
  • The funding will enable Aclid to meet customer demand for its real-time screening and verification platform.
  • "Before Aclid, DNA synthesis providers struggled with error-prone, time-consuming, and expensive manual approaches to biosecurity and compliance.
  • Bringing together their synthetic biology and engineering backgrounds, they formed Aclid to make genetic engineering safer.

Codagenix Announces Late-Breaking Presentation of Positive Clinical Immunogenicity Data For COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate CoviLiv™ at IDWeek 2023

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Codagenix Inc., a clinical-stage synthetic biology company with a rational virus design platform for viral vaccines and immuno-oncology therapeutics, today announced the late-breaking presentation of positive clinical data for its CoviLiv™ COVID-19 vaccine candidate at the upcoming IDWeek 2023 annual meeting, taking place in Boston on October 11-15, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Data show that participants who received two doses of 5x106 PFU of CoviLiv showed robust induction of both humoral and cellular immune responses.
  • T cell reactivity was demonstrated to be specific for multiple viral antigens beyond the frequently mutating spike protein.
  • The vaccine was designed using the Codagenix platform technology that re-codes the genetic material of a virus – converting the virus from a disease-causing pathogen into a stable and safe, live-attenuated vaccine.
  • SIIPL, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally, is manufacturing the vaccine for this clinical study.

Trimble Announces FedRAMP Authorized Status for e-Builder Enterprise Government Edition

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that e-Builder Enterprise Government Edition, a leading cloud-based digital project delivery solution for owners of capital improvement programs, has received an Authorization to Operate (ATO) based on the security assessment requirements of the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). The FedRAMP program addresses the security of commercial cloud service providers and helps government officials manage risk in a cloud-based environment. 

Key Points: 
  • The FedRAMP program addresses the security of commercial cloud service providers and helps government officials manage risk in a cloud-based environment.
  • The advancement from FedRAMP In Process to FedRAMP Authorized status is part of the rigorous process to ensure cloud solution offerings that process unclassified information for U.S. government agencies meet stringent security requirements aligned with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards and guidelines.
  • Available on the FedRAMP Marketplace with the designation FedRAMP Authorized, e-Builder Enterprise Government Edition is an advanced digital construction management system with built-in, federally-approved levels of security controls and compliance features not offered by public clouds.
  • To learn more about Trimble's e-Builder Enterprise Government Edition, visit: www.e-builder.net/industries/government .

DSFederal Expands Leadership with Senior VP of Operations Focused on Delivery Excellence

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DSFederal, Inc. , a government-focused leader in data science and digital solutions announced the appointment of Simona Lovin as its Senior Vice President of Operations.

Key Points: 
  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DSFederal, Inc. , a government-focused leader in data science and digital solutions announced the appointment of Simona Lovin as its Senior Vice President of Operations.
  • Ms. Lovin will lead the successful delivery of program performance and operations across the entire business portfolio.
  • Ms. Lovin has over 25 years of broad and deep experience in business operations, program management, strategic planning, business development and capture, and enterprise architecture.
  • Since 2007, DSFederal has been instrumental in supporting federal agencies achieve mission success by harnessing actionable insights from applied information.

Performant Financial Corporation Awarded New York State Medicaid RAC Contract

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Performant Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: PFMT) (Performant or the Company), a leading provider of technology-enabled payment integrity, eligibility, and related analytics services, announced that New York State’s Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) awarded Performant its 2023 Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) contract following an open and competitive procurement process.

Key Points: 
  • Performant Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: PFMT) (Performant or the Company), a leading provider of technology-enabled payment integrity, eligibility, and related analytics services, announced that New York State’s Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) awarded Performant its 2023 Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) contract following an open and competitive procurement process.
  • Simeon Kohl, Performant’s CEO, expressed his enthusiasm saying, “We are excited and proud to be named the exclusive RAC contractor for the State of New York’s Medicaid program.
  • This award builds on more than 15 consecutive years of successful collaboration between Performant and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in our role as a fee-for-service Medicare RAC.
  • We appreciate New York State OMIG’s commitment to program integrity and gratefully acknowledge their faith in Performant.