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Greenberg Traurig's Melissa Prusock to Moderate ABA Public Contract Law Public Procurement Symposium Panel

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Melissa P. Prusock, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP's Government Contracts Practice, will speak at the American Bar Association (ABA) Public Contract Law Section's Public Procurement Symposium in New Orleans Nov. 2.

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  • Melissa P. Prusock, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP's Government Contracts Practice, will speak at the American Bar Association (ABA) Public Contract Law Section's Public Procurement Symposium in New Orleans Nov. 2.
  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Melissa P. Prusock , a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP 's Government Contracts Practice , will speak at the American Bar Association (ABA) Public Contract Law Section's Public Procurement Symposium in New Orleans Nov. 2.
  • Prusock will moderate the panel "Grants 101: An Introduction to and Refresher on Federal Grants and What May Be Changing," which will discussstatutes and regulations governing federal grants.
  • Prusock is a shareholder in the firm's Washington, D.C. office where she focuses her practice on investigations, litigation, and counseling related to federal government contracts and grants.

Promethean Accelerates Global Growth Strategy with New Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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SEATTLE, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Promethean, a leading global education technology company, announced the appointment of Arthur Giterman as chief financial officer. Giterman joins the executive team leading the financial strategy, growth, and execution of the overall Promethean business worldwide. With the new merger agreement announced last month, Giterman will be instrumental in Promethean operating as a standalone public company.

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  • SEATTLE, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Promethean , a leading global education technology company, announced the appointment of Arthur Giterman as chief financial officer.
  • Giterman joins the executive team leading the financial strategy, growth, and execution of the overall Promethean business worldwide.
  • My passion lies in helping companies achieve successful outcomes, including accelerated growth, building scale, and driving a superior culture and experience for customers and employees," said Arthur Giterman, chief financial officer at Promethean.
  • "Arthur brings unparalleled experience to the role of CFO, which will be critical to our global growth strategy."

McInnis Law: Whistleblower to Receive $60,000 from $300,000 Government Healthcare Fraud Settlement with Brookdale Hospital

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NYC whistleblower attorney Timothy J. McInnis announced his client, Clemire Young, will receive $60,000 (20%) from the proceeds of a $300,000 Government healthcare fraud settlement with The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center ("Brookdale Hospital"), a 530-bed, nonprofit teaching hospital located at One Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY.

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  • NEW YORK, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NYC whistleblower attorney Timothy J. McInnis announced his client, Clemire Young, will receive $60,000 (20%) from the proceeds of a $300,000 Government healthcare fraud settlement with The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center ("Brookdale Hospital"), a 530-bed, nonprofit teaching hospital located at One Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY.
  • The settlement, which was approved by US District Judge I. Leo Glasser on 5/17/2023, resolves allegations brought by Ms. Young , a former employee of Brookdale Hospital, under the qui tam whistleblower provisions of the Federal and NY False Claims Acts.
  • Clemire Young v. The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, 19-CV-2272 (Glasser, J.
  • For additional information about Ms. Young's case or other False Claims Act matters, please contact:

ICF Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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RESTON, Va., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and technology services provider, reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. 

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  • Commenting on the results, John Wasson, chair and chief executive officer, said, "Our first quarter results represented a very strong start to the year.
  • The revenue and profit impacts of this action in 2023 are immaterial and thus do not affect our 2023 guidance.
  • First quarter 2023 total revenue increased 16.9% to $483.3 million from $413.5 million in the first quarter of 2022.
  • On May 9, 2023, ICF declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share, payable on July 14, 2023, to shareholders of record on June 9, 2023.

Winston & Strawn's Washington, D.C., Office Adds Trio of Government Contracts Partners

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Monday, May 8, 2023
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All three partners will work out of the firm's Washington, D.C., office and will add a broad array of government contracts experience to the firm, including handling regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters.

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  • All three partners will work out of the firm's Washington, D.C., office and will add a broad array of government contracts experience to the firm, including handling regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters.
  • He maintains a nationwide litigation practice representing government contractors in all matters related to state and federal government contracts, including False Claims Act matters, suspension/debarment proceedings, procurement fraud, small business issues, claims, and prime/subcontractor disputes.
  • Elizabeth Leavy is an experienced government contracts litigator representing corporations in disputes and government investigations related to the award, administration, and termination of federal and state government contracts.
  • "Their experience will help Winston stay one step ahead on critical issues affecting the lifecycle of federal and state government contracts.

HHS Awards UniqnetS3, LLC Contract

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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ELKRIDGE, Md., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynanet joint venture, UniqnetS3, LLC, was awarded a contract to support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Information Technology.

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  • ELKRIDGE, Md., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynanet joint venture, UniqnetS3, LLC, was awarded a contract to support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Information Technology.
  • As the lead entity, Dynanet is responsible for the execution of the Information Technology (IT) Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture (EA) Support Services contract.
  • Dynanet will provide support in the areas of EA methodologies and frameworks, IT governance and portfolio management, and EA analysis to support decision making and delivery.
  • Leveraging our 20+ years of IT PfM, EA and IT governance corporate experience, Dynanet will help HHS OIG advance the adoption of modern technologies to increase the speed and quality of IT product and service delivery.

SEC Appoints Deborah J. Jeffrey as Inspector General

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2023) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Deborah J. Jeffrey as Inspector General, effective May 7, 2023.

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  • Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2023) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Deborah J. Jeffrey as Inspector General, effective May 7, 2023.
  • “Deb will bring incredible experience in public service and oversight to the SEC,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
  • Before becoming AmeriCorps’s Inspector General in 2012, Ms. Jeffrey was in the private practice of law for 25 years.
  • Under the Inspector General Act of 1978, Inspectors General have a dual and independent reporting relationship to the Commission and to Congress.

Performant Financial Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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Recovery revenues in the fourth quarter were $0.1 million, compared to $2.3 million in the prior year period.

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  • Recovery revenues in the fourth quarter were $0.1 million, compared to $2.3 million in the prior year period.
  • Revenues from Customer Care / Outsourced Services in the fourth quarter were $3.1 million, compared to $3.7 million in the prior year period.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $2.3 million compared to $5.0 million in the prior year period.
  • The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.

Illumio Launches The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illumio Inc. , the Zero Trust Segmentation company, today announced The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast, a new podcast for CISOs, security leaders and SecOps practitioners.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illumio Inc. , the Zero Trust Segmentation company, today announced The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast, a new podcast for CISOs, security leaders and SecOps practitioners.
  • Listeners will walk away with actionable insights on how to leverage Zero Trust to bolster cyber resilience in any setting.
  • Zero Trust,” discussing the efficacy of the Zero Trust framework, how Zero Trust equates to assuming breach, and what organizations get wrong when mapping out their Zero Trust strategies.
  • “In today’s threat landscape, ransomware attacks and other breaches will continue to occur unless practitioners adopt an assume breach mindset and focus on developing and executing against a Zero Trust strategy.

Advize Adds Top Medicaid Expert Jim Cox to its Team of Subject Matter Experts

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Friday, January 6, 2023
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WINTER PARK, Fla., Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Advize Health LLC, (Advize) a leading healthcare advisory and consultancy in the fraud, waste, abuse (FWA), compliance and payment integrity space, continues to enhance and expand its team of Best-in-Class subject matter experts (SME) with the addition of James "Jim" Cox to its consulting and advisory team.

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  • WINTER PARK, Fla., Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Advize Health LLC, (Advize) a leading healthcare advisory and consultancy in the fraud, waste, abuse (FWA), compliance and payment integrity space, continues to enhance and expand its team of Best-in-Class subject matter experts (SME) with the addition of James "Jim" Cox to its consulting and advisory team.
  • Jim comes to Advize following a successful career in both federal and state government leadership roles.
  • Being responsible for the overall direction of Medicaid audits and investigations, Jim is considered a leading national expert in all aspects of Medicare and Medicaid payment integrity.
  • We hire and manage the subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide the best for our clients without having the marked-up price of our competitors.