MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: The Attorney General's Office announced that Amy Trela, 48, of Winooski, Vermont, and Alicia Russell, 29, of Essex, Vermont, were both arraigned today as co-defendants, each charged with one count of felony Medicaid Fraud. The charges brought against Ms. Trela and Ms. Russell are the result of an investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residenti  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Proposes Rule to the Mitigate Impact of Significant, Anomalous, and Highly Suspect (SAHS) Billing Activity on Medicare Shared Savings Program June 28: CMS released a proposed rule titled "Medicare Program: Miti  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: On Thursday, July 11, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivered closing remarks via video teleconference at the 29th Council of Governors plenary meeting being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the session, she participated alongside Council Co-Chairs Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Governor Phil Scott of Vermont; Senior Official Performing the   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: On Thursday, July 11, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivered closing remarks via video teleconference at the 29th Council of Governors plenary meeting being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the session, she participated alongside Council Co-Chairs Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Governor Phil Scott of Vermont; Senior Official Performing the Duties o  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Tim Walz co-chaired the Council of Governors' 29th plenary meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting focused on progress made on issues of homeland security, cybersecurity, emergency management and disaster response, issues impacting the Air and Army National Guard, and strategic defense budget planning. "It was an honor to convene a bipartisan Council of Governors meeting today a  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release: * * * Funded Projects Will Provide Professional Development To The Current Museum Workforce, Train And Recruit Future Museum Professionals, And Identify And Share Effective Practices In Workforce Education And Training. * * * The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced the FY24 recipients of its 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (21MP). Awarded institutions wil  more