Public Policy & Government News

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (G.E.H.A), a nonprofit member association serving the federal community, has announced that premiums will remain flat or decrease for six of its seven health options for the 2027 plan year, reinforcing G.E.H.A’s focus on affordability as federal families continue to navigate rising everyday costs.G.E.H.A will offer five Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) options in 2027: a High Deductible Health Plan...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF Statement on Department of Justice Settlement...

WINDSOR, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just four days before a possible strike, CUPE 2974 members and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EWEMS) have reached a tentative agreement following months of negotiations. The parties worked through the evening on Monday to finalize the agreement after EWEMS returned to the table willing to move on several outstanding issues. “This came down to the wire but ultimately we came to an agreement that will make a difference for paramedics, help our service, and...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global investigations firm Nardello & Co. is pleased to announce the arrival of Austin P. Berglas as Managing Director and Head of Cyber Operations, based in New York. Berglas brings to the firm more than two decades of government experience, including as a special agent and head of the FBI New York's Cyber Branch, where he oversaw all national security and criminal cyber investigations, and as a captain in the United States Army. He joins after serving as Global...

YUBA COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FireDome, an autonomous wildfire resilience company, today announced the launch of its U.S. operations, anchored by a demonstration site at Yuba County Airport. The site gives FireDome a dedicated environment in a wildfire risk prone area with real world conditions to validate its system as the company prepares for commercial deployment. Over the past several months, the company has quietly established a fully operational site featuring offices, a control r...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chiplytics, a pioneer in microelectronics verification technology, today announced a $4.5 million funding round led by Scout Ventures and Waypoint Ventures and the opening of an inspection laboratory in Bellport, New York. The financing includes an Air Force Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) award to advance Chiplytics’ inspection technology. From COVID-19 to today’s memory crunch, semiconductor shortages show how a single point of failure can leave manufacturers witho...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FINRA has fined Revere Securities LLC $800,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) and supervisory violations related to small-cap initial public offerings (IPOs) for foreign-based issuers. As part of the settlement, FINRA also required Revere to retain a third-party consultant to conduct a review of compliance with FINRA rules, obtain a report from the consultant with recommendations on how to remediate its supervisory procedures and systems, and implement those recomme...

PALO ALTO, Calif. & CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Centurion Infrastructure Group ("Centurion") and BridgePeak Energy Capital ("BridgePeak") today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the delivery of reliable energy infrastructure on federal installations. Centurion’s mission is to build energy infrastructure on federal installations, at speed, through automated engineering and private capital, so that base commanders have assured power for growing critical loads, allowing every...

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MolinaCares Accord grants $50,000 to grow southern Arizona direct care workforce....

Ottawa, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait times and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario, CCPA senior researcher Andrew Longhurst analyses data from Ontario’s 918 licensed private centres—called integrated community health services centres (ICHSCs)—and two private hospitals offer...