Federal Government News
Access news pertaining and targeted to the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government as well as employees of federal agencies, commissions and committees. Learn about the latest political action committees, lobby groups, think tanks, legislative initiatives, government contracts and more.
Clubhouse International Teams Up with Nearly 200 Businesses and Non-Profits for Inaugural Mental Health Action Day
Clubhouse International, in partnership with 193 leading brands, nonprofits and cultural leaders is proud to announce the first-ever Mental Health Action Day, to be held on Thursday, May 20 during Mental Health Awareness Month. They hope to encourage more people to take action for better mental health. - April 14, 2021 - Clubhouse International
National Bank of Georgia Joins OmniFi Central Bank Client Roster
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has added the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) to OmniFi’s expanding community of central banking users. Initially, the bank will use OmniFi to build test cases and reports. - April 14, 2021 - SkySparc
Ambit, Inc. Announces the Release of AmbitVPN’s Post-Quantum Native Windows Application
Ambit, Inc., a US based post-quantum cybersecurity company, announces the release of AmbitVPN’s Post-Quantum Windows desktop - www.ambitvpn.com. This new native VPN Windows application is 4x faster than the initial beta while achieving near-line speed on internal tests. This positions the company’s Post-Quantum VPN as a market leader in speed and security for their users on Android and iOS mobile apps, as well as Mac desktop. Linux desktop users will have AmbitVPN soon too. - April 08, 2021 - Ambit Inc.
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Extends Desktop Alert Emergency Mass Notification and Communication System for Personnel Protection and Accountability
Desktop Alert is the provider of Mass Notification to all NATO nations is the industry’s leader second only to AtHoc, the largest leading provider of NAS emergency mass notification systems to the U.S. military and federal government. Desktop Alert is currently protecting millions of personnel at army locations such as Fort Campbell, National Guard Enterprise, 30 NATO Nations and numerous U.S. military bases and locations around the world. - March 22, 2021 - Desktop Alert
CyboSoft Releases pH Control System Design Guide to Help Customers Comply with EPA Rules and Achieve Quick ROI
CyboSoft's pH Control System Design Guide can help industrial plants meet wastewater discharge codes, save chemical reagents, and improve plant safety and productivity. - March 22, 2021 - CyboSoft
3D Instructions Will Enable Air Force Maintenance: Innovative Training App Enhances Mission Readiness
BILT Inc wins a SBIR phase 1 contract to help improve Air Force maintenance and training. Interactive 3D-guided instructions on the BILT mobile app support assembly, installation, set up, repair, and programming for thousands of commercial products. BILT improves the user experience while reducing project completion time and errors. The BILT solution will increase mission readiness worldwide. - March 15, 2021 - BILT Incorporated
TechFlow’s EMI Services Wins Contract to Help U.S. Marine Corps Base Range Operations at Camp Pendleton, California
EMI to support The West Coast’s Premier Fleet Marine Force Training Base with Range Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Support - March 10, 2021 - TechFlow
Luminit Government Services Names Dr. Lev Sadovnik CEO
The aerospace industry veteran and expert in optics and RF research brings over 40 years of experience in developing innovative technologies for government agencies. - March 06, 2021 - Luminit
Liberty Cookies Launches Political Action Committee for the Non-Violent Majority of Americans
Liberty Cookies PAC supports democratic change as demanded by the non-violent majority of Americans that are typically not politically active. "The status quo must go." - Liberty Cookies PAC - February 25, 2021 - Liberty Cookies
Watershed Security, LLC Selects Don General as CIO and Hezekiah Natta as COO
Watershed Security, LLC, an ISO 9001:2015-certified provider of Cyber Security and Information Technology solutions for defense and civilian markets, has selected Don General to be their new Chief Information Officer and Hezekiah Natta as their Chief Operating Officer. Don, who previously served... - February 23, 2021 - Watershed Security, LLC
Tigerlily Foundation Joins AACR and 130 Other Organizations in Heartfelt Letter to President Biden
Tigerlily Foundation, a national breast cancer organization, is banding together with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and 130 organizations, cancer centers and other institutions in soliciting the support of President Biden regarding the COVID-19 pandemic vaccination schedule... - February 20, 2021 - Tigerlily Foundation
The Proven Optics Financial Management Application Suite Receives ServiceNow’s Highest Certification – Built on Now
Proven Optics LLC, a practitioner-founded software and services company, announced that the Proven Optics TBM Federal Cost Modeling Application and Federal Budget Formulation & Execution Application from its Financial Management Application Suite are now certified as part of the ServiceNow Built on Now Program. - February 19, 2021 - Proven Optics
President Biden: Will You Save America’s Heritage Wild Horses?
An open letter to the President of the United States of America - Joseph R. Biden Jr. about the Bureau of Land Management's mismanagement of native-species American wild horses. - February 10, 2021 - Wildhorse Ranch Productions
Virginia Businessman Dr. Tommy R. Nash Savoring Sustained Entrepreneurial Success as the Face of COGA Life Instructor, Gifted Author
https://makingheadlinenews.com/2021/01/18/virginia-businessman-dr-tommy-r-nash-savoring-sustained-entrepreneurial-success-as-the-face-of-coga-life-instructor-gifted-author/ Making Immeasurable Strides - A native of Duck Hill, Mississippi - a rural Montgomery County establishment that is comprised... - February 04, 2021 - COGA - Leadership Intelligence Creates Leadership Champions
Alkawther Makki Joins Paul Lubanski as Lt. Governor Running Mate in Michigan Lubanski and Makki Are “Righteous Independents”
Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Lubanski Selects Alkawther Makki as Lt. Governor Running Mate. - January 29, 2021 - Paul Lubanski
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Praises Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project Praises President Elect Joseph Biden's Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine to Become Assistant Secretary of Health. - January 21, 2021 - Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
FoxFury and Autel Announce Professional Tactical Lighting and Payload Delivery Systems for Autel EVO II Aircraft
New lighting solutions for Autel EVO II series aircraft provide pilots with the most powerful airborne lighting system available for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and a releaseable Payload delivery system. - January 16, 2021 - Autel Robotics
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers for Vaccine and Laboratory Cold Storage Introduced by ATS
ATS announces both freestanding and portable freezers for vaccines, biological materials, and biomedical uses. The ultra-low temperature freezers can continuously store biological materials, including vaccines, at temperatures as low as -86°C (-123°F) with +/- 0.1°C accuracy. - January 07, 2021 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Stanford Healthcare Loses in Appeals Court, Accused of Alleged $468 Million Dollar Healthcare Billing Fraud
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected Stanford Healthcare’s (formerly Stanford Hospitals and Clinic) argument in the U.S. government’s case against Stanford Healthcare for nearly $500 million dollars of alleged Medicare billing fraud. In entering its ruling against the... - January 05, 2021 - GJLaw
Zenius Corporation Announces Senior Director, Operations & Sales, to Lead Company's Business Development Strategy
Zenius Corporation’s founder and CEO Prasanna Amitabh announced the addition of Paul Cinquegrane as Senior Director of Operations and Sales. Mr. Cinquegrane comes on board to streamline the company’s internal operations, and to supplement Zenius Corp’s aim to provide digital... - January 01, 2021 - Zenius Corporation
APTQI Commends Congress for Easing Medicare Cuts to Specialty Care in End-of-Year Package
Legislation delays add-on code by three years, extends sequester relief - December 22, 2020 - Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall has been elected to serve on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Her term runs through Dec. 31, 2023. The SACSCOC is the regional body for the... - December 18, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Digital Aerolus Elects New Independent Director
Digital Aerolus, Inc., an autonomous software developer and provider of unmanned aerial vehicles, announced today the election of Douglas Davis to the company’s Board of Directors. With thirty-five years of technology-related experience at Intel Corporation, most recently as a senior... - December 14, 2020 - Digital Aerolus
Netizen Again Named One of the Most Successful Veteran-Owned Businesses in U.S. for 2nd Year in a Row
Netizen Corporation, an ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015 certified provider of cybersecurity and related solutions for defense, government, and commercial markets, has been once again named one of the nation’s fastest-growing veteran-owned businesses by Inc. Magazine in partnership with the... - December 12, 2020 - Netizen Corporation
Topsarge Business Solutions Receives National Veterans Hiring Award
Topsarge Business Solutions wins 2020 Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor for Hiring Vets in the Workplace. - December 06, 2020 - Topsarge Business Solutions LLC
AirData and Autel Integration & Partnership to Reduce Risk on Autel EVO II Series with AirData Fleet Management; AirData Software Platform Integrates Autel EVO II Series
AirData UAV and Autel Enterprise Robotics are announcing a new partnership specially tailored to meet the needs of Autel Pilots across the USA: Autel EVO II users will receive a one-month free trial of AirData Enterprise fleet management software. This partnership assists Unmanned Pilots in managing flight data, maintenance scheduling, pilot currency, and livestreaming of any Autel EVO Series aircraft. - December 04, 2020 - Autel Robotics
Micro-Arcing Smoke Detection and Precision “Clean Agent” Fire Suppression Are Ready for PoE Environments
"Our ambition in the industry will embrace our new surgical approach to computer and server room smoke detection and suppression systems." – Lloyd Aronoff, Founder of Sterling Langley LLC - December 02, 2020 - Sterling Langley LLC
Kidney Community to Administration, Congress: Make Sure Vulnerable Patients Are Among the First in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
CDC and Public Health Experts State That Patients with Kidney Disease Have Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 Disease - November 25, 2020 - Kidney Care Partners
SkyePoint Decisions Realigns Executive Leadership Team
SkyePoint Decisions, Inc. (SkyePoint Decisions), a leader in Cybersecurity Solutions, Engineering, Information Technology Operations, and Applications Integration that specializes in serving Federal Government missions, announced today the realignment of key members of its Executive Leadership Team. - November 14, 2020 - SkyePoint Decisions, Inc.
Judge Elizabeth Davis Frizell, Candidate for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3, Could be the First African American Woman to Serve on Texas’ Highest Court
If elected, Judge Frizell will be the first African American woman to serve on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3, unseating Republican incumbent Judge Bert Richardson. - November 04, 2020 - Elizabeth Davis Frizell
Sick Politics Announces the Launch of New Website and YouTube Channel
The Sick Politics website is a combination of current news, political/news blog articles and satirical and political entertainment. In addition to the website, Sick Politics has a YouTube Channel that produces and promotes entertaining political videos. - October 31, 2020 - Sick Politics
CQRC Applauds Proposed DME Rule for Protecting Access to Home Respiratory Care
By excluding home oxygen supplies and equipment from Round 2021 of the Competitive Bidding Program, Medicare ensures beneficiaries will continue to receive uninterrupted access to home respiratory care during the COVID-19 pandemic. - October 29, 2020 - CQRC
Vascular Care Leaders Applaud Rep. Ruben Gallego for Co-Sponsoring Bill to Address Health Inequities in Peripheral Artery Disease
The Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act aims to prevent amputations by expanding Medicare and Medicaid coverage for PAD and establishing a PAD education program. - October 28, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
Fuego HD Releases Beta Version of Politically Themed Endless Runner Game, The Presidential Race
New mobile blockchain game The Presidential Race beta version now available on Google Play and Apple TestFlight for Android and IOS devices, airdrops 5000 Ethereum tokens hoping to get people to go vote. - October 28, 2020 - Fuego HD
Relatives of PS752 Victims File Lawsuit Against the Islamic Republic of Iran in U.S. District Court
Herischi & Associates LLC, on behalf of the families of several of the 176 victims who died when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was allegedly shot down by Iranian air defenses, has filed a suit in D.C. District Court against the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard... - October 27, 2020 - Herischi & Associates LLC
CQRC Celebrates National Respiratory Care Week
CQRC urges Congress to pass H.R. 8158 to waive budget neutrality for home oxygen services, supplies and equipment. - October 26, 2020 - CQRC
Ghanaian Americans Demand Policymakers to Approve Critical Coronavirus Relief
Ghana Diaspora Public Affairs Collective (GHPAC) extends the following statement regarding the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act ("HEROES Act"): "This week the United States Congress failed to help the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic when the... - October 25, 2020 - Ghana Diaspora Political Action Committee
CardioVascular Coalition Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Reduce Amputations, Improve Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness & Screening
Reps. Donald Payne, Jr., Bobby Rush and Ruben Gallego introduce Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act to expand coverage for PAD screening and intervention. - October 22, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
Community Family Life Services Launches "Starter Kit" Initiative for Formerly Incarcerated Women in the District of Columbia
This new women’s reentry initiative provides women returning home from DOC or BOP a "Starter Kit" containing the essential tools needed to thrive. - October 17, 2020 - Community Family Life Services
US Navy to Adopt High-Tech Learning Solution; BILT to Provide 3D Interactive Maintenance Instructions to Naval Shipyard Workforce
Navy sailors and maintainers will soon be utilizing state-of-the-art 3D interactive instructions accessible on the BILT mobile app. The Software as a Service (SaaS) company has been awarded a SBIR Phase III contract. The goal of the SBIR program is to stimulate tech innovation and foster small business solutions for federal research and development. The 3D animated instructions will make the Naval Shipyard Workforce better, faster and safer. - October 14, 2020 - BILT Incorporated
Paragon Cyber Solutions Announces Cybersecurity Registered Apprenticeship Program
Paragon Cyber Solutions, LLC, a veteran, minority, woman-owned information security company, received approval from the Florida Department of Education for an in-depth Cybersecurity apprenticeship program. - October 08, 2020 - Paragon Cyber Solutions, LLC
California Attorneys See a Spike in Asset Seizures on U.S.-Mexico Border
Civil forfeiture, also known as asset seizures, is a relatively unknown, yet highly controversial practice whereby state and government agencies confiscate cash and belongings from individuals who are merely suspected of a crime. While these cases can occur anywhere in the country, there has been a... - October 06, 2020 - San Diego Defenders
Congressman Vern Buchanan Urges CMS to Eliminate Home Health Payment System Rate Reductions for 2021
Home health leaders commend Congressman Buchanan for asking Medicare to re-evaluate assumptions used as basis for PDGM home health rate reduction. - October 01, 2020 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
Ambit Inc. Announces the Release of AmbitVPN’s Enduring Digital Privacy on Mac Desktop
As early as 2021, a technique known as Variational Quantum Factoring may enable quantum computers to begin decrypting everything on the internet. AmbitVPN is a new post quantum encryption VPN leveraging WireGuard. It's faster and more secure, protecting your privacy today and tomorrow. Even without this method, quantum computers will decrypt classically encrypted email clients, cloud solutions, and consumer/enterprise VPNs as soon as 2023. AmbitVPN prevents this coming quantum decryption crisis. - September 28, 2020 - Ambit Inc.
WiCON Publishes the China Pharmaceutical Guide 2020 - Stabilizing Growth Amid Deepening Reform
WiCON International Group LLC, the publisher of well-known WiCON | Pharma China (www.pharmachinaonline.com), announced that its China Pharmaceutical Guide 2020 (15th Edition) is now published. The publication reports stabilizing Chinese pharma growth amid deepening healthcare and drug regulatory reform. - September 20, 2020 - WiCON International Group LLC
European Central Bank Extends Partnership with SkySparc
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has been re-selected by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide comprehensive consultancy services for four years to support its use of the Wallstreet Suite (WSS). The new arrangement extends SkySparc’s continuous relationship with the ECB to sixteen years. - September 19, 2020 - SkySparc
The World Needs Enduring Digital Privacy and Ambit Inc. Has Delivered It
As early as 2021, a technique known as Variational Quantum Factoring may enable quantum computers to begin decrypting everything on the internet. AmbitVPN is a new post quantum encryption VPN leveraging WireGuard. It's faster and more secure, protecting your privacy today and tomorrow. - September 18, 2020 - Ambit Inc.
Autel Enterprise is Announces Its Partnership with FoxFury Lighting
System-Specific lighting Authorized for the Autel EVO II Series Aircraft - September 17, 2020 - Autel Robotics
Manimas Sees a White Elephant in the 2020 Election
John Manimas, the only presidential candidate who seriously recommends mandatory voting, predicts that if Trump is re-elected, the Republican Party will use the 25th Amendment to remove him from office and make Mike Pence the President in order to continue execution of a right-wing plan to change the United States of America into the Confederate States of America. - September 15, 2020 - John Manimas Campaign
iGrad Partners with Columbia University to Combat Student Loan Crisis with AI-Powered Student Financial Wellness Platform
Leading financial wellness company iGrad has partnered with Columbia University to provide a customized, interactive online and mobile financial wellness platform to the private Ivy League university’s students. - September 12, 2020 - iGrad