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USIS Agrees to Forego At Least $30 Million Owed By OPM In Settlement

Friday, August 21st, 2015

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USIS Agrees to Forego At Least $30 Million Owed By OPM In Settlement

Background investigation firm U.S. Investigation Services Inc. (USIS) and its parent company, Altegrity Inc., agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department whereby the company forgoes at least $30 million owed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Justice Department announced Wednesday.The settlement is tied to allegations USIS violated the False Claims Act (FCA) for contract work for background investigations with OPM. USIS and Altegrity agreed to forego the money owed by the government in exchange for a…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]