contracts

JD Vance’s task force flags nearly $6.3B in government contracts going to potentially fraudulent businesses

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Fraud crackdown ramps up Vice President Vance leads the first White House anti-fraud task force meeting, targeting massive fraud in healthcare programs. Dr. Mehmet Oz highlights egregious Medicare and Medicaid fraud in Los Angeles, with nearly 2,000 hospices. Kim Strassel discusses the $260 million withheld from Minnesota for oversight failures, emphasizing the need for states … Read more

DHS scraps Noem policy requiring secretary’s review of all contracts above $100,000

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The Department of Homeland Security, now led by Secretary Markwayne Mullin, on Wednesday reversed a policy put in place by former Secretary Kristi Noem that required the secretary to approve contracts and grants worth more than $100,000. There were thousands of contracts in this range. The directive lifts the requirement across all DHS components, including … Read more

DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts

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WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to a senior Homeland Security official. The development comes just days after the new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last … Read more

Judge blocks Trump administration from limiting Anthropic’s contracts with federal government

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A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off all work with the AI company. Anthropic sued the Defense Department and other federal agencies this month after the Pentagon labeled it a “supply-chain risk to national security.” President Donald Trump said … Read more

Allina Health acquisition by California’s Sutter raises union concerns over contracts, pensions

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Healthcare unions representing thousands of Allina Health workers say they have concerns about contracts and pension plans after California-based Sutter Health announced plans to acquire the Minnesota health system. Sutter announced plans this week to acquire Minnesota-based Allina in a deal that would create a healthcare system spanning three states and serving 5 million patients. Sutter … Read more

DHS defends McLaughlin after allegations husband’s company profited millions from ad contracts: ‘Baseless’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained financial statements shed light on claims that former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin’s husband’s company profited millions as a result of a DHS advertising campaign. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questioning during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, and … Read more

Residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun ranges

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ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers training at a local gun range largely went unnoticed by residents of one Southern California city for more than a decade, until President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the recent fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents. The arrangement in Escondido, a city of about 150,000 … Read more