Medicare chief accused of retaliating against contractor
GAO investigators found that Thomas Scully, head of CMS, canceled up to 1.6 million dollars in new work for the University of Wisconsin Center for Health Systems Research & Analysis last September the same day Medicare staff approved it. Scully warned Zimmermann in blunt emails that noncompliance would end contracts, while a DHHS executive criticized the UW center in a written response.
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GAO
Department of Health and Human Services
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Government weighs suspending Sprint contracts
The government weighs suspending Sprint business after the company allegedly overcharged the Justice Department by more than $2 million. The GSA was urged by its inspector general to bar Sprint from new contracts, a decision that would affect a $600 million annual federal contract portfolio.
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GSA
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Mary Alice Johnson
MCI
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Verizon workers enter third day on strike deadline unresolved
Verizon and two unions continued negotiations as 78,000 telephone workers stayed on the job without a contract for a third day. Fed mediation has overseen talks. unions cite job security and health care as unresolved issues amid possible layoffs and cost cuts.
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District of Columbia
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
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Communications Workers of America
CWA
Candice Johnson
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
High schoolers admire family role models in survey
The Horatio Alger Association reports 75 percent of 1,055 high school students aged 14 to 18 say they get along very well or extremely well with parents. Most others rate relations as OK, with 3 percent indicating disagreements. Teens name family as top role models and trust in family as a key resource.
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Fla
Edun
Horatio Alger Association
University of Miami
Teens Back Family Life Despite Stereotypes Survey Finds
The State of our Nation's Youth survey shows most teens get along well with their families. The report notes positive family ties despite stereotypes and mentions teen work and activity among factors.
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