Defense News in Brief: Annual INCSEA Consultations

Source: United States Navy

Rear Adm. Shawn Duane, Deputy Operations, Plans and Strategy N3/N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations will participate in the annual Prevention of Incidents On and Over the Waters Outside the Limits of the Territorial Sea (INCSEA) consultations May 25, 2021, in Moscow.

Defense News in Brief: USS Russell Returns from Deployment

Source: United States Navy

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) returned to San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations, May 21. Russell left San Diego in early December 2020 to take part in a sustainment exercise with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) before deploying to the Indo-Pacific, Dec. 23, 2020.

Defense News in Brief: NPS Student Uses Multidisciplinary Approach to Study Sea Level Rise at Navy Installation

Source: United States Navy

MONTEREY, Calif. – For the large number of naval bases located on an ocean’s coast, the prospect of sea level rise (SLR) poses a real potential threat, especially since a rising sea doesn’t necessarily impact everywhere the same way. There are many variables to consider, such as the local coastal geology and geography, as well as tide fluctuations and meteorological events.

Security News in Brief: SavaSeniorCare LLC Agrees to Pay $11.2 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Source: United States Department of Justice News

SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava), based in Georgia, have agreed to pay $11.2 million, plus additional amounts if certain financial contingencies occur, to resolve allegations that Sava violated the False Claims Act by causing its skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to bill the Medicare program for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary or skilled, and to resolve allegations that Sava billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs for grossly substandard skilled nursing services. Sava currently owns and operates SNFs across the country.