Security News in Brief: Atlanta pharmacy to pay $4.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations regarding compound medications

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Curant, Inc., which owns pharmacies in Smyrna, Georgia and St. Petersburg, Florida, along with its owners and related entities, agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, charging the government far higher prices than the “usual and customary” prices charged to other patients.

Defense News in Brief: NAVWAR Discusses Future Force Readiness at Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) top leaders and technical experts participated in the 2021 Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium (FMMS) at the San Diego Convention Center, Oct. 17-19, to discuss current challenges and identify future opportunities to modernize the fleet and harness the most advanced capabilities available to maintain an advantage at sea.

Defense News in Brief: Returning Expeditionary Medicine to the Arctic Circle

Source: United States Navy

NORWEGIAN CAVES – Displaying a commitment to European partners and ensuring that the U.S. Navy has the medical readiness infrastructure to respond to a dynamic security environment, Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), in coordination with the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command (NEMSCOM), returned to the Norwegian caves.