Defense News in Brief: USS Ronald Reagan, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Sailors Administer COVID-19 Boosters to American, Japanese Base Employees

Source: United States Navy

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) worked side-by-side with their counterparts from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka (USNHY) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) to administer COVID-19 boosters to American and Japanese base civilian employees, Jan. 28.

Security News in Brief: Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. to Enforce the Rights of United States Army National Guard Member

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving allegations that the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. (WREC) terminated U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Garrett Woodard when he returned from military service in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). 

Security News in Brief: Clayton Deardorff and Stepping Stones Healthcare LLC Agree to Pay $589,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Clayton Deardorff (“Deardorff”) and his company, Stepping Stones Healthcare, LLC (“SSH”), have agreed to pay $589,000 to resolve allegations that they engaged in an illegal kickback arrangement with a Mississippi Critical Access Hospital (“CAH”) in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”).