BALTIMORE, MD, October 8, 2024 – New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States’ largest healthcare capitation program.
Hurricane Milton is barrelling toward the west coast of Florida. Meteorologists predict the storm will make landfall Wednesday at a level of either Category 3 or 4, in what one Wall Street analyst predicts could inflict between $50 to $175 billion worth of losses on the Tampa/Fort Myers region. Millions of residents have been ordered to evacuate.
Aided by intense pressure from senior Biden administration officials, the shipping companies, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance, significantly increased the raise they were offering the dockworkers to 62% from their previous offer of a 50% boost in pay. The International Longshoremen’s Association, the dockworkers’ union, was seeking a 77% raise, but it accepted the new offer, which will be phased in over six years.
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BALTIMORE, MD, September 9, 2022 – Can you really trust that online product review before you make a purchase decision? New research has found that the practice of faking online product reviews may be more pervasive than you think.
Since its inaugural event, we have been known to say of Digital Procurement World that it is “The Best New Procurement Event in Years.” We made this statement based on its ability to “bring together not only procurement organizations and technology (and services) firms in a conversation around digital, but also to engage the start-up community and investors … and do a great job of connecting them with buyers, consultants and others.”
President Biden committed $80 billion over the next decade to support the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provide help for IRS agents to get their job done. Republicans are crying foul, suggesting that every American will be targeted for unnecessary and unwelcomed harassment, especially small business owners. Like any partisan response, the truth typically falls somewhere in the middle.
In the wake of a new U.N. report, activists are calling for strict enforcement policies banning imports from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. But beneath the political rhetoric, these measures are failing to do what they are ultimately intended for, which is to improve workers’ conditions.
Beril Toktay of Georgia Tech talks about integrating climate and environmental issues into education of the students like the climate reduction challenge.
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