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Cigna to pay over $172M to settle claims over Medicare reimbursement
The case centered around allegations that Cigna violated the False Claims Act by submitting and not withdrawing “inaccurate and untruthful” codes.

Does a special salary rate count toward my ‘High-3′ FERS calculation?
Your “high-3” average pay is the highest average basic pay you earned during any 3 consecutive years of service.

National Security Agency to create an artificial intelligence center
China has in recent months stepped up cyber operations focused on U.S. and allied institutions that may include pre-positioning malware.

Military pay, benefits may be better than you think, report says
An analysis from the Congressional Budget Office says that troops and the public may be underestimating all of the compensation troops receive.

Opinions
Space Force can bolster Greenland ties by buying local for Arctic base
A first step is to abide by international agreements and U.S. law would be for the service to procure supplies from Greenlandic companies, the authors say.

Army vet at center of burn pits fight wins $2.5 million verdict
Le Roy Torres lost his job as a Texas state trooper after suffering injuries from burn pit smoke in Iraq.

‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says of bid to oust him as House speaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position.

Supreme Court starts term with cases on federal agency power
On Tuesday, the court will hear a challenge that could disrupt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine
President Joe Biden spoke Sunday after Congress passed a short-term funding package that dropped assistance for Ukraine in the fight against Russia.
