White House blames “outage” for locking Medicaid out of funding site

The White House blamed an “outage” for locking out a wide range of organizations and agencies on Tuesday from the online systems responsible for drawing down federal health dollars.  Multiple state Medicaid programs reported late Tuesday they have been able to resume accessing their payment systems after the nationwide lockout.  The interruption had sparked outcry

Secretary Noem: ‘We Will Exercise All Legal Authorities’ to Protect Homeland

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promised to work closely with staff in keeping the American people ‘first and foremost.’ As Americans’ “first line of defense,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will pursue all legal avenues for keeping the United States safe, Secretary Kristi Noem said on Jan. 28. “I tell people, we