Federal Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $6 Million to Settle Overbilling Allegations

DOJ

Virginia-based Information Innovators Inc. (Triple-I) has agreed to pay the United States $6.05 million to resolve allegations that a predecessor company, Creative Computing Solutions Inc. (CCSi), violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for work performed by CCSi employees who lacked required job qualifications. read more »

U.S. securities regulator suspends trading in three more 'meme stocks'

REUTERS

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday suspended trading in more securities that have seen jumps in both prices and trading volumes since late January amid social media interest. read more »

Bitcoin - The Religion

NPR

On Tuesday, February 16th, the price of one bitcoin climbed above 50 thousand dollars for the first time ever. A year earlier, Bitcoin was priced at less than 10 thousand dollars. read more »