Energia Group Strategic Technology and Consultancy Framework

Energia Group NI Holdings Limited published a £96 million Strategic Consultancy and Technology Services Framework tender notice through the UK Government Find a Tender portal. The framework covers six lots including transformation services, digital, data/AI, and security. This is a commercial procurement opportunity for suppliers; no regulatory obligations are created for third parties.

Exams venue provision by British Council, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

The British Council published a contract award notice for exam venue provision services in Shymkent, Kazakhstan under the UK Procurement Act 2023. The contract was awarded to IELTS Center for approximately 107.7 million KZT excluding VAT for a two-year period with possible extension until March 2032.

Invest Northern Ireland Event Management Services tender, £7.2m

Invest Northern Ireland published a tender notice for Event Management Services valued at £7.2m (including VAT). The two-year contract (with potential extensions to five years) supports the Northern Ireland Executive's Programme for Government 2024-2027. Bids must be submitted by 7 May 2026 via eTendersNI.

FDIC Board Meeting - Stablecoin, AML/CFT, and Reputation Risk Rules

The FDIC Board will meet on April 7, 2026, to consider three regulatory items: a proposed rule on stablecoin requirements under the GENIUS Act for FDIC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers and insured depository institutions; a proposed rule on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism programs; and a final rule prohibiting the use of reputation risk by regulators. The meeting is open to public observation via webcast.

FDIC Board Meeting Notice

The FDIC has announced a scheduled meeting of its Board of Directors on April 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. The meeting is open to the public and will be held as indicated. This is a routine administrative announcement with no new regulatory requirements or policy changes being announced.

Home Health Company Overtime Misclassification Settlement

ViaQuest Residential Services LLC agreed to pay $975,000 to settle a collective action alleging misclassification of program managers as exempt from overtime under the FLSA and Ohio wage laws. The case centered on whether program managers' primary duty was management or direct patient patient care. One hundred-six plaintiffs received pro rata payments representing approximately 76.4 percent of their calculated alleged unpaid overtime.

FTC Creates Healthcare Task Force for Competition and Consumer Protection

The FTC has established a Healthcare Task Force drawing staff from multiple bureaus to coordinate competition and consumer-protection enforcement in healthcare markets. The Task Force formalizes ongoing enforcement against consolidation, exclusionary conduct, and deceptive practices, including a $945 million medical device acquisition block, IDD services merger challenge, and cataract surgery laser merger opposition.

NIBIN Machine Deployment for Gun Crime Analytics in Southern New Mexico

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart announced the placement of a National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) machine with the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office. This is part of a statewide network providing ballistic analysis technology to connect gun casings from crime scenes. The NMDOJ Crime Gun Intelligence Center, the first housed within an attorney general's office in the country, will analyze results from NIBIN machines located across the state.

AG Coalition Sues Trump Over Executive Order on Election Control

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging President Trump's March 31, 2026 Executive Order on election control. The lawsuit argues the Order unlawfully attempts to establish federal voter eligibility criteria and restrict mail-in voting without Congressional authorization.

Former Medicaid Provider Sentenced for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the sentencing of Hasan Jermel Pulliam to 54 months in federal prison for health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. Pulliam was ordered to pay $718,967.20 in restitution to the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The fraud involved submitting claims for counseling services never rendered and using beneficiaries' identifying information without consent from October 2018 through November 2023.