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211026-N-DK722-1237 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 26, 2021) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks to the crew during an all hands call in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron C. Edy)

Secretary of Navy visits USS Ronald Reagan, announces ship’s sailors of the year

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Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

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FILE - In this May 6, 2020, file photo, a sign stands outside the Department of Labor's headquarters in Washington. A government watchdog has found that the Labor Department’s widely watched weekly unemployment benefits data are providing an inaccurate reading on the number of newly laid off workers because of flaws in the government’s data collection. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Labor makes the case that its CIO reporting structure works despite the IG’s doubts

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Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Ph.D., Former Research Fellow, Vaccine Research Center and Barney S. Graham, M.D., Ph.D.,
Former Deputy Director, Vaccine Research Center

Sammies finalists were early architects of COVID vaccines

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FILE - In this March 31, 2021 file photo, traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Oct. 19, announced his intention to nominate Steven Cliff, who has served as deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since February, to become the agency's administrator. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency

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DHS Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID

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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)

Colin Powell dies, trailblazing general stained by Iraq

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A great leader exits the scene; Metro leaves the tracks

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CrowdAI CEO discusses leadership in the tough world of startups

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Republican nominee for Congress Katie Arrington concedes the race to Democrat Joe Cunningham during her news conference at the Staybridge Suites in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Arrington, a former South Carolina state lawmaker and failed congressional candidate, has been placed on leave from her Pentagon job during a probe into allegations of an unauthorized release of classified information, her attorney confirmed to The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)

DoD’s Arrington tells court her suspension is ‘baseless,’ wants her name cleared

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One of the nation’s top public health officials is calling it a career

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VA has had more acting CIOs than permanent ones since 2009

Dr. Neil Evans recently became the second acting chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021 and sixth in the last 11 years.

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EPA’s Evidence Act officer honored for using data in program evaluation

Everybody talks about using data to inform decision making about meeting the mandates of the Evidence Act, but fewer actually do it.

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An update from the Secretary on the Labor Department’s apprenticeship plan

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The Labor Department has appointed 29 members to its Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship.

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Secretary of Navy visits USS Ronald Reagan, announces ship’s sailors of the year

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

Labor makes the case that its CIO reporting structure works despite the IG’s doubts

Sammies finalists were early architects of COVID vaccines

Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency

DHS Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID

Colin Powell dies, trailblazing general stained by Iraq

A great leader exits the scene; Metro leaves the tracks

CrowdAI CEO discusses leadership in the tough world of startups

DoD’s Arrington tells court her suspension is ‘baseless,’ wants her name cleared

One of the nation’s top public health officials is calling it a career

VA has had more acting CIOs than permanent ones since 2009

EPA’s Evidence Act officer honored for using data in program evaluation

An update from the Secretary on the Labor Department’s apprenticeship plan

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