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FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. Religious objections, once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines, are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Federal contractor forecast: Cloudy with a chance of needles

For contractors and feds alike, the waiting for final COVID rules and protocols is as bad as what the rules might be.

Federal Report

This image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army shows a helicopter hovering over the Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a naval drill. Iran fired cruise missiles Thursday as part of the drill in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported, amid heightened tensions with the U.S. (Iranian Army via AP)

A contractor learns, if you’re going to price high, price really, really high

Contracting

Veterans Affairs has a staffing model, but does the department use it

Veterans Affairs

Defense Department looks to buy more monoclonal antibodies

Federal Newscast

Senators reintroduce bill to end shutdowns, bring awareness to one potentially coming

Federal Newscast

How much money do GAO audits actually save federal government, taxpayers?

Agency Oversight

Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation inspector general

Hazards of self-certification and other lessons learned from federal government’s pandemic response

Agency Oversight

Sammies-recognized USDA engineer extending lives of dams, preventing major disasters

People

Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general has a long list of concerns

Agency Oversight

One contractor learned that it’s a bad idea to bribe federal officials

Contracting

Cars are prevented from entering or exiting the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 in Bethesda, Md. Security officers found

Former Walter Reed department head pleads guilty to federal charges

Federal Newscast

When it comes to artificial intelligence, a mind is a terrible thing to waste

In a bid to sure no brainpower is overlooked, the Army has established research partnerships with historically black and minority-serving colleges and…

Artificial Intelligence

The federal employee vaccination mandate has launched fresh arguments in Congress

The Senate returns to work today as questions hover over the $3.5 trillion spending bill sought by most Democrats.

Congress

Retired Army Col. Arnold Strong holds a photograph as himself with his military uniform Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif. President Joe Biden asked the Pentagon last week to look at adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the military's mandatory shots.

Military has deadliest stretch of COVID-19 in August

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, nearly a dozen military service members dies of COVID-19 in August.

Federal Drive

Federal contractor forecast: Cloudy with a chance of needles

A contractor learns, if you’re going to price high, price really, really high

Veterans Affairs has a staffing model, but does the department use it

Defense Department looks to buy more monoclonal antibodies

Senators reintroduce bill to end shutdowns, bring awareness to one potentially coming

How much money do GAO audits actually save federal government, taxpayers?

Hazards of self-certification and other lessons learned from federal government’s pandemic response

Sammies-recognized USDA engineer extending lives of dams, preventing major disasters

Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general has a long list of concerns

One contractor learned that it’s a bad idea to bribe federal officials

Former Walter Reed department head pleads guilty to federal charges

When it comes to artificial intelligence, a mind is a terrible thing to waste

The federal employee vaccination mandate has launched fresh arguments in Congress

Military has deadliest stretch of COVID-19 in August

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