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How the contractor thinks the new electronic records systems is going at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Three departments are developing new electronic health records systems. At the heart of the efforts is commercial technology from the Cerner Corporation.

Technology

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

How the National Security Council could better deal with technology-based threats

Technology

COVID relief bill includes provisions to help federal employees

Federal Newscast

Fencing and razor wire surrounds the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress feels threatened but it doesn’t like the security measures it and its staff are enduring

Congress

Black federal executives have high hopes for the latest executive order on racial equity

Workforce

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on manufacturing and buying American-made products at UAW Region 1 headquarters in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Contracting

As the height of the federal procurement season approaches, that new Buy American order vexes

The federal contracting community has a month-old Buy American executive order to deal with. Federal Drive got a progress report from attorney Kelly Kroll.

Bob Tobias, professor at the Key Executive Leadership program of American University

Now that a return to the office is within sight, what the government really needs is a strategy

Whatever plans federal agencies had to guide a return to offices, well, those seem to have evaporated months ago, Bob Tobias said.

Workforce

President Biden scraps Trump EO on defense workers collective bargaining authority

Federal Newscast

How to diversify and include? Hint: It starts with you

Federal Report

The cloud keeps the State Department connected to every corner of the globe

Federal Insights

When it comes to reimbursements for the cost of contract protests, timing is everything

Contracting

The Defense Department updates its rules for overseas operational support contractors

Contracting

The story of a one-year plan that turned to a 30-year federal career

Workforce

In this Feb. 9, 2021 photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group host the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. By the thousands, U.S. service members are refusing or putting off the COVID-19 vaccine, as frustrated commanders scramble to knock down internet rumors and find the right pitch that will convince troops to take the shot. Some Army units are seeing as few as a third agree to the vaccine, others are higher. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

More vaccination sites staffed by military get up and running

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, mass vaccination sites staffed by active duty military members are now up and running in three more cities, with more set to come online in the next few days.

How the contractor thinks the new electronic records systems is going at the Department of Veterans Affairs

How the National Security Council could better deal with technology-based threats

COVID relief bill includes provisions to help federal employees

Congress feels threatened but it doesn’t like the security measures it and its staff are enduring

Black federal executives have high hopes for the latest executive order on racial equity

As the height of the federal procurement season approaches, that new Buy American order vexes

Now that a return to the office is within sight, what the government really needs is a strategy

President Biden scraps Trump EO on defense workers collective bargaining authority

How to diversify and include? Hint: It starts with you

The cloud keeps the State Department connected to every corner of the globe

When it comes to reimbursements for the cost of contract protests, timing is everything

The Defense Department updates its rules for overseas operational support contractors

The story of a one-year plan that turned to a 30-year federal career

More vaccination sites staffed by military get up and running

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