Covid-19
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The injunction applies only to federal contracts in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, but is the first court decision among numerous lawsuits challenging the mandate.
November 30, 2021 -
HHS' inspector general found the department faces significant challenges when it comes to data, managing it and using it. With details, the senior counselor to the OIG, Andrew VanLandingham, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 30, 2021 -
The Biden administration is looking to better understand whether trillions in COVID-19 spending have effectively helped underserved communities recover from the pandemic.
November 17, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs says it's a different agency today because of the pandemic.
November 11, 2021 -
One authoritative database reports that 4% of all scientific research published last year had to do with COVID. And that produced lots and lots of data. Now the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is trying to find meaning in it.
November 05, 2021 -
When a part is needed for a plane in the Air Force, it usually comes through the 448th Supply Chain Wing in the Air Force Sustainment Center. Ensuring that all those parts get to their destinations, and that they are not tampered with or sabotaged, calls for a good deal of risk management.
October 27, 2021 -
Dr. Francis Collins was a leading figure in the mapping of the human genome sequence, and he's worked to translate that discovery into a revolution in medical treatment.
October 25, 2021 -
DoD wants all of its civilians to get the shot and go through the required waiting period for antibodies to flourish by Nov. 22.
October 21, 2021 -
For their work, Kizzmekia Corbett and Barney Graham are finalists in this year's Service to America Medals program. Barney Graham joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss their work.
October 20, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security says Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19
October 19, 2021 -
Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications
October 18, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the delta variant of COVID-19 is pushing back return-to-work timelines for some federal employees.
October 11, 2021 -
GAO looked at agencies' system security plans, the results of security control assessments, remedial action plans and whether or not they followed NIST cybersecurity guidance.
October 11, 2021 -
Kyle Michl, the chief innovation officer at Accenture Federal Services, offers insight into common trends that emerged during the pandemic.
October 11, 2021 -
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb whose new book outlines America’s epic failure in our response to the pandemic, leading to more than 700,000 deaths. “Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic” examines the inherent flaws at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public agencies that left us vulnerable to the raging pandemic. Dr. Gottlieb says the CDC and other agencies should be re-tooled to conduct more agile global disease surveillance, and that emerging therapeutics like Merck’s new oral COVID drug will be a game changer for treatment moving forward.
October 11, 2021