Francis Collins

Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, participates in the White House COVID-19 Response Team's regular call with the National Governors Association in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Man faces decade in prison for threatening some prominent federal employees

In today’s Federal Newscast, a West Virginia man is facing punishment, including up to 10 years in jail, for making multiple threats against federal officials.

Federal Newscast

Biden taps 2 to step in for ousted science adviser Lander

Management

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Swamp dweller? Be proud of it!

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Swamp dweller? Be proud of it!

Tom Temin Commentary

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

People

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

Federal Newscast

FILE - Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. Collins says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and becoming a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic. A formal announcement was expected Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 from NIH. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)

NIH head Collins steps down, led fight against cancer, COVID

People

NIH looks to address structural racism in biomedical science field

Federal Newscast

An inside-the-Beltway superstar with an MD, PhD and a Harley

Federal Drive

What’s out and what’s in at NIH during the pandemic

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2017 file photo, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins speak during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. On Friday, June 15, 2018, Collins announced the NIH is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, citing ethical problems that would undermine the credibility of its findings. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Scientific leaders have to work to end harassment of women and advancement barriers

Federal Drive

In this image from video made available by NASA, U.S. astronaut Kate Rubins speaks aboard the International Space Station during an interview on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Rubins said that she doesn’t know yet whether she’ll return to Earth in late October as planned. The Russians have delayed the next crew launch for technical reasons. (NASA via AP)

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Mikulski looking for ‘bonus money’ for NIH, appropriations for federal pay raise

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she is spending at least part of her last year in Congress advocating for more money for science and medical research,…

Budget

OMB tells agencies to get shutdown plans ready

Government Shutdown

The Office of Management and Budget is working with federal agencies to “plan for the possibility” of a government shutdown. With less than one week until the end of the fiscal year, agencies and contractors are using lessons learned from the 2013 shutdown to inform their contingency plans.