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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, a Microsoft computer is among items displayed at a Microsoft store in suburban Boston. Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and are have been relentlessly targeting cloud service resellers and others since summer. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

GAO: Agencies had trouble dealing with major cyber incidents in 2020

In today’s Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Office report on the federal response to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange exploits, shows…

Federal Newscast

Government Accountability Office finds policy lapses that hinder VA’s ability to respond to complaints

Veterans Affairs

The North Portico of the White House is adorned with a huge red ribbon to commemorate the annual World AIDS Day, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington. The Biden administration in its new HIV/AIDS strategy is calling racism

You may not hear about it much, but another virus scourge continues to plague the world

Workforce

Say goodbye to those surprise medical bills, really?!

Federal Report

Lessons learned from a former VA undersecretary

Veterans Affairs

Partnership for Public Service

Pediatric oncologist’s work on NF1 condition earns Sammies nod

People

Wikipedia

Department of Health and Human Services building

HHS AI strategy hinges on culture shift, knowledge exchange

Artificial Intelligence

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, a syringe containing a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska’s largest hospital, on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, implemented crisis standards of care, prioritizing resources and treatments to those patients who have the potential to benefit the most.(Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

Contractors assess the just released details of White House COVID-19 protocols

Workforce Rights/Governance

Sammies finalist helped craft national survey for gathering childhood health data

People

Health and Human Services gets advice for building data capacity on one of its top priorities

Big Data

Medicare and FEHB

For Your Benefit

A look at the future of Healthcare IT

Michael Murray, founder and CEO of Scope Security, joined host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss health care cybersecurity and why…

Federal Tech Talk

Healthcare workers walk to a tent, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at a COVID-19 testing site outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. State officials say Florida has surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, testing is ramping up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

How human-centered design enables federal health agility during COVID-19

While many organizations quickly modernized their existing IT infrastructure, the pandemic required more than effective technology.

Commentary

Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill being prepped in Congress includes a provision that over five years would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Labor Dept. offering sessions for federal contractor minimum wage increase

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Labor will offer virtual seminars throughout August to prepare for federal contract minimum wage increases.