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DoD IG blames systemic flaws for potential overprescribing of opioids

In today's Federal Newscast: Martin O'Malley turned 60 this year; now he gets to run the Social Security Administration. The Defense Department IG is warning that systemic problems with military health care could be leading to opioids being overprescribed. And one of the Energy Department’s major labs is creating a new hub for artificial intelligence research.

Management

This team from HHS has spent five years taking on the rural crisis of opioid use

People

Fewer federal employees are addicted to opioids thanks to this Labor Department employee

Innovation in Government

The DEA reopens its museum after a two year renovation

People

NIST scientist develops way to analyze illegal opioids faster, earns Sammies nod

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Biden picks ex-West Virginia health official as drug czar

Workforce

The DEA keeps an eye on a problem that predated the pandemic, and will be here long after

A mail truck moves down a street Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Fox Point, Wis. Facing public pressure and state lawsuits, the Postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics warned were causing widespread delays and could disrupt voting in the November election. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Agency Oversight

USPS, CBP had 2 years to draft an opioids plan. 'Not a single important deadline’ was met

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People

CDC doctor and Sammies finalist helps track over prescribed opioids

FILE - This Aug. 15, 2017 file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen, also known as Percocet, in New York. Dozens of Ohio local government leaders gathered privately Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, to discuss how to divide millions of dollars from a prospective opioid settlement. The goal is to position themselves to enter settlement talks with drugmakers as a united front with the state, which would be a first nationally. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

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DEA suggesting new method of regulating legal opioids

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Workforce

IG's concerns over OPM-GSA merger persist as reorganization remains in flux

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2019 file photo shows a display of fentanyl and meth that was seized by Customs and Border Protection officers over the weekend at the Nogales Port of Entry at a press conference in Nogales, Ariz. Law enforcement officers in the U.S. Southwest say they have also seen fentanyl-laced pills mimicking Vicodin pain medicine and Xanax anti-anxiety tablets, as well as fentanyl powder to mix with heroin for an extra kick. Officers say that because the tablets are designed to look like prescription medicine, consumers often don't know they are swallowing fentanyl. And because they are made without any kind of quality control, taking them is like Russian roulette because the amount of fentanyl in each can vary widely. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP, File)

Federal Drive

IG warns customs officers intercepting fentanyl at risk of exposure

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Federal Drive

The opioid crisis has become a central focus of several federal agencies

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Ask the CIO: SLED

Governments use cloud technology to combat opioid crisis

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Federal Drive

Agencies launch competition to improve opioid detection in mail

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Technology

How HHS is developing a data strategy to help predict the next public health crisis

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)

Federal Drive

NIH director talks HEAL Initiative to fight opioid crisis

Dr. Carolyn Clancy, executive in charge of the Veterans Health Administration, addresses attendees of a VA Research Fair on June 9, 2018.

Veterans Affairs

VIDEO: How VA's longstanding tradition of research makes its mark on veterans, employees

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FDA, data analytics and the opioid crisis

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OPM urges FEHBP carriers to find new ways to cut health care costs for 2019

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Government shares what it knows