Sammies

This FDA lawyer was instrumental in limits on cigarette marketing

Since the FDA got authority from Congress in 2009 to regulate tobacco marketing, smoking rates in the United States have dropped to 10% for adults and…

People

Joshua Roberts

This FDA scientist’s work helps public health officials find sources of tainted food faster

People

FILE - An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Bitcoin prices have surged in recent days, Wednesday, March 2, as investors once again appear to view the volatile cryptocurrency as safe haven for their money in the midst of rising geopolitical tensions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

How an interagency team took down terror networks exploiting the pandemic

People

NIST

A team at NIST helped keep methane and other greenhouse gases where they belong

Technology

State Department team gets Sammies nod for efforts to resettle Afghan refugees

Workforce

Joshua Roberts

A guy deep in the Defense Department is actually doing something about Chinese theft of US intellectual property

Defense

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2017, file photo, Somalis remove the body of a man killed in a huge explosion blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. Countless members of Somalia's vast diaspora have returned to Somalia in recent years to help rebuild their homeland after decades of civil war. Some who spoke to The Associated Press say they won't be deterred by the Oct. 14 bombing that killed more than 300. Instead, they say the attack marks a turning point, and is a call for all Somalis to work toward peace. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

How one federal executive swung into action when a civil war broke out in Africa

Management

There’s less drudgery at the Labor department thanks to this tech chief

Technology

A small team at a small agency was at the center of rapid vaccine development and distribution

People

This State Department executive has spent a career fighting for human rights

Government News

How one agency made sure vaccines and other COVID medicines reached the poor and underserved

People

Meet the guy who got fixed NASA’s big telescope and made sure it got into space

The James Webb Space Telescope has been sending back mind-bending data since its launch last year. But a few years ago the project was mired in trouble….

People

‘Tis the season to honor those who serve the country with distinction

It’s that time of year once again, the season to honor those who serve the country with distinction. The Partnership for Public Service has announced finalists…

Workforce

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021, file photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group hosts the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

Just how many vaccine exemptions has the military given out?

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, we get a look at just how many COVID-19 vaccine exemptions the military is allowing.