Sammies
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The Census Bureau's Paul Friday is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals for his work helping the agency turn handwritten notes or forms into machine readable data.
June 09, 2021 -
Census Bureau computer scientist works to keep crucial functions away from outsourcing.
June 04, 2021 -
Rumor mongering on the internet is a constant threat, but last year rumors threatened to muck up the 2020 decennial census count. This Sammies finalist built partnerships to stop that from happening.
June 03, 2021 -
Foster children eventually grow up. Some 20,000 reach 18 years of age each year and then they're on their own. This HUD initiative can help.
May 26, 2021 -
Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals Program, Dr. Anne Schuchat, spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin about her career.
May 19, 2021 -
For his work at developing advanced robotics testing, Adam Jacoff is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program.
May 12, 2021 -
One good thing about the last year's seemingly endless crisis is the opportunity to render outstanding public service.
May 05, 2021 -
A COVID-19 Response medal has been added for this year's awards to recognize the efforts of federal employees combating the pandemic.
May 02, 2021 -
Politics are ugly these days but Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin thinks on the whole, the public are better than our politicians.
October 30, 2020 -
Did you miss this year's all-virtual, star-studded Sammies? Check out our short recap video.
October 07, 2020 -
Despite safety restrictions that mean the Service to America Medals program this year has to go virtual, recognizing federal employees is as important as ever.
October 05, 2020 -
Last year a team of federal investigators, as part of the national effort to mitigate the opioid crisis, indicted 73 licensed medical practitioners for enabling the addiction crisis in Appalachia.
September 23, 2020 -
Scientists have followed melting polar ice for decades. The gold standard for this research was pioneered by NASA scientist Claire Parkinson.
September 09, 2020 -
FAA's David Gray was instrumental for a revolution that occurred in how the agency tracks airplanes.
September 02, 2020 -
A major breakthrough in treating sickle cell can be credited to research from one of the scientists at the National Institutes of Health.
August 26, 2020