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A man receives the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. In Afghanistan, where a surge threatens to overwhelm a war-battered health system, 700,000 doses donated by China arrived over the weekend, and within hours, "people were fighting with each other to get to the front of the line," said Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Ghulam Dastigir Nazari. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) — Virus_Outbreak_94561

Defense

DoD touts gains in vaccination rates, but worries about Delta variant

Vaccination rates have risen significantly among active duty service members, but DoD health officials still consider the Delta variant as a threat.

People

FDA doctor recognized for collaboration to get COVID vaccines distributed at record speed

Federal Report

Civil war at the office: Wimps vs. Knuckle Draggers?

Defense

Army and minorities less likely to get vaccinated, new military study says

Workforce

OMB: Masks are optional for fully-vaccinated employees, maximum telework still effect

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Biden's DoD will huddle about how to replace CMO position

Federal Newscast

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Biden has moved into a new phase of his presidency, having already begun to face a historic series of crises and largely dedicating his first 100 days to steady a nation reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed nearly 570,000 Americans and devastated its economy. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP, File)

Congress

Congress will focus on IRS and TSA this week

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rashawn Duffy, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 military training instructor, presents a coin to an Airman during the basic military training coining ceremony outside of Erwin Manor at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 14, 2020. Nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th TRW Detachment 5 completed the six-week basic military training course. Due to safety concerns stemming from COVID-19, the Air Force sent new recruits to Keesler to demonstrate a proof of concept to generate the force at multiple locations during contingencies. The flight was the first to graduate BMT at Keesler since 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Defense

Only 40 military bases still have COVID restrictions in place as of May 5

FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country’s electric system from cyberattacks through a new 100-day initiative combining federal government agencies and private industry. The initiative was announced Tuesday by the Energy Department. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Federal Newscast

Two agencies launch 100-day effort to improve cyber protections for electrical infrastructure

FEMA

Management

Why were federal agencies, states not on same page with COVID response? Lawmakers ask FEMA

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Conversations on Health Care

The J&J vaccine delay: Brown University’s Dr. Ashish Jha Says minimal clot risk shouldn’t inhibit vaccine uptake
Conversations on Health Care

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Tom Temin Commentary

Time for feds to get back to the office

Lynne Patton

Federal Newscast

Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

A nurse fills a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Workforce

COVID vaccine access for feds varies among agencies

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal Newscast

What does the White House's infrastructure plan mean for federal agencies?

U.S. Army medic Kristen Rogers of Waxhaw, N.C. fills syringes with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. FEMA opened four mass vaccinations sites in Florida capable of vaccinating up to 3,000 people a day, seven days a week. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Federal Newscast

TRICARE beneficiaries can now set up COVID vaccine appointments online

David Berteau

Contracting

When it comes to the Biden administration regulatory agenda, contractors are waiting for the shoes to drop

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin allowing inmates to have visitors again in October, months after visits were suspended at the 122 federal prisons across the U.S. The visitation plan is detailed in an internal memo issued Monday, Aug. 31, and obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Workforce

Lawmakers alarmed by high COVID-19 vaccine refusal rate at BOP workforce

Romanian servicemen, wearing masks to protect against coronavirus, prepare to unload boxes containing the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, at the National Center for Storage of the COVID-19 Vaccine, a military run facility, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Romanian authorities will start COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Federal Newscast

Bill to let anyone who served get a vaccine at VA passes Senate

Donald Trump

Unions

Some agencies moving faster than others to roll back Trump workforce orders

Rick Parrish

Management

The yearlong pandemic situation has pressure-tested the governmental custom experience

Muriel Bowser

Federal Newscast

Some federal workers in DC could be getting COVID-19 vaccines soon