vaccine distribution

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,

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.

Defense

Partnership for Public Service

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

People

(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

A protective mask lays on the ground in Auvervilliers, east of Paris, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Facing resurgent virus infections, France's government unveiled a 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) recovery plan Thursday aimed at creating jobs, saving struggling businesses and yanking the country out of its worst economic slump since World War II. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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

Federal Report

(U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

First scientific study of troops and vaccine take-rate finds wide disparities

Defense

Federal agencies begin to lift mask requirements for fully-vaccinated employees

Workforce

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

DoD Reporter's Notebook

.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

In this April 7, 2021 photo, a senior receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, in Clarksdale, Miss. Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope will become an incentive to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease in facilities across the land.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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

Federal Newscast

Congress will focus on IRS and TSA this week

Congress

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)

More than 80% of military installations have eased COVID restrictions

Defense

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)

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

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers ask FEMA how to avoid future communication breakdowns during disasters

Management

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

This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcome Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Dr. Jha is a world renowned…

Conversations on Health Care

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Time for feds to get back to the office

If people can see Wrestlemania in person, why can’t at least some federal offices start to repopulate?

Tom Temin Commentary

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

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and Urban Development.