Oversight

A Top Lawmaker Wants a Briefing on COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Kids

Separately, the FDA approved the first COVID-19 treatment for kids under 12 on Monday.

Management

Mask Rules for TSA Officers Have Been Relaxed  

TSA was one of the federal agencies particularly impacted by the pandemic. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: A New CDC Center Is Focused on Disease Forecasting 

There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Oversight

Judge’s Ruling on the CDC Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of the Agency’s Power

A recent court decision that overturns one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s few pandemic rules — masks required on public transportation — spotlights how little power remains in federal hands to enforce public health protections.

Management

How Federal Agencies Can Improve Americans’ Health and Well-Being

Federal agencies have the opportunity and responsibility to integrate the social determinants of health into their missions and their work. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: The Latest on the Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate Challenge

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: $60 Million Grants Awarded for Public Health AmeriCorps; DOD Consolidates COVID Guidance

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Management

The White House is Expanding its ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach to Long COVID

In the United States, 7.7 million to 23 million people could have developed long COVID as of February 2022.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: A New Calculator Helps You Figure Out What to Do After a COVID-19 Exposure

There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Management

Biden Is Looking to Improve Pandemic Preparedness With His Budget Proposal  

The budget suggests an investment of $88.2 billion across seven departments, agencies and offices. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: The Biden Administration Is Renewing Its Calls for More COVID-19 Funds

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Tech

The VA Is Planning New Health Record Deployments, Despite Critical Watchdog Reports

Two upcoming go-live dates for the Cerner health record at VA facilities in Washington and Ohio will proceed on schedule, the agency says.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: A New COVID-19 Response Coordinator, New Reentry Guidance for Defense Civilians 

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s this week’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

Management

The VA's New Health Record Is Still Putting Patients at Risk

The transition to Cerner's electronic health records system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane is still being hindered on multiple fronts more than a year after go-live.

Management

Agencies Won’t Need COVID-Related Size Approvals Anymore for In-Person Events, With a Few Exceptions 

Updated guidance also covers entry provisions for onsite contractors and visitors to federal facilities. 

Tech

GovExec Daily: The Gaps in Health Data for Native Communities

Nextgov's Alexandra Kelley joins the podcast to discuss a GAO report on tribal epidemiological centers’ lack of access to health data.

Tech

USDA Looks to Modify a Key Nutrition Program for the Online Age

USDA wants to modernize WIC to allow for online shopping, but tech and regulatory hurdles need to be cleared.