Supreme Court declines COVID vaccine mandate cases
The justices denied petitions Monday for Poffenbarger v. Meink and Doster v. Meink.
By Patricia Kime
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VA will end remote work status for thousands of staffers this month
The move to end telework at VA follows instructions from the White House to return most federal employees to their pre-pandemic duty stations.
Smaller firms at Army trade show say they’re hard-hit by market shocks
Defense firms are grappling with the economic fallout from the pandemic, but small businesses say their pain is acute.
How US nuclear testing moratorium launched a supercomputing revolution
Supercomputers at Los Alamos are being used for earthquake prediction, assessing the impacts of eroding coastlines, wildfire modeling and other tasks.
By Bob Webster and Nancy Jo Nicholas
VA often failed to inform patients about risks of COVID antiviral drug
The VA Office of Inspector General said providers often didn't notify patients or caregivers about the risks of remdesivir.
Defense industry to launch inflation relief push in Congress
“Deterrence doesn’t work when we handcuff the Department of Defense’s hands," said one industry representative.
By Joe Gould
Lessons learned from the pandemic in modernizing public health systems
Agency leaders from Ventura County, California, and Winnebago, Illinois, spoke about how they transformed their technology infrastructure and processes to handle COVID-19 and how they plan to replicate and scale these changes to impact service delivery beyond pandemic-related needs.
By William Hudson
What’s known about President Biden catching COVID-19?
Biden is reporting a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough, according to a memo from Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s doctor. Biden’s symptoms started Wednesday evening. Biden tweeted Thursday: “Folks, I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern.”
Hybrid work may be permanent fixture for government employees, Cisco finds
Since the pandemic, employee surveys and research have found that telework and remote work can be a bargaining chip for federal hiring managers.
Army staffers are testing digital PCS, permanent work-from-home plan
Human Resources Command is piloting PCS moves without the boxes and hassle of actually moving.
By Davis Winkie