A Watchdog Dings the Indian Health Service’s Early COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The agency described the steps it has taken over the months to rectify these issues.
Coronavirus Roundup: A Watchdog Raises More Concerns With the Strategic National Stockpile
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
The Nationwide Injunction on Contractors Vaccine Mandate is Lifted, But Agencies Told Not to Enforce It – Yet
More guidance is expected from the Office of Management and Budget.
GovExec Daily: Did SBA Bungle the Review of PPP Loans?
The Project on Government Oversight's Nick Schwellenbach joins the podcast to discuss the Paycheck Protection Program.
Will COVID Spike Again This Fall? 6 Tips to Help You Stay Safe
Recent research suggests that the COVID virus is mutating to better dodge people’s immune defenses. It could soon evade monoclonal antibodies used to treat COVID. KHN examines what public health officials believe is on the horizon and how best to fight the disease
Coronavirus Roundup: The Biden Administration Renews the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Gucci Bags, Crypto and Vegas Vacations: COVID Relief Scams Land Public Employees in Legal Trouble
Former Rhea County Executive is headed to federal prison; DOJ rounds up five Memphis IRS employees
OPM Has Authorized Another Round of Paid Leave For Feds to Get COVID-19 Boosters
As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage Americans to receive the latest COVID-19 booster, federal workers will get up to four hours of paid leave for the shot.
Coronavirus Roundup: Current and Former IRS Employees Face COVID Fraud Charges
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
The Pandemic Watchdog is Looking for More Time, Money and Authority
The office is floating a draft bill that would keep it open an additional five years, provide more consistent funding and expand the special IG’s jurisdiction.
Coronavirus Roundup: White House Says It Hasn’t Given Up on COVID-19 Funding
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
The COVID-19 Booster’s Public Relations Problem
With a new coronavirus booster rolling out, a leading expert on vaccines explains how public health leaders have struggled to set expectations for the COVID-19 vaccine and convey clearly who benefits from each additional shot.
House Republicans Argue That a COVID Standard for the Health Care Industry is Unnecessary
This follows the president's comments that the pandemic is over, but there is still work to be done.
Coronavirus Roundup: A CDC Team Is Honored for Its Vaccine Distribution Work
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Vax Refusal Poised to Deepen National Guard’s End-Strength Shortage
The Guard is missing its goals for the first time in several years, and worse is expected to come.
Biden Said the ‘Pandemic is Over,’ Now Republicans Want the Administration to Act
According to the White House press secretary, the president said we must keep fighting the pandemic, but “we can acknowledge the massive amount of progress that we have made.”
A House Panel Overwhelmingly Advanced Legislation to Protect Federal Workers During Pandemics
The Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act would require federal agencies to develop and publish workplace safety plans to prepare for future pandemics.
Coronavirus Roundup: New COVID Datasets and Strike Teams Are Targeting Fraud
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
GovExec Daily: Agencies' Office Space Plans Going Forward
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss a new GAO report.
Appeals Court: Where Does POTUS' Power to Force Feds to Vax End?
The fate of President Biden's vaccine mandate once again hangs in the balance.
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