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.

Management

Biden Has Picked a Long-Time Indian Health Service Official to Lead the Agency

Roselyn Tso would be in charge of an agency that serves members of 574 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. 

Management

Experts Recommend Creating a New White House Position for Pandemic Response

COVID-19 may transition from pandemic to endemic status, but there will still be a new normal, they said.

Tech

Native American Health Agencies Struggled to Access Federal Data Amid Pandemic

A new report outlines the steps health agencies, including the CDC and IHS, need to improve tribal epidemiological centers’ access to public health data.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: DOJ Amps Up its COVID-19 Fraud Efforts

Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Management

The Senate Passes a Measure Aimed at Undoing the Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

The Supreme Court allowed it to stand last month, but lawmakers say the measure punishes the health care workforce.

Management

Federal Agencies Can Relax Their Mask and Testing Requirements

The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its guidance following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.