Management

OSHA’s ‘Minuscule’ Coronavirus Citations at Food Processing Plants Alarm Worker Safety Advocates

The Labor Secretary “is sending a message that pork shoulders and steaks are more important than the lives and lungs of working people,” said a former OSHA administrator.

Oversight

Lawmakers Question HHS’ $250 Million Contract for Coronavirus Communications 

Democrats are concerned the Trump administration is using taxpayer funds for "political propaganda" ahead of the election. 

Tech

Will the New 15-Minute COVID-19 Test Solve U.S. Testing Problems?

The new BinaxNOW antigen test is quick, easy, accurate and cheap. It could solve the U.S. testing problem, but the emergency use authorization only allows people with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested.

Oversight

FDA Is Departing from Long-Standing Procedures to Deal with Public Health Crises, and This May Foreshadow Problems for COVID-19 Vaccines

The rushed emergency approval for a treatment that might help COVID-19 patients has raised questions: Is the FDA abandoning its own guidelines?

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: CDC Changes Testing Guidelines; IRS Will Send ‘Catch-Up’ Payments

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

Management

Bipartisan Bill Would Standardize Public Health Data and Bolster Sharing

The legislation would also establish a cross-agency working group for ongoing recommendations.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Second Term Trump Agenda Seeks to ‘Return to Normal’ in 2021

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