Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC, once largely remote, balances return to office with a burnt-out workforce

The CDC is now telling most teleworking employees to come into the office at least twice per two-week pay period. But some IT and data employees are exempt.

Federal Report

CDC cuts the digital fat as part of its website redesign

Ask the CIO

A health care data and AI concept showing charts and graphs overlaid across medical equipment.

How CDC’s data office is applying AI to public health

Artificial Intelligence

Molecular surveillance advances with IT, skills investments

Technology

In reaching his career goal, Lewis shares how to navigate the path to the SES

Federal Report

Some new ideas to make the CDC more effective in pandemics

Agency Oversight

President Joe Biden, joined virtually by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaks about a national security initiative from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House’s ‘Justice40’ push backed by agency mapping initiatives

Big Data

Another federal effort to fill another important workforce need

Workforce

One big lesson from the COVID pandemic

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2020, file photo, a COVID-19 vaccination record card is shown at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif. Los Angeles leaders are poised to enact one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates, a sweeping measure that would require the shots for everyone entering a bar, restaurant, nail salon, gym or even a Lakers game. The City Council on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, is scheduled to consider the proposal and most members have said they support it as a way of preventing further COVID-019 surges. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Task force eases COVID-19 screening guidance at federal facilities

Workforce

How Health and Human Services is helping with the medical emergency in Ukraine

People

Trust in government: New survey, same old questions

Latest public opinion poll doesn’t really break much new ground. But it’s good to know public trusts public servants more than the government itself.

Federal Report

FILE - A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New COVID guidance for federal agencies to match CDC recommendations

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has new guidance for masking and COVID testing for federal agencies.

Federal Newscast

The Department of Health and Human Services building

Watchdog says key federal health agency is failing on crises

Agency Oversight

A federal watchdog says the government’s main health agency is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the national response to public health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterrorist attacks