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Pentagon mulls special pay boost to fix health care personnel shortage
Officials blamed the shortage on an inability to set competitive pay and other instances of bureaucratic red tape slowing the onboarding of workers.
How states are preparing for the Emergency Resiliency Era
Hurricane Ian serves as a tragic reminder to federal and state leaders about the critical need to prepare for emergency disasters—before they arrive.
By Deborah Haywood
GOP senators threaten to block NDAA over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Republicans want troops who were dismissed for refusing the vaccine to get their jobs back and be awarded back pay.
Veterans Affairs Dept. discloses breach of employee vaccine data
The VA collected the information via a human resources portal as part of its vaccination efforts.
VA secretary makes promise: ‘We will be vets’ best advocates’
In an exclusive interview, Denis McDonough outlined the challenges facing his department and how he hopes to fix them.
Palantir wins FDA contract to bolster US food supply chain
This U.S. experienced a severe shortage of infant formula this year as a result a global supply chain crisis compounded by an FDA product recall.
By Federal Times staff
Biden biodefense plan seeks more research, tech to fend off outbreaks
One of the strategy’s goals is to be able develop vaccines within 100 days of an outbreak, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate in origin.
Trump COVID coordinator Birx joins Palantir advisory board
Former Army Colonel became a controversial figure during her time at the White House.
By Federal Times staff
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