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Federal Drive interviews - Aug. 28

Jamal Mazrui of the FCC previews an event next week to invite app developers to make more disability-accessible products. Procurement lawyer Joe Petrillo breaks down a decision on the 8(a) program that was 17 years in the making.

Tags: Federal Drive , Jamal Mazrui , FCC , Joe Petrillo , contracting , Rob Levinson , Bloomberg Government , Neal Young ,

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Govt. gene sleuths stop superbug that killed 6

Over six frightening months, a deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics spread in the nation's leading research hospital.

Tags: Federal Drive , health

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VIDEO: Blind NIH employees form own resource-sharing group

The 3 Blind Mice started with three blind employees at NIH and has now grown to nearly 50. The group aims to increase awareness about blindness and low vision.

Tags: Teresa Shea , Chris Booher , 3 Blind Mice , disabilities hiring , workforce ,

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GAO: Special hiring authority not a free pass

A Government Accountability Office report found the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency need to do a better job managing their employees under Title 42.

Tags: GAO , EPA , HHS , CDC , FDA , Frances Collins , hiring , ethics , oversight , Esther Carey

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NIH official recognized for efforts to create AIDS-free generation

Thanks in part to the work of Dr. Lynne Mofenson, future generations won't have to worry about being born with HIV or AIDS. The State Department has made ending mother-to-child HIV transmission, what it calls an AIDS-free generation, a U.S. policy priority.

Tags: Lynne Mofenson , Service to America Medal , Sammies

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In Depth interviews - July 9

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Lynne Mofenson , Service to America Medals , Gregory Conti , West Point , Brian Lepore , GAO , BRAC

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NIH director voices concerns about sequestration

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee on Health shared concern about effects of potential sequestration on the agency, specifically in the area of funding grants.

Tags: House Energy and Commerce Committee , Congress , sequestration , NCATS , Esther Carey , Francis Collins

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NIH's GWAC adjusts to new procurement rules to cut waste, increase competition

The National Institutes of Health has more than a decade of experience under its belt administering a governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC).

Tags: Mary Armstead , HHS , contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , acquisition , GWAC , technology , workforce , Federal Drive

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State, CIA, FBI rank high as ideal employer, college students say

A survey of nearly 60,000 college students found some federal agencies rank high as ideal employers post-graduation.

Tags: Camille Kelly , Universum , workforce , hiring , Federal Drive , recruitment , Jolie Lee , FBI , State , DoD , NSA , NASA

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NIH makes first set of awards under CIO-SP3 GWAC

The agency picks 10 service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) for its CIO-SP3 Small Business GWAC. NIH will make other small business and full-and-open awards in the coming month.

Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , CIO-SP3 , GWAC , Service disabled veteran-owned small business , Small business contracting , Jason Miller

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