Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CIO Patrick Newbold said the agency is shifting its AI focus from usage metrics to outcomes, emphasizing that AI is an enabler rather than the primary goal. …
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after finding that the agency used AI-generated or nonexistent …
Pediatricians and local health departments are bypassing the CDC for vaccine guidance after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the CDC's vaccine advisory board with ske…
The Justice Department unbanned TikTok on government devices last month, allowing federal agencies to use the app after an Oracle-led group took over U.S. operations, but experts warn of significant s…
The FDA approved mFLUSIVA, the first mRNA influenza vaccine licensed in the United States, on August 5, 2026, exactly one year after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled 22 mRNA vaccin…
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans fell by nearly 3 million to about 19.2 million in 2026, and the Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts, but policy experts say the drop is due t…
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model family, including Sol, Terra and Luna, is now available to federal agencies through the FedRAMP-authorized ChatGPT Enterprise offering, one day after the models' public release …
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will convene an interagency group to monitor AI dangers in life sciences under a new policy prohibiting federal funding for dangerous gai…
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has nearly dismantled the Department of Education, laying off half its staff, cutting over $1 billion in contracts, and transferring most programs to other agen…
The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, alleging deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and that its members profi…
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a request for information on June 8 seeking industry feedback for a pilot program to deploy advanced AI tools for its "power users," aiming to test p…
The Trump administration is moving oversight of special education and civil rights from the Education Department to other agencies, with the Department of Justice handling civil rights enforcement and…
Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced to the general election for California governor after positioning himself as the most experienced candidate in a crowded field. The former state attorney general and U…
Two U.S. government virologists, Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe, were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the United States from the Republic of Congo and lying to investigator…