Danny Nguyen

1 week ago | politico.com | Danny Nguyen |Ben Johansen |Sophia Cai |Irie Sentner

Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond. | Subscribe | | | Federal workers have gotten used to feeling the administration’s hammer. But now it is trying another tactic: bonuses.

1 week ago | politico.com | Shawn Zeller |Danny Nguyen

A bipartisan group of Senate and House members has coalesced around proposed legislation to boost patent protections, our Anthony Adragna reports. Set to gain: inventors of medical diagnostics, biotechnology, personalized medicine and artificial intelligence. They’d gain more certainty that their inventions are patentable. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) are the chief sponsors of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act in the Senate.

1 week ago | politico.com | Danny Nguyen |Erin Schumaker

Pharma and biotech companies looking for consistency and predictability in an evolving health-artificial intelligence regulatory pipeline might find it at the Food and Drug Administration — even as the Trump administration shakes up the government, said attorneys at a health policy summit. Hogan Lovells, a prominent law and lobbying firm, hosted the event earlier this week in Washington.

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Danny Nguyen

The Louisiana Department of Health could soon use artificial intelligence to root out fraud, waste and abuse in the state’s Medicaid program, a sign of Elon Musk’s continuing influence on national and state politics. with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the state’s Department of Government Efficiency — modeled on Musk’s DOGE — to develop the system, which could be deployed within the next week, the Louisiana Illuminator reported.

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Danny Nguyen

Member countries of the World Health Organization agreed on a draft treaty last week to mitigate and address future pandemics — without the input of the United States. The plan includes the expansion of research and development capabilities, the establishment of a global supply chain and logistics network, and a pledge to swap government scientific data like genomic samples for therapeutic and diagnostic tools.