Morning Headlines 4/3/19
Walgreens Boots Alliance Reports Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Results
Walgreens announces executive changes, store layout redesign, and cost-cutting measures following its announcement of disappointing quarterly results.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Joins DirectTrust’s Accredited Trust Anchor Bundle
The VA joins DirectTrust’s anchor bundle, which will allow its employees to use Direct messaging and information exchange to communicate with 1.8 million providers.
Politico reports that FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner and former Flatiron Health executive Amy Abernethy, MD will become the agency’s CIO, taking over from CISO and interim CIO Craig Taylor.
Theranos Whistleblowers To Launch Tech Ethics Venture
Theranos whistleblowers Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz will launch the nonprofit Ethics in Entrepreneurship to help connect startups with ethicists, more experienced entrepreneurs, and resources that will help them avoid the fate of the disgraced blood-testing company.
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