Jessica Hagen is an Editor at MobiHealthNews. She covers the growth of digital health, including the medical extended reality (XR) industry, and reports in-depth on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As a hobby, Jessica co-hosts a podcast with Dr. Kim Bullock, a medical XR pioneer at Stanford University, about immersive technology use in psychiatric care. She received a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Journalism from California State University, Northridge.
Jessica Hagen
The mass layoffs have severely undercut essential IT, policy and contracting functions, and sources say they fear critical expertise has been lost. The government could hire contractors to fill the gaps, putting ousted employees in an ethical bind.