Management
GovExec Daily: Medical Supply Shortages and the Pandemic
Route Fifty’s Emma Coleman and GovExec’s Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the coordination between government and health officials – and where that is failing.
Workforce
Thousands of IRS Employees Are Currently Home With Pay, But Not Working
Agency faces major logistical challenges after massive stimulus package, but union says tens of thousands of employees cannot work remotely.
Management
What Happens if Social Distancing for COVID-19 Ends Too Soon?
A new model can show how different interventions, like social distancing, will affect the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Oversight
House Lawmakers Accuse GSA of Breaching Ban on Implementing OPM Merger
Oversight panel leaders say newly uncovered emails confirm that the General Services Administration’s pending revocation of the Office of Personnel Management’s building operation authority is part of the plan to abolish the HR agency.
Management
Federal Prison System Goes Into ‘Modified Lockdown’
New procedures due to coronavirus concerns will last 14 days, after which the agency will re-evaluate.
Workforce
Sexual Harassment Protections for Feds a ‘Byzantine Morass,’ Commission Finds in Calling for Widespread Reforms
Claims of sexual harassment by federal employees have spiked by 36% in recent years.
Nextgov
Defense Department Halts Health Records Rollout During COVID-19
The pause is in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Route Fifty
Lessons from States that Embraced Telework Before the Coronavirus
COMMENTARY | How to avoid certain pitfalls now that many—or most—employees must now work from home.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: A Dire New Assessment, More Calls to Close National Parks
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Portfolios Plummet, and a Delay to the Annual Federal Morale Survey
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
How Census Is Building a Citizenship Database Covering Everyone Living in the U.S.
By March 2021, the bureau plans to release anonymized statistics while keeping the raw data on individuals' citizenship status confidential.
Management
Viewpoint: Protect Dr. Fauci
Congress should act to ensure that directors of the various parts of the National Institutes of Health—of whom Anthony Fauci is one—cannot be fired for dissenting from the president’s views.
Tech
Can Better Airplane Boarding Procedures Slow the Spread of Coronavirus?
A new computer model offers a better way to understand how people move in tight spaces, which can affect how viruses spread.
Workforce
America’s Other Heroes: The U.S. Public Health Service
On a recent visit to San Antonio, I encountered a new example of selfless service.
Defense
Navy Evacuates Aircraft Carrier Infected by Coronavirus
"The spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating,” Capt. Brett Crozier wrote to service leaders seeking urgent help.
Management
4 Tips to Protect Your Sleep in the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to get quality sleep, researchers warn.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Hazard Pay Lawsuit
Erich Wagner and Tom Shoop join the podcast to discuss what public servants need to know about the hazard pay lawsuit filed by five feds and AFGE.
Route Fifty
A State Tries to Chart its Economic Rebound From a Pandemic
Utah has drafted a plan meant to serve as a road map for both public health and economic policies during the coronavirus crisis.
Management
Federal Employee Union Sues Impasses Panel, Calls Its Appointment ‘Unlawful’
AFGE argues that the Trump administration violated the law in appointing anti-labor advocates to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, and that panel members should be subject to Senate confirmation.
Route Fifty