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Pentagon to Modify Hundreds of Contracts for COVID-19 Response
The Defense Department is ramping up the purchase of certain items, including ventilators, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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State Legislatures Scramble to Meet in the Age of Coronavirus
Lawmakers across the country rushed to pass resolutions permitting virtual meetings and remote voting, efforts they said were necessary to adhere to social distancing guidelines and protect legislators.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Government Prepares to Send Stimulus Checks, IRS Begins Mandatory Telework for Nearly All Employees
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
In a 10-Day Span, ICE Flew This Detainee Across the Country — Nine Times
Even as the Trump administration discouraged the public from flying, Sirous Asgari was shuttled from Louisiana to Texas, New Jersey and back on chartered flights full of migrants. He still hasn’t been deported.
Management
This VA Hospital Cited 'Misleading' Data to Restrict Mask Use for Health Care Workers
Workers at a VA hospital in New Mexico have been told not to wear face masks in certain cases, even though earlier CDC guidance said masks can protect against spread of the coronavirus.
Management
The Trump Administration Is Leaving the Nation’s Emergency Backup Hospital System on the Sidelines
Leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs say they are ready to answer the call to assist HHS or FEMA. But the call has not come.
Defense
Military Leaders Ask to Delay Budget Planning To Focus on Coronavirus, Let Staff Stay Home
But the Defense Department's No. 2 told Army, Navy, and Air Force budget planners to figure a different solution.
Oversight
EPA Science Panel Plows Ahead with Toxic Chemical’s Review, Despite Coronavirus Crisis
Under White House pressure, the EPA ordered the expert review panel to ignore the conclusions of its own scientists that the widely used solvent causes fetal heart defects.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How to Maintain Mental Health During the Pandemic
Neuropsychologist Dr. Sanam Hafeez joins the podcast to explain how self-isolation can affect one's emotional state– and how to stave off the problems inherent in isolation.
Tech
How to Survive Pandemic Re-entry
Astronauts have given us some useful tips for surviving isolation, but we’ll need more to weather a pandemic.
Management
Try These Tips to Keep Your Cool at Home
Here are a range of expert tips and resources to reduce stress as we adjust to a new normal. For example, how on earth do we parent through a pandemic?
Management
With Coronavirus Cases Spiking, VA Struggles to Protect Employees and Screen Patients
Report finds testing, equipment and staffing shortfalls at VA facilities around the country.
Management
Immigration Services Agency Seeks to Suspend Bargaining With Union Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Although the agency already is allowed to implement workplace changes because of the national health emergency, officials now want to skip post-implementation bargaining as well.
Route Fifty
Some States Stall Plastic Bag Bans During Coronavirus Outbreak
Lawmakers and some store chains are temporarily banning reusable bags amid fears that their usage could help spread coronavirus.
Route Fifty
Nearly 200 Cities Short on Supplies for Dealing With Coronavirus, Mayors Report
The U.S. Conference of Mayors says new survey findings show shortages of essential items have reached “crisis proportions.”
Workforce
Trump Administration Launches Coronavirus Surge Response Program
Federal employees can apply for temporary assignments to help with the pandemic response.
Oversight
A Framework for National Recovery From COVID-19
There's a path forward drawing on lessons from the 2009 stimulus coupled with the Australian approach to coronavirus.
Management
House Sends Stimulus Package to Trump, Without Federal Workforce Provisions It Had Pushed
Agencies will receive $340B, helping to boost hiring, telework and office cleaning.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Government to Issue New Guidance Based on Regional Risks
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management