Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Union Outlines Demands for Returning to Work; Coronavirus Could Disqualify New Military Recruits
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Is the Military Prepared to Handle COVID-19 Within Its Ranks?
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic may force the United States military to shift its priorities back toward public health.
Retirement
VA adds new 'coach' to mobile app lineup
The COVID Coach app promotes self-care and overall mental health for everyone during the coronavirus pandemic.
Defense
The Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Is Part of A Plan to One Day Shoot Microwaves to Earth
The experiment would be part of a long history of testing microwaves for power transmission.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What Whistleblowers are Facing During Coronavirus
The Project on Government Oversight's Nick Schwellenbach joins the podcast to discuss the challenges whistleblowers see during the pandemic and beyond.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Moves to Replace TSP Board Members, Prompting Concerns of Politicization
The nomination of three new board members follows months of lobbying by Republican lawmakers and advocacy groups to stop the Thrift Savings Plan from changing its international fund to include investments in Chinese companies.
Route Fifty
‘There Could Be a Point Where I Say This Isn’t Worth It’: Two State Lawmakers Reflect On Their New Workplace Concerns
For some legislators, the coronavirus is raising questions about the environment where they work, from health precautions in Louisiana to armed protesters in Michigan.
Nextgov
Government Absence Leaves Big Tech to Steer Privacy for Contact Tracing Apps
Agency CISOs will have to weigh the ramifications of apps that could combine health and location data of federal employees, a security professional said.
Management
Trump Administration Faces Departures of Key Health and Emergency Response Officials During Pandemic
The administration says it remains confident in its ability to handle the coronavirus outbreak, however.
Management
House Democrats Look to Limit Who Can Temporarily Lead Federal Agencies
Democratic leaders say Trump has harmed coronavirus response by exploiting vacancy law loopholes.
Management
Right Now, the Country Needs Experienced Government Leaders, Not Volunteers
The best way to honor public servants is to let them do their jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Labor Department Lowers the Bar for Some Feds to Prove Workplace COVID-19 Exposure
Federal workers in jobs like law enforcement and health care who contract the novel coronavirus will automatically qualify for workers compensation benefits, the department said.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: President Says Task Force Will Continue; Army Prepares for Training During Pandemic
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Employee Policy
SSA employees telework their way through backlog
A months-long backlog of claims at the Social Security Administration is being drawn down fast -- and the employees doing the work offer an interesting explanation: Telework.
Retirement
Trump names 3 replacements for TSP board
President Donald Trump nominated three new candidates to replace Obama-era officials on the five-member board that manages the Thrift Savings Plan of federal employees and retirees.
Defense
Trump's Intelligence-Chief Nominee Vows to 'Speak Truth to Power'
GOP lawmakers are seeking to speed up Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination, but his careful answers did not appear to satisfy skeptics.
Defense
Fear Not the Tracing Apps, Fear How Little They Will Say
Human-mobility data will play a big role in efforts to understand the pandemic over the summer. It will have serious limitations.
Workforce
Public Service Health Care Workers Are Critical—Let’s Treat Them as Such
The pandemic has highlighted significant problems with the personnel systems that support these vital government workers.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Public Service During COVID-19
GovExec’s Erich Wagner and Tom Shoop join the podcast to discuss what it means to be a public servant in 2020.
Pay & Benefits