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GovExec Daily: A Transition and Election Update
Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the races to watch and the state of play as the White House remains undecided .
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Union: Social Security Biased Against Minorities in Performance Ratings
Although more than half of SSA’s frontline workers are minorities, they have accounted for less than 40% of top performance ratings doled out by the agency in recent years.
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What the Results in Key Congressional Races Mean for Federal Employees
A look at the 117th Congress and the results of the races that will most impact federal workers.
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For the Postal Service, a Frantic Election Day Turns to Finger-Pointing the Day After
Tuesday was “nuts” in the words of one USPS manager. Now the agency faces questions about whether it did what it should have to get mailed ballots delivered and counted.
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Here's What Really Happened With Mail Ballots and USPS on Election Day
Postal Service says ballots were delivered on time, though Postmaster General DeJoy faces court censure.
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Federal Prison Agency Says It’s Protecting Staff and Inmates From COVID-19 During Social Visits, Amid Concerns
Cases have increased among staff and inmates, provoking fears from employees and union officials.
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Face Coverings Could Save 130,000 American Lives from COVID-19 by March
A powerful new study models just how critical this simple, low-cost step will be this winter and through the course of this pandemic.
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Election Day Passes Without a Declared Winner, But Transition Planning Will Continue
New laws have better prepared the government for this scenario than in 2000, the last time the results were significantly delayed.
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FLRA Overturns Its Own Regional Director, Busts Immigration Judges’ Union
The lone Democrat on the board of the agency tasked with administering federal labor law accused his colleagues of “sophistry” and “facetious” reasoning to strip more than 450 federal employees of their collective bargaining rights.
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The Legal Theories at the Heart of Trump’s Order Politicizing the Civil Service
Federal employees could find it hard to challenge the White House’s move to strip civil service protections from them, since courts traditionally have sought to avoid weighing in on agency terminations.
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Whatever Happens in the Election, Get Ready for a Rocky Transition
President Trump indicates he won’t cooperate with handing over power if he loses to Joe Biden, and if he wins, will root out government officials deemed disloyal to him.
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USPS Blames Pandemic for Pockets of Slowed Ballot Processing as Employee Coronavirus Cases Spike
Postal Service says widespread delays for mail in general are attributable to emphasis on ballots.
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How to Keep Your Head Clear in the Weeks to Come
It’s no secret that most of us, no matter which candidate we’re voting for, are feeling a lot of anxiety and stress around what might happen this week.
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Whoever Wins the Election, There Will Be a Transition
A veteran of previous transitions offers program implementation strategies for a new administration—whether that’s Trump’s 2nd term or a Biden presidency.
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House Committee to Subpoena Records on Discipline Related to Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group
Rep. Carolyn Maloney says Customs and Border Protection won’t turn over records identifying agents disciplined or fired for their offensive posts
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GovExec Daily: The Races to Watch on Election Night
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the contests federal employees will want to monitor.
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10 Competitive Races for Federal Employees to Watch
Senate control hangs in the balance as several races of key importance to feds are among the tightest in the country.
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Democrats Ask Watchdog to Review Hiring of ‘Operation Warp Speed’ Chief Scientist
Lawmakers asked for a review of the contract award process and position classification.
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Schedule F Order Relies on a Myth the Private Sector Fires More People Than the Government
The notion that companies remove employees for cause more readily than federal agencies is not supported by the data.
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