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Election Commission Regains Quorum and Resumes Full Duties, Facing a Massive Backlog of Work
There are 446 matters before the agency and 275 staff reports awaiting decisions from the commissioners.
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Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer for the Office of Management and Budget, Maria Roat
Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget, sits down with Nextgov's Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Technology and Events
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Historical Thinking for Resilient Leaders
The smartest leaders recognize how little they really know and make up for it by leveraging a broad knowledge of history to navigate what are always rough seas.
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Transition Roundup: Hearing Examines Transition Improvements; Biden Announces More Personnel Picks
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: Housing and the COVID-19 Crisis
Sarah Saadian of the National Low Income Housing Coalition joins the podcast to discuss ways the incoming Biden administration can help renters during the pandemic.
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Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring TSA, Senior Adviser, Requirements and Capability Analysis Melissa Conley
Melissa Conley, Senior Adviser, Requirements and Capability Analysis at TSA, sits down with Nextgov Executive Editor, Frank Konkel.
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House Passes One Week Stopgap Spending Bill
Lawmakers send measure to Senate and hope for full-year omnibus by new Dec. 18 deadline.
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Global Media Agency Head Replaces Acting Voice of America Director
This is the latest in a series of controversial moves by Michael Pack during his six months in office.
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VA Flags Potential Staffing, Resource Hurdles in Vaccine Distribution
The department will start with a small distribution of doses, but expects a series of hurdles in inoculating its entire workforce and network.
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Study of Healthcare Workers Shows COVID-19 Immunity Lasts Many Months
In the rare instances in which someone with acquired immunity for SARS-CoV-2 subsequently tested positive for the virus, they never showed any signs of being ill.
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Advocacy Group Urges Biden to ‘Clean House’ at Social Security, Lessen Impact of Payroll Tax Deferral
Under a proposal floated by the organization Social Security Works, federal employees would have twice as long next year to pay back the payroll taxes they were forced to defer by the Trump administration.
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Lead Like Leo: Lessons From ‘The West Wing’
Those taking the reins in Washington could benefit from binge-watching the classic political drama.
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Biden’s Special Counsel Problem
Attorney General William Barr directed U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the FBI’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. What it means and how we got here.
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Biden’s Pick for CDC Director Hailed for Gender Equity Commitment
Rochelle Walensky, who heads the infectious disease unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, will shape how the government distributes coronavirus vaccines.
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Transition Roundup: Concerns Over Biden’s Pick for Defense Secretary; Calls for Disability Representation in Biden Administration
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Dozens of Ex-OMB Officials Condemn Effort to Politicize Most of Agency’s Career Workforce
Former high-ranking career staffers and political appointees sign joint statement urging rejection of proposal to reclassify almost 90 percent of OMB employees.
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Racism at the County Level Associated with Increased COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
Blacks are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than whites. A study that examined racism at the country level had surprising results.
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GovExec Daily: What Federal Execs Can Expect During the Transition
National Academy of Public Administration Fellow Sallyanne Harper joins the podcast to discuss what her life was as a senior official during a transition… and what others can expect during this transition.
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Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Protect Religion-Based Federal Contractors
It has “a grotesquely overbroad exemption” that could allow for discrimination, said one critic.
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