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Viewpoint: Wind Down Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac’s Government Conservatorship
The two government-sponsored enterprises represent a giant moral hazard to taxpayers.
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Building Extraordinary Teams: Lessons from the ‘Hanoi Hilton’
Government executives could learn from Admiral Jim Stockdale’s principles for leading and unifying a diverse group of individuals.
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Political Divide Turns Everyday Stuff Into Symbols
Political polarization is starting to work like an oil spill, according to a new study. Otherwise neutral things, like football or lattes, take on a political valence.
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GovExec Daily: Is It Time for a National Registry of Police Misconduct?
Route Fifty's Kate Queram joins the podcast to examine the potential push for a public clearinghouse of law enforcement officer reprimands.
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Union Files Grievance Over VA's Refusal to Bargain
The Veterans Affairs Department claims it doesn't need to negotiate with labor leaders until the pandemic is over.
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Public Administrators and the Imperative for Social Equity
Multiple systems we helped build and operate have enabled, and far too often exacerbated, structural inequities that trace race and income lines.
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GovExec Daily: Challenging Government Orthodoxies During a Crisis
Deloitte's William D. Eggers spoke to the podcast about a new report on how to change the way government operates by challenging conventional wisdom.
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Labor Authority Overturns Another Precedent Days After Court Rebuke
The agency that governs federal sector labor-management relations seeks to limit arbitrators' authority to provide prospective remedies in grievance proceedings.
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Your Security Clearance and Protests: What You Need to Know
You’re free to take to the streets or social media with your concerns—just don’t get arrested.
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More than 60% of Recent Federal Employee Hires Left Within Two Years
Government should better track retention data to determine why employees, particularly disabled employees, leave at such a high rate, watchdog finds.
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Election Assistance Commission Regains Permanent Leaders In Top Positions
After nearly eight months, the agency now has a permanent executive director and general counsel.
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Watchdog: HUD Telework During the Pandemic Has Been Mostly Successful
A survey of employees found that the department was well prepared to move its workforce to full-time telework, although there were some hiccups around paper-based processes.
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Federal Agencies Have Spent Millions on KN95 Masks, Often Without Knowing Who Made Them
Government employees at several agencies are relying on KN95 masks that the agencies cannot guarantee offer the most protection. Some agencies have paid little attention to important manufacturing details and been tripped up by shifting regulations.
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Analysis: Could Pressure for COVID-19 Drugs Lead the FDA to Lower Its Standards?
The FDA has sped up its approval process for coronavirus treatments, creating a new division to expedite the regulatory process. But is safety being sidelined for speed?
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GovExec Daily: The Phases of States Reopening
Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver joins the program to talk about how Virginia is moving onto phase 2.
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White House Gives Agencies 14 Days to Detail Their Plans to Slash Regulations
The Trump administration is doubling down on regulatory rollbacks as a way to spur the economy.
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U.S. Foreign Aid Agency Defends Political Appointees Who Wrote Anti-LGBT, Anti-Islam Posts
The statement from acting administrator John Barsa comes after ProPublica reported that Merritt Corrigan, who has condemned the “tyrannical LGBT agenda,” was appointed as USAID’s new deputy White House liaison.
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This Upheaval Is How America Gets Better
What’s happening right now is the way the U.S. corrects its own wrongs.
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Appeals Court Strikes Down Labor Authority Decision That Limited Scope of Federal Union Bargaining
A three-judge panel on Tuesday found that the Federal Labor Relations Authority relied on a misreading of Supreme Court precedent.
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