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Analysis: The Justice Department Has Had to Twist Itself in Knots to Defend Trump on Emoluments
For decades, the department has interpreted the Constitution to err on the side of country first. Now all that has changed.
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Masks Sold by Former White House Official to Navajo Hospitals Don’t Meet FDA Standards
New information from the Indian Health Service calls into question why the agency purchased expensive medical gear that it now cannot use as intended.
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American Leadership Can Save Lives: An Interview with Former USAID Administrator Mark Green
“The key to being a good leader is to begin with a clear vision, but then be willing to listen to others for their ideas on how to adapt that vision to circumstances,” Ambassador Green says.
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New Intelligence Chief Takes Over as Community Has Altered Work Operations for Pandemic
Telework, staggered schedules and use of new technology are some of the ways intelligence officials are keeping themselves and the information they gather safe.
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Open, Honest and Effective: What Makes Jacinda Ardern an Authentic Leader
Before we can lead others, we must first lead ourselves
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Pressure for USPS Funding Ramps Up as Budget Outlook Worsens
Postal Service also clashes with local officials over how to protect workers.
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Revenge of the Obamacrats
Obama’s top environmental official wanted nothing to do with politics after leaving the government. What did it take to bring her back?
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GovExec Daily: The Pandemic Divide Between Public and Private Sector Workers
Brian Michael, VP & GM Public Sector at Medallia and Sheri Petras, CEO at CFI Group, join the podcast to look at a survey on the ways employees are handling the COVID-19 .
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Work Stress May Be Killing You
If you've got too much on your plate at work or feel like you don't have control over your job, the stress may lead to depression or a higher risk of death.
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The Feds Gave a Former White House Official $3 Million to Supply Masks to Navajo Hospitals. Some May Not Work.
Zach Fuentes, former deputy chief of staff to President Trump, won the contract just days after registering his company. He sold Chinese masks to the government just as federal regulators were scrutinizing foreign-made equipment.
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Social Security Continues to Drag Its Feet on Paid Sick Leave, Telework Advancements
Labor leaders say agency officials have proposed setting preconditions on employees’ use of recently enacted partial paid sick leave, potentially in violation of the law.
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New Bill Would Create a ‘DemocracyCorps’ for Election Administration
Workers would help register voters and facilitate safe voting options.
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Labor Authority Reverses Previous Decision, Stays Implementation of SSA Contract With Administrative Law Judges Union
The Social Security Administration had already stated that it would not impose the new collective bargaining agreement while a federal lawsuit from the judges’ union was pending.
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How Agencies Can Protect Fee-Funded Programs During the COVID-19 Crisis
Sudden reductions in customer demand is a current risk to many agencies at all levels of government.
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‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’
The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.
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Pompeo Defends Firing Of State IG
Charges that the dismissal was retaliatory are “patently false,” he says.
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COVID-19 Could Force a Rethink of America’s Safety Net
Will COVID-19 change the American social safety net? New research looks at history as a guide for how governments react to crises that expose inequality.
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Finally With a Quorum, Federal Election Commission Faces ‘Extensive Backlog of Cases’
The nation’s campaign finance watchdog gets back to work after being hamstrung the last eight and a half months.
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It’s Time to Recognize Employees Are Stakeholders in Good Government
The fact is, employees want their organization to be successful. They want to help sustain that success, and they want their value recognized.
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