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After Months of Negotiations, Postal Service Reaches Agreement for $10B Loan From Treasury
Congress authorized the loan in March, and USPS has since said additional relief is necessary.
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Lawmakers Look to Ease Promotion Process for Foreign Service Employees
Measure would particularly help disabled diplomats.
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Senate GOP’s Coronavirus Relief Package Would Fund Controversial Plan to Rebuild FBI Headquarters in D.C.
The Trump administration in 2017 scrapped a decade-long plan to reconstruct the facility in the Washington suburbs.
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Three Capabilities Agencies Must Master to Succeed in Future Crises
As new technology, demographic shifts, natural disasters and pandemics lead to an increasingly uncertain future, government institutions must adapt.
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The End of Open-Plan Everything
Personal space is finally back in style, but re-creating it after two decades of its destruction is hardly a straightforward task.
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Senate Republicans Propose Bailout Funds for Homeland Security Department, But Not Postal Service
Money would help DHS agencies avoid furloughs.
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Analysis: 4 Lawsuits that Challenge Trump’s Federal Agents in Portland Test Issues Other Cities Will Likely Face
The lawsuits filed in Portland sparked by the presence of federal law enforcement agents sent there by President Trump are a preview of the legal battles to come in cities across the U.S.
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GovExec Daily: Physical Cash and the Pandemic
Dr. Bill Maurer of University of California, Irvine joins the podcast to discuss what cashless payments look like, in light of the pandemic.
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3 Questions to Ask Yourself Next Time You See a Graph, Chart or Map
Visualizations can help you understand data better – but they can also confuse or mislead. Here, some tips on what to watch out for.
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America’s Inescapable Offices
Workers who have already returned to their cubicle report days full of anxiety, masks, and sanitation shaming.
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The Mindsets of Innovators in Government
A series of Interviews with high achievers reveals some surprising things about what it takes to get things done in the bureaucracy.
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The Mental Health Crisis is Spreading Faster Than Our Infrastructure Can Support
Here’s what needs to change.
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How to Protect Remote Workers’ Productivity and Performance
Even as restrictions ease, working from home will continue for many. Experts offer tips for bridging the distance.
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When Feeling American Requires Leaving America
For some Black U.S. diplomats, the moment they feel most American is when they are abroad.
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Senate Democrats Urge Vote on Bill that Would Federalize the Medical Supply Chain, Bolster Transparency
"There is no way for this country to have enough personal protective equipment...without the federal government stepping up," said one senator.
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Senate Panel Advances TikTok Ban for Feds, More Transparency on Agency Leaders
Top federal officials would see positions and salaries posted monthly.
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USPS Tests More Mail Delivery Changes as Lawmakers Push Back
Critics of reforms under the new postmaster general say he is no longer treating the agency as a public service.
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Trump Administration Redacts Meeting Minutes on the Presidential Transition
“If there’s anything that needs to be redacted that’s a sign that there’s something that shouldn’t be going on,” said New York University’s Paul Light.
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Federal Employee Unions Endorse Biden for President
The news comes as no surprise following the Trump administration’s concerted efforts to diminish the role of labor groups at federal agencies and cut benefits and protections for frontline federal workers.
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