Management
Understaffed Veterans Affairs Scrambles to Confront COVID-19
The nation’s largest integrated health care system has only limited protocols in place to protect elderly patients. Roughly half of the 9 million veterans who use the VA’s hospitals are at least 65 years old.
Management
TSA’s Decision This Year to End Payments for Janitorial Services at Checkpoints Has Some Worried
Airports are being forced to do more with less as cleaning efforts ramp up to prevent coronavirus spread.
Management
Native American Energy Department Employee Wins Significant Civil Rights Settlement
Jody TallBear was awarded $200,000, the restoration of 100 hours of sick leave, and executive training.
Management
A Leadership Reality Check
It doesn’t matter how good the plan is to combat the COVID-19 outbreak if leaders don’t lead.
Management
Experts Agree that Trump’s Coronavirus Response Was Poor, but the U.S. Was Ill-Prepared in the First Place
Trump called coronavirus a hoax, and he dragged his feet in addressing it. But the U.S. health care system was ill-equipped from the start to deal with such a crisis. The pandemic shows the flaws.
Management
After Discovering a Sailor With Coronavirus, the U.S. Navy Crowded Dozens Into One Space
On the USS Boxer, where the Navy discovered its first case of coronavirus on a ship, a sailor says his superiors called a meeting that crammed more than 80 senior enlisted sailors and officers together.
Management
GovExec Daily: Coronavirus at the Bureau of Prisons
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to explain how the pandemic could quickly spread through a federal prison, infecting inmates and staff alike.
Management
USDA Allows Voluntary Telework Following Positive Coronavirus Test at Headquarters
The Agriculture Department has closed a section of its main office in Washington for "deep cleaning."
Management
Mass Telework Causes Operational Strains for Agencies
Some agencies are telling employees to cut back as networks get overloaded.
Management
As White House Expands 'Maximum Telework' Across the Country, Many Employees Fear They Are Unprotected
VA health care workers want protections, administrative judges want closures and employee groups want answers.
Management
Discovering the Brain’s Nightly 'Rinse Cycle'
The director of the National Institutes of Health explains why getting restful sleep is essential for your mental and physical health.
Management
Election Agency Issues Guidance on Handling Primaries and Caucuses During Coronavirus
"Election officials are contingency planners by nature," says the agency.
Management
No Matter What Some Public Officials Say, the Message You Need to Hear Is 'Stay Home'
Mixed messaging from all levels of government is putting Americans at risk and will speed the spread of the coronavirus. No matter what politicians say, public health experts agree. Stay home, even if you feel fine.
Management
Viewpoint: The Airport Chaos Is the Product of Negligence
The Trump administration asked the wrong question.
Management
Experts: Here’s What We Know about the New Coronavirus
Two infectious disease experts have put together a "COVID-19 primer" that includes information on prevention, symptoms, and work toward a vaccine.
Workforce
When Your Work Is Classified, ‘Work From Home’ Doesn’t Work
That’s just the start of the problems for defense employees, contract workers, and their bosses who are trying to take coronavirus precautions.
Management
Trump Administration Deploys More Feds for Airport Screenings, Coronavirus Testing
Deployments follow cries for an enhanced federal response.
Management
The Four Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing
Bureaucracy, equipment shortages, an unwillingness to share, and failed leadership doomed the American response to COVID-19.
Management
Social Security Restores Telework to Previous Levels, But Continues to Resist Expansion to Combat Coronavirus
Union filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday accusing the agency of forcing employees to work in an unsafe workplace.
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