To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy, Public Officials Need to Get Creative
To achieve herd immunity, a new survey shows a need to address specific misinformation themes.
USPS Regulator Approves Price Spike but Warns Mail Slowdowns Could Have Worse-Than-Expected Impact
Commission criticizes postal management for faulty assumptions, insufficient testing and disregard for customers.
GovExec Daily: The 'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated'
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss vaccination rates and other COVID-19 stories.
Deadline Comes for Agencies to Submit Their Reentry Plans
These plans, which will not be made public, will vary by agency.
DOJ Will Not Prosecute Trump Officials After IG Referred Findings of False Testimony on Census
Investigators verified that former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross misled Congress, but the Justice Department said it won't pursue prosecution.
A Postal Worker Begged for Stronger COVID-19 Protections. She Ended Up Spending Six Weeks in the Hospital.
The limited response to postal workers’ repeated appeals for help provides a window into the failures of two federal agencies: the Postal Service, which is one of the country’s largest employers, and OSHA, which is supposed to protect workers.
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Protect Federal Employees Returning to Workplaces
The House passed an earlier version last Congress.
Biden’s Census Nominee Pledges to Help Agency, Employees Recover From Tumultuous 2020
Director-designate says bureau suffered due to Trump's interference and pandemic's disruption.
Five Ways Agencies Can Become More Agile
The federal government is only now beginning to adopt what many view as the new standard for how work gets done in a post-COVID world.
Analysis: The FDA Is a Melting Iceberg
For decades, scientists have been crying out for action. Will they finally be heard?
GovExec Daily: Is USPS Service Back to Normal?
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss how the Postal Service's news of an uptick in on-time delivery.
Federal Diversity Officers Stress Importance of Data
OPM, State Department, FBI and Office of the Director of National Intelligence officials speak about Biden’s recent executive order and what they’ve already been doing.
State Dept. Promises 'Surge' Staffing to Confront Unprecedented Passport Backlog and Wait Times
Passport specialist workforce has yet to catch up to pre-pandemic levels, which were already well short of full staffing.
We Must Ensure Water Infrastructure Funds Support the Public, Not Profiteers
Many private interests see the flow of federal funding as a way to subsidize their own profits.
Post-Vaccination Infections Come in 2 Different Flavors
Lumping all breakthroughs together, regardless of symptoms, miscasts what our COVID-19 vaccines can do.
FLRA Narrows Labor’s Ability to Litigate Bargaining Disputes
In a controversial 2-1 decision, Republican appointees ruled that unions cannot seek relief for alleged unfair labor practices that arise during contract negotiations if they have already sought redress for separate violations during the same bargaining process.
White House Names Director to Oversee Federal Climate Report
Allison Crimmins worked at the Environmental Protection Agency for 10 years.
U.S. Immigration Judges Considering Asylum for Unaccompanied Minors Are ‘Significantly Influenced’ by Politics
Immigration judges must base their decisions to grant asylum to immigrant children on whether these children have realistic fears of persecution. But other factors influence those decisions.
Government Oversight of COVID-19 Air Cleaners Leaves Gaping Holes
Thousands of schools have spent millions of federal COVID-19 relief dollars snapping up air cleaning technology that claims to inactivate COVID-19. But the devices fall into a regulatory gap.
GovExec Daily: How Federal Housing Policy Can Promote Climate Resiliency
Sarah Cunningham and Doug Criscitello join the podcast to discuss budgeting can work toward advances in equity and environmental justice that can result in broad economic growth.
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