Management
See Which Agencies Are Bringing Employees Back to the Office
As states lift stay-home orders, many federal offices are reopening. Here is a roundup.
Management
Bringing Lessons from Remote Work Back to the Office
A lot of people aren't going to want to return to their pre-pandemic commuter lives—and many won’t. Organizations will have to adjust.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Advocacy Group Outlines Potential Issues with EPA’s Reopening; Democrats Demand Investigation of ‘Project Airbridge’
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Protests and the Police
Route Fifty's Kate Queram and Emma Coleman join the program to talk about the ongoing nationwide demonstrations.
Oversight
Democrats Press FEMA on Hurricane Season Preparations Amid Pandemic
Lawmakers want more information on staffing and procurement.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon Allows Lifting of Some Travel Restrictions; More Census Operations Resume
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
GovExec Daily: Policy Changes in the Time of Crisis
Washington University in St. Louis professor John Robinson III joins the program to compare federal policy changes after the upheaval of the late 1960s to the potential federal opportunities post-COVID-19.
Management
Postal Service Police Release Masks Seized En Route to Protesters
The masks were being distributed by an activist organization to limit the spread of COVID-19 during protests against police brutality.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: IRS Plans to Send More Employees Back; HHS Requires Coronavirus Data to Include Race and Ethnicity
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security Unions File Formal Complaints Over Lack of Emergency Sick Leave
More than two months after the deadline for all employers to offer workers pandemic-related emergency paid sick leave, three unions say the agency is violating the law.
Management
Wonder How You’re Going to Go Back to Work? Watch the Postal Service
Having helped many of us stay safe at home during the pandemic, USPS is establishing the protocols we may need to return to work and school.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: VA Is Still Struggling on Testing; OMB Stresses ‘Decentralized’ Approach to Agencies’ Return to Workplaces
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
The Critical Need for Reliable Antibody Testing for COVID-19
While there are some good tests out there, not all are equally reliable, the director of the National Institutes of Health explains.
Workforce
3 Ways Your Pets Feel the COVID-19 Anxiety, Too
Pets could be feeling secondhand anxiety from their owners.
Management
OMB Nominee Pledges to Work With Congress and GAO on Coronavirus Investigations
The Office of Management and Budget will “be as responsive as we possibly can,” said Russell Vought.
Defense
Army Scientists: All Strains of COVID-19 Can Be Covered by One Vaccine
The service is on track to produce a vaccine against multiple coronavirus strains by the end of the year. But making it available is the CDC’s job.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Indian Health Service Forms Critical Response Team; Defense Secretary Reminds Personnel to Be Apolitical
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Labor Dept IG Steps Down Following Pandemic Relief Fund Fraud Warning
“This decision has been long in the works and is for entirely personal reasons. I have not been told or asked to resign,” Scott Dahl said.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: A Checklist Before Feds Come Back to their Offices
The Partnership for Public Service's Max Stier joins the show to discuss the ways agency leaders and management can bring back public servants safely.
Oversight