Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: SBA Resumes Accepting Loan Applications; Second Navy Ship With Virus Outbreak Returns Home
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
Viewpoint: Save the Postal Service
Trump’s personal hostility has merged with long-standing conservative antipathy to endanger a vital civic institution.
Defense
Reinstate Capt. Crozier to USS Roosevelt, Navy Tells Esper
The decision now rests with Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
Workforce
Lead with Empathy During the COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is a stressful time for everyone. Here are some ways employers can help their employees through this crisis.
Management
GovExec Daily: How to Avoid Burnout in Employees
Eagle Hill Consulting CEO Melissa Jezior joins the podcast to explain how a manager can identify overwhelmed staff members during the pandemic.
Workforce
When Americans Go Back to Work, Things Won’t Be the Same
Americans will have to change how they do business to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Here's what it could look like.
Management
With New Cash Injection, Small Business Administration Faces Fresh Slate of Challenges
'They need to do a better job,' small business leader says as SBA receives hundreds of billions in new funding.
Pay & Benefits
USDA Resists Providing Extra Flexibilities During the Pandemic for Forest Service Employees with Children
U.S. Forest Service workers said they are burning through personal leave juggling telework and child care, but that their agency has declined to provide additional time off as others have done.
Oversight
House Approves Creation of a Select Panel to Oversee Pandemic-Related Spending and Response
Critics have said the committee will be duplicative, but one transparency expert said that "overlapping oversight jurisdictions can be a good thing if managed correctly."
Tech
Analysis: How to Protect Civil Liberties in a Pandemic
There are much bigger worries than temporary stay-at-home orders.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Census Bureau Launches Pandemic Data Hub; Federal Prison System Expands Testing
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Army Research Shows How Do-It-Yourself Facemasks Can Be as Safe as N95s
Personal protective equipment for hospital workers is running out. This design works as well as the best in class.
Oversight
How Jared Kushner Is Tackling the White House’s Coronavirus Response — Without Any Evident Experience
The president’s son-in-law and adviser has added the emergency-response supply chain to his extensive list of duties. He views himself as a disrupter — but that’s not always a good thing.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Removing Barriers to Innovation in COVID-19 Legislation
Stan Soloway joined the podcast to explain how the pandemic is an opportunity for legislation modernizing some aspects of government.
Workforce
Senate Democrats Propose Creating Hundreds of Thousands of New National Service Jobs
Proposals would expand the public health workforces across federal agencies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Management
OPM Reopens Feds’ Annual Giving Drive for Coronavirus Donations
Acting director says the federal workforce can lead by example in helping alleviate some of the strain on charities' resources.
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Lawmakers Want Hazard Pay, Union Protections in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
Letter to House leadership supports extra compensation, weather and safety leave, and other rights and benefits for frontline federal workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Guidance on Additional Paid Sick Leave for Feds During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The federal government’s human resources agency confirmed this week that most federal workers are eligible to take up to two additional weeks of paid sick leave this year related to COVID-19.
Management
The Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Stealthy Spread
New studies indicate just how difficult containment efforts are likely to be.
Workforce