Workforce
COVID-19 Could Lead to An Epidemic of Clinical Depression
Stress, loss, loneliness and isolation are key factors in clinical depression, which affects millions. The U.S was unprepared for COVID-19 – will it remain unprepared for its medical aftermath?
Management
Social Distancing Is Hard When You Live With Roommates
No one answers a Craigslist ad for housemates expecting to end up quarantined with those people.
Management
SBA Experiences Chaotic Rollout to 'Unprecedented' Stimulus Program
Lawmakers on both sides and business owners alike criticized the Trump administration for a rocky implementation of a new paycheck protection program.
Management
Defense Employees Report Poor Coronavirus Response at Two Facilities
Union officials said a naval base in Naples, Italy, has resisted calls to suspend nonessential services, while an OSHA complaint contends a Virginia facility failed to respond to an employee’s positive COVID-19 test.
Oversight
Trump Administration Draws Fire for New Description of National Stockpile
The changed website language reflects controversial comments by Jared Kushner that downplayed the federal role.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers Seek Protections for Military Families, National Service Participants
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Be the Oversight
Trump’s signing statement attempts to preclude the special inspector general for pandemic recovery from reporting directly to Congress, which is anathema to the role of an IG.
Defense
Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired For ‘Poor Judgement’ In Sending Coronavirus Letter
Acting Secretary Modly’s Thursday decision to sack the skipper of Theodore Roosevelt was quickly criticized as retaliation for embarrassing Navy leaders.
Management
4 Weird Things that Happen When You Videoconference
An educational technology scholar illuminates some of odd feelings people experience when they communicate through cameras on the web.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Pivoting to Virtual Work Environments
Jacquelyn Phillips had to change a 90-person meeting from an in-person event to a virtual one. She joins the podcast to explain how she did it and how she continues to lead staff remotely during the pandemic.
Workforce
Thousands of Federal Employees Have Contracted COVID-19
Many more are quarantined due to possible exposure as employees are on the frontlines fighting the coronavirus and providing essential services.
Oversight
Where’s the Money? Keep an Eye on the CARES Act
With the passage of the $2.3 trillion economic relief bill, things are happening at breakneck speed.
Management
OMB Isn’t Requiring Agencies to Extend Public Comment Periods for Rulemaking During Coronavirus
OMB says the agencies have the discretion to make their own decisions.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: IRS Will Automatically Send Checks to Social Security Recipients
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Implementing the 2020 Stimulus: Lessons From the 2009 Recovery Act
The new loan initiative could overwhelm the Small Business Administration’s staff and is likely to be a high-risk area for implementation bottlenecks and confusion.
Management
Viewpoint: Authoritarian Populists Have Six Classic Moves. Trump's Response to COVID-19 Uses 5 of Them.
While the president may not be using the coronavirus to consolidate power, Americans should still be worried about the threat he poses to democracy.
Workforce
How To Keep Your Pets Happy While Social Distancing
Staying home for social distancing may disrupt your pets' routine. But recreating a schedule can keep them (and you) happy.
Management
GovExec Daily: Medical Supply Shortages and the Pandemic
Route Fifty’s Emma Coleman and GovExec’s Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the coordination between government and health officials – and where that is failing.
Workforce
Thousands of IRS Employees Are Currently Home With Pay, But Not Working
Agency faces major logistical challenges after massive stimulus package, but union says tens of thousands of employees cannot work remotely.
Management