Management
Who Decides When Vaccine Studies Are Done? Internal Documents Show Fauci Plays a Key Role.
Dr. Anthony Fauci will see data from government-funded vaccine trials before the FDA does. One caveat: Pfizer’s study, which is ahead of the others, isn’t included in his purview.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Report Finds Agency Websites ‘Missing the Mark’ on COVID Communications
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Workforce
Trump Administration Develops Governmentwide Office Reopening Guidelines, With Contractor Help
Masks, distancing and sensors to track employee movement are all part of GSA’s non-binding coronavirus recommendations.
Management
Resilience Is Local, But Feds Can Help
In strengthening government’s response to COVID-19, nothing matters unless it matters at the community level.
Oversight
Analysis: Is the Trump Administration Eroding Trust in the FDA?
Experts worry that politically-motivated acts by the Trump administration will undermine Covid-19 therapies.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 4.9% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year
The Office of Personnel Management said Wednesday that it has revamped its online plan comparison tool and encouraged greater transparency from insurance carriers to tamp down on surprise billing.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: CDC has ‘Limited Role’ in White House Contact Tracing; White House Employees at Risk
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Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Vice Presidential Candidates Debate Pandemic; Thousands Could Have Been Infected from White House Outbreak
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Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: More Top Officials Test Positive or Go Into Quarantine; HHS Whistleblower Resigns
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Defense
Joint Chiefs In Isolation After Coast Guard Vice Commandant Tests Positive For COVID
But multiple officials suggested that they could return to the Pentagon this week.
Workforce
Federal Workplaces Aren’t Safe — My Husband Died After Contracting COVID-19 in One
A visibly sick co-worker and insufficient safety protocols created unnecessary risk at a Virginia facility.
Management
Trump Orders Agencies to Tackle Coronavirus-Related Mental Health Challenges
A multi-agency working group must develop a plan within 45 days.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: White House Objects to FDA’s Proposed Vaccine Guidelines; EPA Union Members Vote ‘No Confidence’ on Wheeler
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Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Secret Service and Doctors Condemn Trump’s Hospital Drive-By; White House, Not CDC, Pushed for Pandemic Migrant Policy
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Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus; More Calls for Investigations Into Political Interference
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Oversight
Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Americans Should Trust Credibility of COVID-19 Vaccine Process
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, blamed “mixed messages that have come out of Washington” for waning public trust.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Pandemic IG Seeks Greater Hiring Authority; FOIA Requests Delayed During Pandemic
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Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Trump and Biden Spar Over Pandemic During Debate; Former FDA Commissioners Condemn Political Interference
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Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Military Members Outnumber Civilians in ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ Relief Talks Resume
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Defense