Management

Pressure for USPS Funding Ramps Up as Budget Outlook Worsens

Postal Service also clashes with local officials over how to protect workers.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon Plans for Return to Normalcy; Lawmakers Seek More Research and Funding for Science Amid the Pandemic 

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Defense

Pentagon Sets New Rules for ‘Return to Normal Operations’ Worldwide

"We’ve got a ways to go," says official in charge of re-opening, but local commanders given authority to decide.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: DHS Strengthens Cyber Protections for HHS and CDC; Federal Contract Spending on the Pandemic Passes $13 Billion

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Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon Outlines Return to Normal Operations; TSA Updates Screening Procedures

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Management

‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’

The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.

Management

COVID-19 Could Force a Rethink of America’s Safety Net

Will COVID-19 change the American social safety net? New research looks at history as a guide for how governments react to crises that expose inequality.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: IRS to Bring Back More Employees; Census Outlines Plan to Resume Field Operations

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Oversight

Wedding Planner, Caterer, 'Brand Builder': Trump’s Food Aid Program Is Paying $100+ Million to Unlicensed Dealers

Contractors with no experience in food distribution are looking for suppliers on Facebook while some food banks scramble to find desperately needed deliveries.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Military Sees Increase in Leave Deferrals; AFL-CIO Sues OSHA for Emergency Standard to Protect Workers 

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Workforce

Federal Inspectors Decry Lack of Transparency on Meat Plant Coronavirus Outbreaks

The agency has also stopped taking questions from employees, inspectors say.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Defense Watchdog Plans Coronavirus Reviews; FDA Warns of Possible Inaccurate Test Results 

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Workforce

‘I Was Met With Indifference’: Whistleblower Testifies on HHS Leaders' Response to His Early Coronavirus Concerns

Former vaccine agency director removed from position after speaking out implores Trump administration to let federal scientists "speak truthfully without fear of retribution."

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Unions Support New Stimulus Package; Pentagon to Purchase Protective Gear for Nursing Homes

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Management

GovExec Daily: Racial Disparities in Coronavirus Treatment

Dr. Tina Sacks joins the show to discuss how the federal government can bridge the gaps in health care and outcomes for racial minorities during and after the pandemic.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Contractor Group Praises New Stimulus Proposal; VA Releases Mental Health App

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Pay & Benefits

New House COVID-19 Bill Includes Hazard Pay for Feds, Strengthens Protections for Telework and Sick Leave

Pelosi on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would provide up to $10,000 in premium pay for federal workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and would prevent agencies from exempting employees from paid sick leave benefits.