Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Inspectors General Brief House Committee on Oversight Efforts; OSHA Has a 45-Year Low of Inspectors
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Pay & Benefits
House Republicans Propose Federal Hiring, Pay Initiatives to Combat COVID-19
The Republican Study Committee said Congress should streamline the hiring process for federal workers, as well as change the pay system to allow higher compensation for “high skilled” workers.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Justice Dept. ‘On the Lookout’ for Civil Liberties Violations; SBA Site Crashes During Second Rollout
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Pentagon’s Esper Was Too Slow With Coronavirus Response, Senate Democrats Say
In a letter, lawmakers accuse the secretary of Defense of causing confusion, showing "dangerous misunderstanding" of the virus, and harming readiness.
Management
Analysis: No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out
We need to start preparing for a darker reality.
Management
Humans Are Too Optimistic to Comprehend the Coronavirus
Why Americans didn’t see this pandemic coming.
Management
Federal Employee Union Proposes Preconditions to Returning to Government Work Sites
The American Federation of Government Employees last week called the Trump administration’s recently unveiled plans for “reopening” the federal government “premature and imprudent.”
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.
Defense
Reinstate Capt. Crozier to USS Roosevelt, Navy Tells Esper
The decision now rests with Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
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.
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
The Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Stealthy Spread
New studies indicate just how difficult containment efforts are likely to be.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Massive Telework Expansion at EPA and USAID; Trump Seeks to Reopen National Parks
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
GovExec Daily: How VA Is – and Isn't – Supporting Its Personnel During the Pandemic
Eric Katz joins the program to talk about the ways that Veterans Affairs employees feel management has backed them up while treating coronavirus patients.
Management
Agencies Remind Employees to Remain Ethical During Pandemic
Think twice before accepting a gift from a grateful citizen or using your work computer for personal activities, agencies say.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: NIH Says No COVID-19 Drug is Effective Yet, Trump Hotel Puts GSA in Tough Spot By Seeking Break on Payments
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon Seeks Economic Relief for Defense Contractors, Census Gets OK for Pandemic-Related Survey
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed
Management
Despite Coronavirus, ‘The Machinery Continues’ at Immigration Courts
Immigration judges and employees at the Executive Office of Immigration Review said the agency’s informal policy to keep offices and courts open puts deportations over workers’ safety.
Workforce