Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: TSA Goals Shaped by Pandemic; Senators Question Immigration Court Reopenings 

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Oversight

Pandemic Oversight Committee Launches Contract Spending Tracker

The committee had stated in its first report that financial management could be a top challenge for agencies. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Senators Ask Watchdog to Investigate Trump’s Testing Claims; Minority Health Experts ‘Conspicuously Quiet’ Amid Outreach Efforts

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Oversight

Top Senate Democrat Asks for Probe of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Removal

Request comes as the House will hear on Wednesday from Justice officials on supposed politicization of the department.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Union Defends VA Workers After Trump’s Tulsa Remarks; Justice IG Outlines Oversight Plan

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Oversight

IG Flags ‘Inappropriate and Dangerous Events’ During Federal Prisons Training 

The training exercises led to staff members getting injured. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Watchdog Finds Issues With HHS Emergency Responders’ Training; FDA Expands Its Data Gathering Efforts 

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Oversight

Inspector General for 2008 Economic Recovery Program Offers Lessons for Pandemic Oversight

“We'll do whatever we can to help [the special IG for pandemic recovery] be successful,” says Christy Goldsmith Romero in an interview with Government Executive.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: New Concerns About Vaccine Effort; Revised Cleaning Standards for Federal Offices

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Management

New Law Directs FBI to Create National Law Enforcement Suicide Database 

President Trump enacted the measure amid efforts to curb law enforcement brutality. 

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Bipartisan Bill to Expand National Service; Pandemic Oversight Committee Releases First Report

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Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Democratic Senator Asks GAO to Expand COVID Review; IRS Stops Payment Incentives for Employees Returning to Offices 

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Oversight

House Democrat Asks Inspectors General to Review Agencies' Reopening Plans

"Your continued oversight is critical to protect the health and safety of our government’s most valuable resource: its federal workforce," Connolly wrote. 

Oversight

Coronavirus Roundup: Senate Democrats Introduce COVID-19 Ethics and Oversight Bill; VOA Officials Resign Amid Claims CDC is Excluding VOA Journalists 

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Oversight

Democrats Propose Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Identify Themselves During Protests

“Transparency is a building block of public trust and federal law enforcement officials who hid their identities were not serving the public's interest,” said one lawmaker.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon To Enter First Phase of Reopening; Biden Outlines His Plan to Restart Economy if Elected

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Management

Election Assistance Commission Regains Permanent Leaders In Top Positions

After nearly eight months, the agency now has a permanent executive director and general counsel.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: EPA Union Asks for Transparency on Reopenings; OSHA Provides Guidance on Wearing Masks at Work

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Oversight

House Democrats Ask IC for Plans to Prevent Foreign Actors from Exploiting Racial Tensions

“Unfortunately, we know that foreign actors have historically sought to exploit tensions in American communities during times like these,” they wrote.

Management

White House Gives Agencies 14 Days to Detail Their Plans to Slash Regulations

The Trump administration is doubling down on regulatory rollbacks as a way to spur the economy.