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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?

  • Jonathan Kanter and Katherine Manbeck, The Conversation

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.

  • Courtney Bublé

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.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

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.

  • Eric Katz

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.

  • Courtney Bublé

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.

  • Futurity

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.

  • Eric Katz

Sexual Harassment Protections for Feds a ‘Byzantine Morass,’ Commission Finds in Calling for Widespread Reforms

Claims of sexual harassment by federal employees have spiked by 36% in recent years.

  • Eric Katz

Coronavirus Roundup: A Dire New Assessment, More Calls to Close National Parks

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

America’s Other Heroes: The U.S. Public Health Service

On a recent visit to San Antonio, I encountered a new example of selfless service.

  • Gen. David Goldfein, The Atlantic

GovExec Daily: The Hazard Pay Lawsuit

Erich Wagner and Tom Shoop join the podcast to discuss what public servants need to know about the hazard pay lawsuit filed by five feds and AFGE.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Court Deals Major Blow to Trump's Signature Civil Service Reform Law

Ruling will put "structure" and "safeguards" in place for employee discipline law, attorney says.

  • Eric Katz

Coronavirus Roundup: First Military Service Member Dies, IRS Issues Information on Stimulus Checks

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé
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Coronavirus Roundup: Government Prepares to Send Stimulus Checks, IRS Begins Mandatory Telework for Nearly All Employees

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: How to Maintain Mental Health During the Pandemic

Neuropsychologist Dr. Sanam Hafeez joins the podcast to explain how self-isolation can affect one's emotional state– and how to stave off the problems inherent in isolation.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Trump Administration Launches Coronavirus Surge Response Program

Federal employees can apply for temporary assignments to help with the pandemic response. 

  • Courtney Bublé

Coronavirus Roundup: Government to Issue New Guidance Based on Regional Risks

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

Postal Workers Increasingly Concerned the Agency Isn't Protecting Them From Coronavirus

"I am putting [my grandmother's] life in danger every day I go to work," one employee said.

  • Eric Katz

Coronavirus Roundup: Agencies Struggle to Meet Escalating Needs

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: Coordinating the Coronavirus Response

Route Fifty's Emma Coleman and GovExec's Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the ways different levels of government are responding to the pandemic.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Coronavirus Roundup: Survey Finds the Public Trusts CDC More Than President Trump

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé