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Coronavirus Roundup: Calls for an Investigation Into the Pentagon’s Use of CARES Act Funds; Public Service Awards Go Virtual

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

  • Courtney Bublé

Coronavirus Roundup: Morale is Low at CDC; Trump Questions Possible FDA Standards Change

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  • Courtney Bublé

Retiring Early Can Be Bad for the Brain

A study of a retirement program in China found that people who retired early suffered significant cognitive decline that put them at risk of early onset of dementia.

  • Plamen Nikolov, The Conversation

Coronavirus Roundup: Troops to Take Part in Early Detection Study; CDC Advisory Committee May Delay Vote on Vaccine Distribution 

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  • Courtney Bublé

Millennials ‘Can’t Even’ Get Ahead — They’re Already Too Far Behind

Anne Helen Petersen’s new book "Can’t Even" interrogates the lies millennials were told about having it all.

  • Ko Bragg, The 19th

Coronavirus Roundup: More HHS Shakeups; Vaccine Advisers May Have ‘Unresolved’ Conflicts of Interest

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  • Courtney Bublé

Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon is Rewriting Pandemic Playbook; RFK’s Grandson Blows the Whistle on Kushner’s Procurement Efforts

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  • Courtney Bublé

Women in President Donald Trump’s White House Earn 69 Cents for Every $1 Paid to Male Staffers

The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House.

  • Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

Coronavirus Roundup: Former Pence Aide Speaks Out; Report on Minorities Voting During Pandemic Was Shelved 

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  • Courtney Bublé

Poll: Biden Leads Trump Among Federal Workforce by 28%

Six-in-10 feds say they plan to vote for the former vice president.

  • Eric Katz

Survey: Most Teleworking Federal Employees Expect to Remain Home for At Least Six More Months

Many more feds say COVID-19 is having little impact on operations than at pandemic outset.

  • Eric Katz

Coronavirus Roundup: Air Force Will Keep Telework Options After the Pandemic; A Bipartisan Call for Mental Health Guidance for Students

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  • Courtney Bublé

Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers Ask for Emergency Review of ICE Whistleblower Claims, Administration Releases Vaccine Distribution Strategy 

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  • Courtney Bublé
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Coronavirus Roundup: Top HHS Spokesperson Accuses CDC Scientists of 'Sedition;' ICE Whistleblower Outlines Unsafe Health Conditions  

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  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: The Connection Between Employee Satisfaction and Engagement

Nextgov's Frank Konkel joins the podcast to discuss a new report on how the government employee – and customer service – experience can be improved.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

OPM Moves to Allow Agencies to Appoint Some Employees Into 10-Year Temporary Jobs

Trump administration says regulation would provide key flexibility, but it could also circumvent normal hiring procedures and benefits.

  • Eric Katz

Coronavirus Roundup: Political Appointees Allegedly Seek to Distort Coronavirus Reports; An ‘Unproven’ Supply and Vaccine Tracking System 

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  • Courtney Bublé

Why Female Bosses Get Different Reactions Than Men When They Criticize Employees

Both male and female employees report reacting more negatively to criticism from a woman, which has implications for the success of women in leadership roles such as Citigroup's incoming CEO.

  • Martin Abel, The Conversation

Coronavirus Roundup: Public Confidence in Fauci and CDC Has Steadily Decreased, Contractors Call for Extension of Sick Leave Reimbursement

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  • Courtney Bublé

Coronavirus Roundup: FDA Senior Career Officials Assert Science is Guiding Pandemic Response; Trump Said ‘Perhaps’ He Misled the Public on Pandemic Severity 

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  • Courtney Bublé

Help Us Find the Government’s Boldest Innovators  

Nominations are open for BOLD Gov 2020, a showcase for federal innovation.

  • Aaron Boyd