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Viewpoint: Save the Postal Service

Trump’s personal hostility has merged with long-standing conservative antipathy to endanger a vital civic institution.

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Lead with Empathy During the COVID-19 Crisis

The coronavirus pandemic is a stressful time for everyone. Here are some ways employers can help their employees through this crisis.

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When Americans Go Back to Work, Things Won’t Be the Same

Americans will have to change how they do business to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Here's what it could look like.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Four Ways to Protect Yourself from Disinformation

As the 2020 elections near and disinformation campaigns ramp up, an expert on media literacy offers advice you can use to develop habits to exert more conscious control over your news intake.

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Unsanitized Bathrooms and Working While Sick: Postal Workers Flood OSHA With Coronavirus Complaints

As more than 1,200 USPS workers test positive for COVID-19, employees file allegations about unsafe conditions.

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Coronavirus Roundup: GAO is Reviewing the Federal Government’s Pandemic Response

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

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Office of Special Counsel to Federal Employees: We’re Here to Protect You

As the office takes steps to protect its own employees, OSC has created a coronavirus task force to handle the rise in whistleblower disclosures and charges of retaliation.

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Millions of Essential Workers Are Being Left Out of COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protections, Thanks to OSHA

Even as the federal worker-safety agency has been inundated with complaints, it has rolled back safety standards and virtually eliminated non-health care workplaces from government protection.

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Restarting the Economy Too Soon Could Damage It More

Preventing people from getting sick with COVID-19 and saving lives is better for the economy than reopening businesses too soon, a new paper finds.

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USDA Is Relocating Its Food Inspectors From One Hot Spot to the Next As More Employees Get Sick

Now employees are required to continue working even after known coronavirus exposure as government seeks to avoid food supply disruptions.

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VA Instructs Coronavirus-Exposed Staff to Continue Working, Places Those Who Don’t in AWOL Status

"This is the absolute worst-case scenario of anything I have ever experienced in my nursing career," according to one registered nurse.