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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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Coronavirus Roundup: NIH Says No COVID-19 Drug is Effective Yet, Trump Hotel Puts GSA in Tough Spot By Seeking Break on Payments 

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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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Union Files National Grievance Over Alleged Safety Violations at Federal Prisons During Coronavirus Pandemic

Forced leave, lack of protective gear and privacy breaches are among the allegations. 

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Survey: Most Feds Say the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Had a 'Major' or 'Extreme' Impact on Agency Operations

Only 4-in-10 of those still reporting to work say their agencies have provided adequate protections.

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

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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.

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Coronavirus Roundup: Americans ‘Overwhelmingly’ Trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers and Attorneys Push to Protect Inspectors General From Political Retaliation

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Postal Workers Say USPS Isn’t Telling Them When Colleagues Test Positive for COVID-19, Despite Promising To

The CDC says people who have been exposed to COVID-19 should quarantine. Many postal workers say they have no way of knowing if that’s them.

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Coronavirus Roundup: Federal Employee Cases and Deaths Continue to Increase

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How the Coronavirus Forced the Pentagon to Improve Its IT — and Quickly

New teleworking capabilities — hastily installed to help DoD get work done at home — will stick around after the virus subsides.

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Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers Unveil ‘Essential Workers Bill of Rights’ Including Protective Gear, Pay

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7 Things Ease the Switch to Remote-Only Workplaces

An abrupt transition to a remote-only workplace poses challenges to both management and employees. Two experts explain what it takes to get it right.