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What Do We Know about COVID-19 and Pets?
Can my cat get COVID-19? What about that tiger in the Bronx Zoo? Here, a veterinarian answers common questions about COVID-19 and pets.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Steps Toward Getting Stimulus Checks Out the Door, Americans View the CDC and HHS Favorably
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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A New Era of Telework Should be the Beginning of a More Flexible Federal Workforce.
In the federal government, fewer than half of employees are authorized to telework, despite a requirement for agencies to incorporate telework into their continuity of operations plans.
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Coronavirus Outbreaks at Food Processing Plants Have Inspectors 'Fearful' and Employees Staying Home
USDA is not providing employees protective equipment, and until recently, prohibited the use of masks.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Concern Over Ending Weather and Safety Leave Schedules for Border Agents
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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The Pandemic’s Big Takeaway: It Matters Who Fills Government Jobs
The success of our response to this historic public health emergency hinges in large part on our government workforce.
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GovExec Daily: The Coronavirus Response from Census, Congress and the Pentagon
Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to examine the latest in the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Federal Government Scrambles to Obtain and Distribute Supplies
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Three VA Health Workers Have Died of COVID-19. 776 Have Tested Positive.
After workers reported shortages of tests, masks and gloves, VA health staff in Detroit; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Indianapolis have died of COVID-19. Almost 800 have tested positive.
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VA Looks to Boost Hiring to Confront Coronavirus as Employees Decry Shortfalls
Medical staff only able to provide "subpar care" to patients under current circumstances, one nurse says.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Agencies Warn of Cyber Breaches During Telework
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The Pentagon Is Using Zoom. Is it Safe?
Experts say the ubiquitous videoconferencing tools bear some risk of accidentally exposing mundane details, and even inviting a new wave of deep fakes. But the risks can be managed.
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Coronavirus Roundup: 39-Year-Old TSA Employee Dies, VA Steps Up Assistance to States
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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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?
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Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers Seek Protections for Military Families, National Service Participants
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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.
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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.
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Coronavirus Roundup: IRS Will Automatically Send Checks to Social Security Recipients
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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.
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