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Feds' Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Could Be Days Away, but Agencies Are Not Yet Prepping
The clock is ticking on a federal court to either hear another appeal on Biden's mandate or allow the administration to resume suspensions and firings.
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Tell Us About Your Experience With The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
We’re looking for readers who want to share their experiences with the Education Department's debt relief.
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Biden’s Board Appointees Promise to Finally Provide Feds ‘Extra Insurance’ Against Mistreatment
After five years, a restored Merit Systems Protection Board is setting new precedents with sweeping impacts for the civil service.
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Is the Security Clearance Process Keeping Diverse Candidates from Fed Jobs?
There are very human, and very distinct elements to making the cut as a national security worker.
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Pay Transparency Laws Raise Women’s Salaries (And Slightly Lower Men’s)
Multistate companies are finding ways to circumvent the laws.
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Coronavirus Roundup: VA Resumes Public Memorial Day Services; Surgeon General Warns of Health Workforce Burnout
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: Federal Law Enforcement's Role and the Biden Executive Order
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association President Larry Cosme joins the podcast to discuss the White House moves and the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.
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Why Federal Agents Were the First on the Scene to Kill the School Shooter in Texas
Current and former officials explain why it is common for DHS personnel to respond in some local emergencies.
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Federal Call Center Workers Strike Over Pay, Healthcare Costs
Employees at Maximus call centers working on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contracts, conducted a two-day strike this week seeking pay and better healthcare coverage.
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GovExec Daily: Can Government Win the Race for Talent?
William D. Eggers joins the podcast to discuss a new Deloitte report on hiring.
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NTEU Calls on FLRA and the Supreme Court to Clarify Policies that Hurt Unions Under Trump
The union said misapplications of standards by the agency that oversees federal labor management relations and federal courts during the Trump administration hurt their ability to represent federal workers.
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Federal Officers Must De-Escalate Before Using Force and Intervene When Colleagues Abuse Power, DOJ Says
The changes were part of the Justice Department's first use-of-force policy update in 18 years.
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How to Make Performance Reviews Less Terrible – Especially Given the Challenges of Supervising Remote Workers
Performance reviews were always a challenge, but even more so in the age of hybrid work, when some employees are in the office more often than others.
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GovExec Daily: Retirement Planning Tricks for All Feds
NARFE's Erin Carter joins the show to discuss how public servants should plan for their future.
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Narcissism Affects whether People Follow COVID Mitigation Efforts
New research investigates how narcissism makes people more or less likely to follow COVID mitigation strategies like masking up or getting vaxxed.
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More Can Be Done to Increase Representation of Feds with Disabilities
A new report shows people with disabilities make up a greater percentage of the federal workforce, but those employees are less likely to be in leadership roles and more likely to leave their jobs.
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Coronavirus Roundup: More Free COVID Tests; HHS Secretary Tests Positive
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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OPM Issues Guidance on Implementing a Trump-era Hiring Policy
The U.S. Digital Service has also been embedding in agencies to help build internal competency-based hiring abilities in federal agencies.
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GovExec Daily: Lessons Learned from the Homeland Security Vaccine Rollout
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss how DHS got its workforce vaccinated.
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