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VA Is Increasingly Leaning on Contract Nurses as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Employees lament staffing shortages even as VA has brought on 66,000 new workers since the novel coronavirus pandemic began.
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GovExec Daily: The Dangers of Schedule F
The Project on Government Oversight's Nick Schwellenbach joins the podcast to talk about the workforce order and its effect on the civil service.
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USPS Faces Busiest Time of the Year With More Than 14,000 Employees Quarantined
COVID-19 cases are spiking within the Postal Service workforce at the worst possible time.
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Court Affirms Senior Executives in Government Have Only Limited Appeal Rights
Court also issues another defeat to President Trump's signature civil service reform law.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Vaccine Distribution Begins; Trump and Biden Plan Messaging Campaigns
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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Workers Are Looking for Direction from Management – and Any Map Is Better Than No Map
Without some sense of direction, burned out employees simply can’t be reengaged via another virtual happy hour.
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GovExec Daily: Workforce Management During a Transition
National Academy of Public Administration Fellow Jeffrey Neal joins the show to talk about personnel issues between administrations and at the beginning of a new admisnistration.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Outlines COVID Plan for First 100 Days; Trump Directs Agencies to Prioritize Giving Americans Vaccines
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: A Pay Freeze and Schedule F Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the latest in federal workforce news.
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Incoming Biden Officials Praise Career Federal Workers
Nominees' new tone marks contrast from the often adversarial relationship between Trump administration and career feds.
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Federal Meat Inspectors Decry Lack of Access to COVID-19 Tests, Working Through Exposures
“They don’t want to know,” one employee says of his agency's attitude toward coronavirus.
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How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over
Documents show that officials appointed by Trump who’d otherwise lose their jobs under Biden have been approved for permanent positions in federal agencies.
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Which Countries Have the Most Ageism?
Ageism varies among countries, new research shows. Older adults in Japan and China are highly respected; but that's less true in the U.S.
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Federal Prison Employees Fear Staff Shortages and Mass Reassignments as COVID-19 Cases Spike
"The seams are going to burst," one employee said
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Internal Documents Detail Who VA Will Vaccinate First
The Veterans Affairs Department's multi-tiered plan prioritizes delivering COVID-19 inoculations to high-risk staff and patients.
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Inside How Biden Is Learning About Federal Agencies, Both Officially and Unofficially
The president-elect transition's team is now gleaning information from federal workers through multiple channels.
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GovExec Daily: Schedule F's Present and Future
Erich Wagner and Tom Shoop joined the podcast to discuss the OMB news in light of the workforce executive order.
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Coronavirus Roundup: FDA Approves Second Antibody Treatment; HHS Seeks Feedback on Handling of the Pandemic
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: Firms to Seek FDA Approval for First Vaccine; Military Cases Hit Record High This Week
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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