Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Justice and Labor Inspectors General Warn of Fraud; OPM Outlines Plan for Return to its Facilities
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Nextgov
Bill Would Force Government to Study Telehealth Use During Pandemic
The Health and Human Services Department would collect data nationwide to determine how telehealth fared during COVID-19.
Employee Policy
EEOC taking more comments on ‘official time’
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule on clarifying the use of official time for federal employees representing their co-workers in an equal employment opportunity matters.
Employee Policy
Funding shortfall may force USCIS furloughs
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is facing a funding shortfall that could force the agency to furlough nearly 11,000 employees in July.
Management
This Treasury Official Is Running the Bailout. It’s Been Great for His Family.
Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich has an increasingly prominent role. He still has ties to his family’s investment firm, which is a major beneficiary of the Treasury’s bailout actions.
Defense
Trump, GOP Allies Reach For Military Response To Domestic Protests
In startling language, Defense Secretary Mark Esper referred to American streets as “the battlespace.”
Defense
US Navy Prepares to Connect Newest Carrier to Other Warships
The Gerald Ford is in the Atlantic with the Harry Truman.
Management
Native American Tribes’ Pandemic Response Is Hamstrung by Many Inequities
Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes' efforts to handle the pandemic themselves.
Management
GovExec Daily: Mail-In Voting During the Coronavirus
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss how the 2020 elections will be affected by the pandemic.
Route Fifty
George Floyd Case Renews Calls to Limit Legal Immunity for Police
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether or not to take up a series of cases that challenge the legal doctrine of qualified immunity, which has been used to shield officers from civil liability over their actions.
Management
Federal Bureau of Prisons Goes into National Lockdown Over Protests
This comes after days of protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis.
Management
IRS Is Letting Some of the Highest-Income Americans Get Away Without Paying Taxes
Hundreds of thousands of high-income Americans are not filing taxes with impunity, despite collectively owing $46 billion over three years.
Route Fifty
Protesters Demand Defunding and Demilitarization of Police
In cities across the country, protest organizers say they want less money from local government budgets going to the police.
Nextgov
CMS Produces ‘Employee Roll Call Bot’ to Account for Workforce Amid Telework
Teleworking can make it tough for agencies to keep a pulse on their personnel, but bots can help.
Pay & Benefits
The Pandemic Drove the Final Nail in the GS System
The government is confronted with a different workforce management reality than at any time in the past.
Nextgov
Army Seeks Vendors for Another JEDI Contract
The U.S. Army wants to improve interoperability and data sharing among itself, NATO and other coalition partners.
Route Fifty
Protests Could Lead to Surge of Coronavirus Cases, Officials Say
Public health officials and lawmakers worried that mass gatherings protesting the death of George Floyd could lead to a future increase of new coronavirus cases.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Transportation Agencies Spend Millions on Cleaning and Protective Gear; OSHA Issues Guidance on Social Distancing
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Employee Policy
DOD looking for a few good COVID-positive plasma donors
The Defense Department is asking recovered COVID-19 patients to donate their plasma to help patients fighting the virus and support researchers developing an effective treatment.
Defense