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Addressing the Unfair Distribution of Costs and Benefits of Environmental Protection
How agencies can promote equity in the push for climate action.
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GovExec Daily: Preparing Your Finances For the Next Shutdown
Financial analyst Clark Kendall joins the show to discuss how public servants should get ready for potential furloughs.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Could Exacerbate Understaffing in Federal Prisons, Union Warns
Some employees are considering leaving the Bureau of Prisons due to the requirement.
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A Debt Default Could Mean Furloughs or IOUs for Federal Employees
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding what would happen to agency operations and employees' compensation if the Treasury is unable to pay all of its bills.
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USDA’s Hubert Hamer On Fighting Climate Change and Fixing Food Insecurity
Other priorities are containing the pandemic, ensuring racial justice and equity, and rebuilding the rural economy.
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Most Vaccine-Hesitant People Remain Willing to Change Their Minds
A new study shows people's views are not set in stone. The director of the National Institutes of Health explains.
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The Latest on Agencies’ Return-to-Office Plans
A look at agencies’ various approaches to getting employees back to their worksites; this list will be updated periodically.
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Postal Service Launches Banking Pilot With Hopes to Expand in Early 2022
USPS is taking a limited approach in just four cities to start but is already engaged in expansion plans.
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Fewer People Used City Parks during First COVID-19 Summer
Fewer people used urban parks during summer of 2020, a drop that more likely affected minorities and those from lower-income backgrounds.
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GovExec Daily: Federal Contractors and the Vaccine Mandate
Eric Leonard and Martha Vázquez joins the show to discuss the ways firms will have to adjust.
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Human Capital Execs Are ‘Resigned’ to Operating Around a Failed HR System
Looking to the future, the GS system will be a barrier to rebuilding a federal workforce with essential expertise.
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Lawmakers Introduce Smattering of Bills to Avoid Future Shutdowns
The last-minute action to keep federal agencies open past Sept. 30 has spurred a flurry of legislation aimed at automatically funding federal programs in the face of congressional inaction.
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Biden Signs Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill
Lawmakers have punted the shutdown threat for nine weeks, but a potential debt default looms.
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The Pandemic Has People Stuck in a Bad Mental/Physical Loop
The pandemic has created a cyclical problem by harming mental health while also making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity.
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Regulator Blasts Postal Service for 'Unachievable" Package Slowdown Plan
USPS will also begin slowing down mail delivery this week.
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Survey: Americans Have Low Trust in the Federal Government, But Believe It Has Potential To Help With Health Care and Technology
“Most believe the government’s role in improving lives will stay the same or increase over the next 10 years,” the results found.
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Contracting Community Braces for Possible Government Shutdown
Government funding runs out on September 30 if Congress fails to act.
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Tax-Wise Savings and Distribution Strategies for Feds
With the national debt roaring towards $29 trillion dollars, it would be prudent to plan for higher future tax rates.
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A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say
At least three promising antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.
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