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Pandemic Decision-Making Is Difficult and Exhausting – Here’s the Psychology that Explains Why
People tend to dislike uncertainty and risk – two things that are hard to avoid completely during a pandemic. That’s part of why it can feel especially draining to make even small decisions these days.
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The Federal Health Agencies Must Do More to Address Political Interference, Watchdog Says
The Biden administration has initiated efforts to better protect government scientists.
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Biden is Deploying Feds to Rural Areas to Better Connect Communities With Government
The new hires will help local leaders in distressed areas navigate the bureaucracy to access federal staff and resources.
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To Reckon with Theft of Indigenous Land, Change Place Names
Researchers propose a path for reckoning with Indigenous sovereignty and U.S. public lands through place names in national parks
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Biden's Management Agenda is the Answer to One CEO’s Plea for Better Government
Robert Shea argues that the President's Management Agenda is designed to remedy dysfunction.
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Despite a Warning From Its Regulator, USPS Will Slow Down Some Package Delivery Starting in May
The Postal Service is implementing the next step of Louis DeJoy's plan.
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Why We Can’t ‘Boost’ Our Way out of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Long Term
Research suggests that too-frequent immunizations may lead to a phenomenon called “immune exhaustion.”
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Black Women Have Faced Intense Scrutiny during Confirmations. Ketanji Brown Jackson Was the Latest.
In a polarized era, many point to what they see as a potent partisan strategy: the weaponization of Black womanhood.
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Republican Senators Are Holding Up TSP Board Nominees Over Abandoned I Fund Changes
Three Republican senators have demanded that Thrift Savings Plan board nominees never shift the I Fund’s investments to track a more comprehensive market index that includes Chinese investments.
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Here’s What the New ‘Buy America’ Infrastructure Commitments Mean for Agencies
Waivers can be issued under certain circumstances, but proposed exceptions must be made available to the public and approved by an office within OMB.
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How Federal Agencies Can Improve Americans’ Health and Well-Being
Federal agencies have the opportunity and responsibility to integrate the social determinants of health into their missions and their work.
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Scientists Identify the Missing Ingredient for Climate Action: Political Will
The IPCC's latest report finally recognizes the social barriers to climate action.
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Federal Procurement Featured in New Equity Action Plans
Improving access to federal contracting vehicles and supporting small, disadvantaged businesses are key parts in the equity action plans released by agencies on April 14.
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Kip Hawley Was An Uncommon Leader For All-Too-Common Times
The former Transportation Security Administration chief rose to the occasion -- twice -- and his is a model we need to emulate, Justin P. Oberman writes in this remembrance.
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More Than 90 Agencies Release Their First-Ever Equity Plans
“For the first time Americans will see a full picture of what it looks like for the entire federal government to advance equity at once,” a senior administration official said.
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White House Takes Aim at Administrative Burdens
The Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to cut down on administrative burdens people have to endure to get government benefits. It's using the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act to do it.
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Biden Administration Agrees to Change Federal Officer Tactics Following the 2020 Crackdown on Racial Justice Protests
The agreement is part of a settlement with civil rights groups that sued over the Trump administration's violent response to demonstrations.
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Biden Administration Announces a Boost for Rural Health Care in its Midterm Election Push
President Joe Biden’s Cabinet members are fanning out across the county to promote benefits coming to rural America from covid relief and infrastructure legislation.
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GovExec Daily: The White House Wants to Improve the Customer Experience
Natalie Alms joins the podcast to discuss the latest update to the President's Management Agenda.
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