Pay & Benefits
Employees Raise Concerns as IRS Recalls Staff From Home Ahead of Tax Season
IRS is no longer allowing at-risk workers to take safety leave rather than report to their offices.
Management
CDC Says Masks Must Fit Tightly – and Two Are Better Than One
How well your mask works depends on how well it fits. Wearing two snug masks made of different materials offers 95% protection from exposure to aerosols that could contain the coronavirus.
Pay & Benefits
House COVID Relief Bill Includes 15 Weeks of Paid Leave for Federal Parents, Caregivers
Leave would be available to care for elderly family members and kids whose schools are closed or virtual, as well as for those who are sick themselves or forced to quarantine.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Transportation Secretary in Quarantine; FDA Gives Emergency Authorization to Another Antibody Treatment
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How Feds are Burning Out During the Pandemic
Eagle Hill Consulting's David Witkowski joins the podcast to discuss his firm's survey results on how public servants are working during the crisis and handling the stress of COVID-19.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel Office Urged to Provide Feds with Administrative Leave to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations
Washington, D.C.- area House Democrats said some agencies have declined to offer paid time off, although the lawmakers would not say which ones.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Administration Invokes Defense Production Act; Ongoing Talks About a Pre-flight COVID Testing Mandate
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Tech
‘Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind
Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are commonplace as states expand who’s eligible to be vaccinated. The oldest Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a distinct disadvantage.
Oversight
Comparing Death Tolls From COVID-19 to Past Wars Is Fraught
COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than World War II did. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive.
Management
Civilian and Military Personnel Will Be Deploying to First Federally Run Vaccine Sites in Coming Days
Biden administration launches pilot program for "mega-sites" staffed primarily by federal workers to assist state and local governments.
Oversight
Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Protect Employees Who Blow the Whistle on COVID Funds Misuse
Congress is working on the next massive relief package.
Oversight
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers
A key House subcommittee cited reports by ProPublica and other news outlets in launching an investigation into how the country’s meatpacking companies handled the pandemic, which has killed hundreds of workers to date.
Oversight
Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5 Million in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to Fraud
The VA and FEMA agreed to pay a first-time vendor in a desperate search for protective equipment. Now Robert Stewart admits he defrauded three federal agencies and lied about being in the Marine Corps.
Workforce
With Demand Far Exceeding Supply, It Matters That People Are Jumping the Vaccine Line
When hospital administrators and politicians’ spouses get immunized before people more at risk, it undermines confidence in the system.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Getting Politics Out of the COVID-19 Response
Dr. Ron Sanders joins the show to discuss how the Biden administration can get out apolitical information to fight the pandemic.
Workforce
Employees, Lawmakers Frustrated by Homeland Security’s Slow COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
A nearly month-old effort has only led to 900 employee vaccinations.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: ‘Federal Workforce Safety’ Added to List of Top Challenges During the Pandemic
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: OSHA Issues Updated COVID Guidance; Vaccine Data System is ‘Plagued by Problems’
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management