Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: FEMA Prepares for Hurricane Season During a Pandemic; Whistleblower Cases Spike

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: IRS Issues Stimulus Payment Deadline Reminder, Watchdog Has Advice for HHS and IRS

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Prepare New Legislation to Protect TSA Employees During Pandemic

House Democrats will push to pass bills guaranteeing health care and workers compensation benefits for part time transportation security officers.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Inspectors General Brief House Committee on Oversight Efforts; OSHA Has a 45-Year Low of Inspectors

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Pay & Benefits

House Republicans Propose Federal Hiring, Pay Initiatives to Combat COVID-19

The Republican Study Committee said Congress should streamline the hiring process for federal workers, as well as change the pay system to allow higher compensation for “high skilled” workers.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Justice Dept. ‘On the Lookout’ for Civil Liberties Violations; SBA Site Crashes During Second Rollout

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Defense

Pentagon’s Esper Was Too Slow With Coronavirus Response, Senate Democrats Say

In a letter, lawmakers accuse the secretary of Defense of causing confusion, showing "dangerous misunderstanding" of the virus, and harming readiness.

Management

Analysis: No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out

We need to start preparing for a darker reality.

Management

Humans Are Too Optimistic to Comprehend the Coronavirus

Why Americans didn’t see this pandemic coming.

Management

Federal Employee Union Proposes Preconditions to Returning to Government Work Sites

The American Federation of Government Employees last week called the Trump administration’s recently unveiled plans for “reopening” the federal government “premature and imprudent.”

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Census Bureau Launches Pandemic Data Hub; Federal Prison System Expands Testing 

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

Defense

Army Research Shows How Do-It-Yourself Facemasks Can Be as Safe as N95s

Personal protective equipment for hospital workers is running out. This design works as well as the best in class.

Workforce

Senate Democrats Propose Creating Hundreds of Thousands of New National Service Jobs

Proposals would expand the public health workforces across federal agencies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Management

The Challenge of Tracking COVID-19’s Stealthy Spread

New studies indicate just how difficult containment efforts are likely to be.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: Massive Telework Expansion at EPA and USAID; Trump Seeks to Reopen National Parks

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