Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers and Attorneys Push to Protect Inspectors General From Political Retaliation
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Border Wall Construction Continues During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Lawmakers and advocates call on the Trump administration to stop construction to protect public health and save taxpayer dollars.
Pay & Benefits
House Oversight Leaders Seek Childcare Payments and Other Help for Feds in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
In a letter to House leadership, Democrats unveil a laundry list of legislative proposals to assist federal employees and contractors during the coronavirus pandemic.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Federal Employee Cases and Deaths Continue to Increase
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Border Agency Cancels Weather and Safety Leave for Some Employees, Angering Union and Lawmakers
The agency had been using weather and safety leave to mitigate employees’ potential exposure to the coronavirus, but cancelled that practice along the northern and southern borders because of “COVID-19 related requirements.”
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers Unveil ‘Essential Workers Bill of Rights’ Including Protective Gear, Pay
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
The Air Force and Navy Are Testing This App to Stay Fit Amid Social Distancing
A biometric data app is helping the services monitor the health of sailors and airmen stuck at home.
Management
When Will Social Distancing End? It May Be a While
A new report suggests how to adapt our public health strategy and milestones for deciding when and how officials should relax physical distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workforce
What Do We Know about COVID-19 and Pets?
Can my cat get COVID-19? What about that tiger in the Bronx Zoo? Here, a veterinarian answers common questions about COVID-19 and pets.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Steps Toward Getting Stimulus Checks Out the Door, Americans View the CDC and HHS Favorably
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Viewpoint: Treat It and Beat It
The federal government has a unique role to play in enabling rapid progress toward drugs to improve COVID-19 recovery and survival rates.
Management
Pentagon Mandates Homemade Masks for Some Workers
N95 respirators and surgical masks will be reserved for health care workers and patients, the Defense Department said in a series of memos this week.
Workforce
Coronavirus Outbreaks at Food Processing Plants Have Inspectors 'Fearful' and Employees Staying Home
USDA is not providing employees protective equipment, and until recently, prohibited the use of masks.
Workforce
The Pandemic’s Big Takeaway: It Matters Who Fills Government Jobs
The success of our response to this historic public health emergency hinges in large part on our government workforce.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Coronavirus Response from Census, Congress and the Pentagon
Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to examine the latest in the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management
The National Park Service Has Not Required All Locations to Close During Coronavirus, Despite Demands
Over 140 of 419 facilities are closed or have modified operations, but NPS is allowing some to remain open where possible.
Tech
Genomic Study Points to Natural Origin of COVID-19
No, the virus was not engineered in a lab. The director of the National Institutes of Health debunks the claim and explains what scientists know about the novel coronavirus.
Workforce