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Viewpoint: Whistleblowers are Democracy’s Last Defense

When brave individuals speak up against wrongdoing, they can mitigate the damage and prevent further harm.

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Dozens of Senators Introduce Bill Blocking Trump’s Order to Politicize the Civil Service

Legislation from a group of 40 Democrats would rescind President Trump’s executive order creating a new Schedule F classification of federal employees without civil service protections.

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Regulatory Affairs Veteran Shares Insights on Trump’s Cutbacks and What Lies Ahead for Biden

"Judge the person relative to what you want them to do," said Jim Tozzi, on selecting a new Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs administrator. 

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Major Federal Employee Union Urges Biden to Restore Collaborative Labor Relations

NTEU publishes recommendations for the presidential transition, encouraging an end to President Trump’s antagonism of unions.

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Federal Panel Strips VA Worker Rights in Latest Pro-Management Decision

Although the Federal Service Impasses Panel scolded VA for its overbroad reliance on management rights to eviscerate its contract with a labor union, the panel still ruled mostly in the department’s favor.

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How Biden's Team Seeks to Mitigate the Impact of a Delayed Transition

As the Trump administration refuses to initiate statutorily required steps, Biden will tap into vast government experience.

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Lawmakers Urge Justice Department to Suspend Executions During Transition 

President-elect Biden seeks to get rid of the death penalty, but the Trump administration has not formally recognized him as the winner. 

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President-Elect Biden's New COVID-19 Task Force Gives the U.S. a Fresh Chance to Turn around a Public Health Disaster

Biden will begin his presidency in the midst of a global public health crisis that's already killed over 240,000 people in the US alone. His team is already planning how to get COVID-19 under control.

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GovExec Daily: The Stalled Presidential Transition

The Center for Presidential Transition's David Marchick joins the podcast to discuss what the Biden team is missing without ascertainment.

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Former GSA Administrator Reflects on Ascertaining the Election in 2016

“If there’s anything that I would point to, it is really how important this activity and moment is,” said Denise Turner Roth of the presidential transition.

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Proposed Executive Order for Biden Would 'Reinvigorate' Federal Workforce, Make OPM a Cabinet-Level Agency

The National Academy of Public Administration has drafted a directive that would reverse Trump's workforce edicts and elevate the federal government's personnel agency.

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Postmaster General Previews New Reforms as USPS Announces $9B Loss for 2020

As previously promised, DeJoy signals significant changes are coming for the Postal Service.

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Viewpoint: Stop The Obstruction and Authorize the Transition

As precious days are lost, experts agree that nothing prohibits the GSA administrator from ascertaining the apparent election winner.

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Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine

A review of state distribution plans reveals that officials don’t know how they’ll deal with the difficult storage and transport requirements of Pfizer’s vaccine, especially in the rural areas currently seeing a spike in infections.

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GovExec Daily: Ballot Measures and Drug Policy

Route Fifty's Emma Coleman joins the podcast to discuss how voters treated legalization and decriminalization efforts on Election Day.

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Over 170 Groups Call for Biden Administration to Take Up Ethics Reforms Immediately 

President-elect Biden addressed many of their concerns in his campaign platform and transition plan. 

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To Improve Equity, Improve Government Capacity

Agencies fail their moral and civic duty when they don't collect and disclose vital information that could direct resources where needed.

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Biden’s Transition Team Brings in Diverse Coalition of Experts, at Least Half of Whom Are Women

The members of Biden’s agency review teams represent communities “historically underrepresented in federal government.”