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Ten Years On, How Has the Federal Performance System Performed?
An early skeptic finds there’s evidence for optimism, and much the Biden administration can build on.
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Biden Unfreezes Billions at Two-Dozen Agencies, Reversing Trump's Last Minute Budget Maneuver
On his way out the door, Trump blocked agencies from accessing funds in 73 accounts.
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The Deputy Secretary: Linchpin to Making Government Work
Sixteen former deputy secretaries share insights about a critical—but often ambiguous—job.
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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.
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How Age Diversity in a Presidential Cabinet Could Affect Policies and Programs
Millennials and boomers advising Biden can look for common ground on climate change, student loan debt and other key issues.
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GovExec Daily: The Post-COVID World in Corrections Systems
University of Texas' Michele Deitch joins the podcast to discuss how prisons and jails have dealt with the pandemic.
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Trump Wasn't the First President to Try to Politicize the Civil Service – Which Remains at Risk of Returning to Jackson’s ‘Spoils System’
For decades, presidents beginning with Andrew Jackson routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs.
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The Government Donald Trump Left Behind
Trump ultimately fell short on many of his signature promises, but his administration’s successes in cutting taxes, rolling back regulations and reshaping the judiciary will cast a long shadow.
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Law Enforcement Alert to Potential Violence at Federal Facilities
The Homeland Security Department issued a bulletin on January 27 warning that elected officials and federal facilities could be targets for domestic extremists.
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How Anthony Fauci Survived Donald Trump
The new White House chief medical adviser explains what it was really like to work for an administration that tried constantly to undermine him.
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Judge Gives Biden Path to Quickly Repeal Trump's 'Secret Science' Rule
The EPA rule faced criticism for placing restrictions on the scientific research career employees can use.
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It’s ‘Back to the Future’ to Improve Agency Management Practices
Given the shift in workplace dynamics driven by the pandemic, creating a new bottom-up initiative with a focus on quality management may be what’s needed now.
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Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill: Biden Administration Says It’s Resuming the Effort
The Obama-era redesign of the currency was delayed during the Trump administration.
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Biden's VA Pick Says He Can 'Unstick Problems' Within the Bureaucracy
Denis McDonough pledges to continue the status quo on private sector health care and provide more resources for VA employees.
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Survey: 58% of Feds Said Trump Diversity Training Order was ‘Counterproductive’
A majority of respondents from minority groups reported that feeling misunderstood at work made it more difficult to perform their jobs.
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Biden Directs Justice Department Not to Renew Private Prisons Contracts
“Privately operated criminal detention facilities consistently underperform federal facilities with respect to correctional services, programs and resources,” said the executive order.
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Biden Signs Directive to Shield Federal Scientists From Political Interference
President also calls on agencies to overhaul their vehicle fleet.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Promises Vaccine Transparency with States and Localities; White House COVID Team Gives First Briefing
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Gina Raimondo’s Focus as Commerce Secretary: Inequality, Jobs and Climate Change
Commerce secretary nominee Gina Raimondo, the governor of Rhode Island, said in her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that she will focus on job creation with an eye on climate change and workers.
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