Management
Immigration Review Office Remains Open Despite Potential COVID-19 Exposure
Most support staff at the Executive Office of Immigration Review in Falls Church, Va., remain unable to telework even after two floors had to be deep cleaned after an employee exhibited coronavirus symptoms at work last week.
Management
Agencies Can Launch Retaliatory Investigations Into Whistleblowers, Court Rules
Ruling sets a new governmentwide precedent.
Management
White House Advises Agencies on COVID-19 Spending and Reporting
“Time is of the essence,” but “spending transparency and regular reporting will provide important accountability mechanisms to help safeguard taxpayer dollars,” the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo.
Management
Coronavirus Response 'Likely' to Lead to IRS Backlogs, IG Says
Outstanding cases have already spiked due to shutdown, and now thousands of employees are home and not working.
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.”
Management
The White House Pushed FEMA To Give its Biggest Coronavirus Contract to a Company That Never Had to Bid
The Trump administration has rushed through more than $760 million in contracts outside the usual bidding process during its haphazard coronavirus response. It’s highly unusual for the White House to step into FEMA’s supply bidding process.
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.
Management
Democratic Senators Demand Answers on Trump’s Secretive Border Expulsions
After ProPublica’s report, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee ask the Department of Homeland Security to explain why it thinks emergency powers granted to the CDC allow it to bypass existing asylum laws.
Management
White House Wants Agencies to ‘Repurpose’ Federal Financial Assistance Programs to Fight COVID-19
The move would allow federal grant recipients to donate money and equipment to coronavirus relief efforts.
Management
Indian Health Service Expands Telehealth During the Coronavirus
The agency and Native populations face unique health and technology challenges, however.
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
GovExec Daily: The Role of Inspectors General in the Trump Era
The Project On Government Oversight's Liz Hempowicz joins the podcast to examine what Michael Atkinson's firing could mean for oversight.
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.
Management
USPS Requests $75B in Emergency Funds to Keep Agency Alive
Without congressional intervention, Postal Service would "run out of cash" this fall.
Management
Pentagon Delays Budget Deadline to Help Staff Work from Home
Service officials had complained that a June 1 deadline was preventing them from implementing coronavirus-related social-distancing guidelines.
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.
Management
Trump Rejects Calls for USPS Stimulus as Agency Sounds Alarm Over Its Future
Lawmakers are pushing for a $25 billion cash injection to the Postal Service as part of another forthcoming stimulus package.
Management
We Know Almost Nothing About the Costs of Grant Administration
A recent survey finds surprisingly wide variation and few efficiencies of scale.
Management
Beyond Sanitizing and Social Distancing – a Healthy Circadian Rhythm May Keep You Sane and Increase Resilience to Fight COVID-19
To boost your immune defenses against corona and other viruses, one of the most effective things you can do is maintain your natural circadian rhythms. Here's how to do that.
Management
GovExec Daily: Management Challenges in a Unique Time
National Academy of Public Administration CEO Terry Gerton joins the podcast to explain how federal managers can handle the challenges brought tot the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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