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Opinion: USDA’s New Proposed Labor Regs for Contractors Go Way Too Far  

The draft rules are meant to prevent companies with labor law violations from doing business with the government, but they are excessive, poorly conceived and probably illegal.   

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Health Officials See Bright Future in Poop Surveillance

Sewage surveillance is proving so useful in mapping covid trends that many public health officials say it should become standard practice in tracking infectious diseases. Whether that happens will depend on the nation’s ability to make it viable in communities rich and poor.

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This New Bill Looks to Modernize a 50-Year-Old Rulebook for Federal-State Cooperation

A new Senate bill would require updated guidance and a strategic plan on intergovernmental cooperation, specifically how agencies can give technical and specialized services to states and local governments.

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GovExec Daily: How to Bring Employees Back Safely… and Comfortably

Laura Putnam joins the podcast to discuss how leaders can bring in a hybrid environment and return to offices.

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The White House Boots Dr. Oz and Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Off an Advisory Council

Both are running for the Senate, which precludes them from serving on presidential boards under a Biden administration policy.

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GSA Announces a Four-Fold Increase in Contracting Opportunity Goals for Small Disadvantaged Businesses

As the administration continues its efforts to steer $100 billion in contracting opportunities to historically marginalized firms by 2025, the General Services Administration is unveiling how it plans to help make that objective a reality.

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It Just Got Easier for Feds to Vote and Work at Polls 

New leave guidance is part of the Biden administration’s overall efforts to increase access to voting.

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GovExec Daily: Government Trends for 2022

Deloitte's William D. Eggers joins the podcast to discuss a new report.

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Postal Banking Isn’t Done Yet, Even Though It Was Stripped from the Recent Spending Package

Democrats have introduced a new postal banking bill and advocates are still hopeful USPS will expand a small pilot program it launched last year.

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Madeleine Albright, the First Female Secretary of State, Dies at 84

"Hers were the hands that turned the tide of history," President Biden said in a White House statement on Wednesday.

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The Labor Dept. Wants to Revise a Trump-Era Policy on Handling of Discrimination Claims Against Contractors

Department argues the changes would increase flexibility, efficiency and enforcement, but attorneys for contractors say the revisions would hurt transparency.

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Agencies Are Looking to Streamline Payment Data Collection in Contracting

The keepers of the federal government's acquisition rulebook – GSA, DOD and NASA – want to increase automation in payments to contractors.

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Sharing COVID Vax Facts Inside ICE Detention, One Detainee at a Time

Thousands of ICE detainees nationwide have tested positive for COVID; 11 have died. Medical providers in California are volunteering to educate immigrants awaiting trial or deportation about COVID treatment and vaccination.

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The VA's New Health Record Is Still Putting Patients at Risk

The transition to Cerner's electronic health records system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane is still being hindered on multiple fronts more than a year after go-live.