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House Panel’s Annual Defense Policy Bill Includes Leave Flexibility for Pentagon Contractors
Trade association urges lawmakers to expand the language to include all federal contractors for the next emergency.
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The Federal Government Calls It a Levee. South Texas Immigration Advocates and Environmentalists See a Border Wall.
Border wall opponents say President Joe Biden broke his promise to halt border wall construction when Homeland Security started building a wall and calling it a levee.
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GovExec Daily: Co-Working Spaces Will be a Work Option for Feds
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss a new GSA contract.
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Agencies Are Implementing New COVID-19 Protocols for Contractors
Several thanked contractors for their work during the pandemic.
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Biden Finally Nominates a Full Slate to Long-Vacant Federal Employee Appeals Board
The Senate can likely now proceed in restoring a quorum at MSPB for the first time in more than four years.
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U.S. Global Media Agency Vows to Help Locally Employed Staff Left in Afghanistan
Republican lawmaker says it is “disgraceful” that about 140 locally-employed media agency staff, plus their families, are still in the country after U.S. troops finished their withdrawal.
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Federal Union Calls for Biden to Keep San Diego Detention Center Open
The union and a lawmaker are questioning the applicability of President Biden’s executive order to not renew contracts with private prisons.
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FDA's Two Top Career Vaccine Officials to Step Down
The employees reportedly had disagreements over the Biden administration's approach to COVID-19 booster shots.
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House Panel to Vote on $7.4B in Funding to Electrify the Federal Vehicle Fleet, Including Funds for USPS
Less than 1% of the current fleet is electric, something President Biden has vowed to change.
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Is It a Crime to Forge a Vaccine Card? and What’s the Penalty for Using a Fake?
People who forge their own vaccine cards, or buy forged cards, are already facing legal problems, including criminal charges.
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GovExec Daily: How One DC-Area Community is Reconsidering its History
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss the story about Fairfax, Virginia and how it is reevaluating historical information.
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Pandemic Preparedness and Climate Change Are Among Federal Research Priorities For 2023
White House tells agencies to consider these and the other R&D priorities in developing their budget proposals.
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Biden Taps FEMA Official to Lead Afghan Resettlement Efforts as Agency Deploys Thousands in Ida Response
Agencies are sending employees throughout the United States and around the world in a scramble to tackle multiple crises at once.
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Manhattan Jail Where Jeffrey Epstein Died to Close At Least Temporarily
The 200-plus inmates will be relocated and staff might be transferred or furloughed, but it is unclear so far.
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WeWork and Other Co-Working Spaces to Be an Option for Feds
GSA will issue guidance to agencies on how to take advantage of this first-ever contract.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Questions on Vaccine and Testing Programs for Feds; COVID Oversight Committee Boosts Use of Analytics and AI
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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Organizations Urge Expansion of Visa Program to Help Subcontractor and Subgrantee Employees Leave Afghanistan
Currently such employees do not qualify for special visa programs, leaving them in a precarious situation as evacuation efforts grow more difficult.
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The Future of Work Is Flexible
Even for national security workers, remote work options will be more prevalent in the post-COVID era.
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The FDA Approved Pfizer’s Vaccine. What Does that Mean for Kids under 12?
The White House’s COVID-19 task force explains the recommendation on boosters and urges caution on off-label vaccines for young children.
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Republicans Demand Answers on Ouster of Social Security Commissioner
GOP lawmakers call the firing of Andrew Saul “unlawful” and ask the comptroller general to outline how acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi’s powers may be constrained by the Vacancies Act.
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