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Biden Signs Law Directing Justice Department to Combat COVID-19 Hate Crimes
It requires the department to designate an employee to facilitate an expedited review of such crimes.
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Will Ending Mask Requirements Cause a Surge in COVID-19 Cases?
"...Some states that decrease their public health efforts on physical distancing and mask-wearing could see high levels of COVID-19 cases..."
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Congress Takes Another Significant Step Toward Finally Making Postal Reform Law
Both parties and both chambers see eye to eye on the bill, marking a major development on the path to passing postal legislation, something Congress has tried and failed to accomplish for a decade.
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GovExec Daily: Are You Bringing Employees Back to an Unhealthy Workplace?
Michael Lee Stallard joins the podcast to discuss how to foster a better return to office.
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Biden Expected to Unveil Full Budget Proposal Next Week, Without a Permanent OMB Director
A veteran Capitol Hill staffer has been serving as the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget.
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Diversity RFI Opens the Door to Rethinking How Government Reaches Its Goals
The administration is using a recent request for information as a crowd-sourcing tool for policy solutions around equity goals.
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Republicans Press Biden to Bring Federal Employees Back to Their Offices Immediately
The administration has so far maintained its governmentwide 25% maximum capacity policy for federal buildings.
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GovExec Daily: CBP, Social Media and the IG Report
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss a new Homeland Security Inspector General report on workforce issues at Customs and Border Protection.
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OPM Updates Agencies, Unions on Labor-Management Forums
A Trump-era order shutting down union-management councils at federal agencies remains “under review,” officials said, but in the meantime, agencies may elect to start new ones if they wish.
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Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border
In newly disclosed records, Trump officials cited conspiracies about Antifa to justify interrogating immigration lawyers with a special terrorism unit. The documents also show that more lawyers were targeted than previously known.
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OPM Urges Agencies to Support Feds’ Mental Health
The government’s HR agency this week will host a panel discussion of mental health issues for officials and share tips for managers to support work-life balance initiatives.
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Vaccinated Individuals No Longer Need Masks in Federal Buildings
The Office of Management and Budget informed agencies following a change in public health guidance.
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Three Cabinet Secretaries on How Their Experiences Inform Their Leadership and Pandemic Response
Marcia Fudge, Jennifer Granholm and Gina Raimondo said they all had to staff up when they started running their agencies — but that it gave them a chance to diversify.
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Why Is the FDA Funded in Part by the Companies It Regulates?
The FDA receives almost half its funding from companies it regulates, such as drug and medical device makers. Is this something you should be concerned about?
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GovExec Daily: Congress and the Budget Process
The Project on Government Oversight's Liz Hempowicz joined the show to discuss the power of the purse.
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Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated, Survey Shows — But Face Obstacles
A new survey shows that unvaccinated Hispanics are almost twice as likely as unvaccinated Blacks or whites to want a COVID-19 vaccination. But many still face a variety of access problems, ranging from fear to time squeeze.
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How Government Policies Inhibit Accurate Financial Reporting and Incur Vast Costs
There’s a clear case for reforming federal accounting standards and practices. Here are five places to start.
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Will COVID Vaccines Be Required for Federal Contractors, and How Would a Mandate Be Enforced?
Increased vaccination rates and more people returning to the workplace raise these questions.
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Is This the End?
The CDC’s surprising mask announcement was not just a public-health milestone.
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House Panel Advances Bipartisan Postal Overhaul Measure, USPS Board Gets New Members
The Postal Service could finally win legislative fixes it has sought for 15 years.
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