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Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain, Such as Reductions in Gray Matter – a Neuroscientist Explains Emerging Research
New research offers insights into the brain after COVID-19 that may have implications for our understanding of long COVID-19 and how the disease affects our senses of taste and smell.
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Postal Reform Will Finally Become Law After Senate Passes Long-Sought After Legislation
Congress approves taking significant debt off USPS’ books, shifting retirees to Medicare.
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Lawmakers Face a Tight Deadline to Pass Funding Bills
Although appropriators still had not released the text of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package Tuesday afternoon, they insisted they would not resort to passing another stopgap measure to keep the government open.
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Experts Recommend Creating a New White House Position for Pandemic Response
COVID-19 may transition from pandemic to endemic status, but there will still be a new normal, they said.
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Charts Paint a Grim Picture 2 Years Into the Coronavirus Pandemic
The on-off nature of the pandemic "has led to a lot of the confusion and grumpiness," says one expert. Another compares it to the exhaustion of the American public when hearing body counts during the Vietnam War.
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GovExec Daily: What Managers Can Learn From Anthropologists
Steven L. Katz joins the podcast to discuss how managers can learn to lead better during the pandemic.
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The Secretary of State Has One Overarching Message for U.S. Embassy Personnel in Europe: ‘Thank You’
The secretary is abroad for five days continuing the Biden administration’s efforts to counter Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Clarifying the CDC's COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidelines – An Infectious Disease Doc Looks at the Latest Research
The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness
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A New Rule Aims to Boost Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Program
The update to the Buy American Act would build on the administration’s push to get federal agencies using more domestic products and services.
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Chief Human Capital Officers Need to Be Empowered to Really Transform Federal HR, Experts Say
More collaboration between chief human capital officers and agency executives and the Office of Personnel Management is needed to improve the hiring and retention of the federal workforce.
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The White House Has Details on Its Plan to Bring More Feds Back in April
Agencies across government will take on new responsibilities and offer more in-person services under Biden's new COVID-19 preparedness plan.
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J&J-Vaxxed, mRNA-Boosted, and Pondering a Third Shot
Many of the nearly 17 million U.S. members of J&J Nation, myself included, are wondering whether to set aside the current official guidance and get a second booster. Some experts say: Chill out.
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The Senate Passes a Measure Aimed at Undoing the Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The Supreme Court allowed it to stand last month, but lawmakers say the measure punishes the health care workforce.
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Managing Effectively From Afar: Lessons From Anthropologists During the Pandemic
Federal leaders can learn a lot from anthropologists about observing agency culture and listening to employees.
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Biden Uses the State of the Union to Call Feds Back to Their Offices and for Increased Government Oversight
The president lays out new tasks for agencies in his address, along with ideas for where that work should take place.
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Federal Agencies Can Relax Their Mask and Testing Requirements
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its guidance following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The U.S. Global Media Agency Is Working to Protect Journalists While Covering the Ukraine War
Voice of America and others are combating censorship attempts from Russia.
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Four Black Women Became Classmates, Roommates and Lifelong Sisters. One of Them Is Now a Historic Nominee for the Supreme Court.
Errin Haines spoke to longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson as she is poised to break a new barrier.
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Congress Has Approved a Measure to Push More FDA and NIH Funds to Their Private Sector Foundations
Lawmakers say the legislation, soon to be signed into law by President Biden, will help bridge gaps between the federal and private sectors to address current and future health crises.
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