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Mindfulness Can Make You More Selfish
Mindfulness can relieve stress and anxiety, but new research finds it can also amp up selfishness in some people. Here's how and how to fight that effect.
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GovExec Daily: The Future of Work After the Pandemic
POGO's Danielle Brian, Brookings' Elaine Kamarck and the Florida Center for Cybersecurity's Ron Sanders join the show to discuss post-pandemic governance.
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GovExec Daily: What Does Biden's Budget Mean for Feds?
Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the administration's blueprint document.
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GovExec Daily: The Issues With Vaccine Passports
Route Fifty's Bill Lucia joins the podcast to discuss the ways states are approaching vaccine verification.
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Census Delay Spells Election Chaos for States
Some states already have decided to use outdated data for redistricting.
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GovExec Daily: What Does the Pentagon Know About UFOs?
Nextgov's Brandi Vincent joins the podcast to discuss her podcast investigation into the Defense Department's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.
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Health Officials Split on Rapid COVID Tests as Admission Tickets
Skeptics point out rapid tests aren’t totally reliable.
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GovExec Daily: A Request for Stronger Whistleblower Protections
The Government Accountability Project's Irvin McCullough joins the show to discuss a letter sent to the White House and Congress.
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Nearly 90% of Pentagon Employees Said Telework Hasn't Hurt Productivity
A report from the Defense Department’s inspector general found that early IT issues following the shift to maximum telework stemmed from component agencies failing to perform required test runs.
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Over 200 Groups Call for Whistleblower Reform for Public Servants
Several federal employee organizations signed onto the letter to President Biden and congressional leaders.
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Thirty-Five Trump Appointees Have Converted to Career Federal Jobs Over the Last Year
Six more Trump-era politicals who sought to "burrow in" at the 11th hour are currently pending review.
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Third Defense Audit Shows Some Progress, Watchdog Says
Some components are performing better, but overall, the department’s books still don’t add up.
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‘Immediate Relief Is Really Critical’: Isabella Guzman on Her New Role as Head of the Small Business Administration
Guzman is leading a department that will shepherd an influx of federal cash to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. She says she wants to prioritize women and people of color.
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GovExec Daily: The USPS Strategic Plan and DeJoy's Future
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the embattled Postmaster General and the 10-year plan.
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Migrants, Including Children, Face Cramped Conditions at South Texas Border Patrol Facility
Images released by a Democratic U.S. representative show settings similar to those that Democrats hammered former President Donald Trump over two years ago, when that administration encountered an increase of migrant apprehensions
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CDC Stats on COVID-19 Deaths Obscure Structural Racism
The CDC controls for geography in its statistics about racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths. Researchers say that's a problem.
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Machine Learning System Predicts Severe COVID-19
An advanced machine learning system can accurately predict the risk of a patient's COVID-19 advancing to severe disease or death, say researchers.
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Lawmakers Unveil and Advance Bills Seeking to Increase Transparency of the Federal Government
The legislation involves the federal budget, regulations, public records requests, advisory committees and more.
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GovExec Daily: How to Implement the Latest COVID-19 Relief Plan
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the new coronavirus bill and how the Biden administration is going to approach oversight.
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