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Congressional Subcommittees Will Investigate Fort Hood's Leadership After a String of Deaths
"Where appropriate, we intend to seek justice on behalf of those in uniform," the subcommittee chairs said while announcing their probe of the Texas Army base.
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GovExec Daily: The Challenge of Balancing Evidence and Bold Action
MDRC's Dan Bloom joins the podcast to discuss how government can combine data-building and taking action.
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GovExec Daily: The Latest Deregulation Memo
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the August OMB memo on agencies soften rules for pursuing regulatory violators.
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Democrats Request Probe of Alleged Hatch Act Violations at Republican Convention
“We are particularly concerned with the consequences of White House actions on career employees who may have felt pressured to help organize and put on these events,” they wrote.
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What the CDC Eviction Ban Means for Tenants and Landlords: 6 Questions Answered
The CDC's sweeping eviction moratorium leaves more questions than answers – as well as concerns that it merely pushes the problem into winter.
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GovExec Daily: Roadkill Decreases During Shutdowns
Route Fifty's Kate Queram joins the podcast to discuss animal-vehicle collisions in the pandemic period.
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The Trump Administration Is Backing Out of a $647 Million Ventilator Deal After ProPublica Investigated the Price
The government overpaid by hundreds of millions for Philips ventilators, says a House investigation spurred by ProPublica reporting. Now that deal is off and Congress is scrutinizing other coronavirus deals made by trade adviser Peter Navarro.
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U.S. Unemployment Data Fail to Capture COVID-19’s Full Impact – Here’s How to Fix It Fast
Slow, unreliable labor force data have consequences for out-of-work Americans and the economy.
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New Engineering Report Finds Privately Built Border Wall Will Fail
The report, set to be filed in federal court this week, confirms reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that found portions of the wall were in danger of overturning if not fixed due to extensive erosion just months after it was built.
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GovExec Daily: The ODNI Briefings and Congressional Oversight
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss John Ratcliffe's letter informing Congress that ODNI will no longer provide the in-person briefings on election security.
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Administration’s Decision to Halt Election Security Briefings Worries Many
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said that in an effort to prevent leaks, the intelligence community will no longer provide in-person briefings to Congress about threats, only written updates.
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Feds Can Be Prosecuted for Hatch Act Violations, Though Pompeo and Wolf Are Likely in the Clear
Prosecutions would be possible for the Cabinet officials' non-appointed aides if they were deemed to have acted inappropriately.
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FDA Is Departing from Long-Standing Procedures to Deal with Public Health Crises, and This May Foreshadow Problems for COVID-19 Vaccines
The rushed emergency approval for a treatment that might help COVID-19 patients has raised questions: Is the FDA abandoning its own guidelines?
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GovExec Daily: The Postmaster General's Appearances on the Hill
GovExec's Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss Louis DeJoy's two recent appearances before Congress.
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Many U.S. Workplaces Required to Report Injuries Flouted New Labor Department Rule
A federal magistrate judge’s ruling has freed OSHA records from large employers across the country. Access to this data will help the public identify America’s most dangerous companies
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GovExec Daily: The Plasma Treatment Approval and the Coronavirus
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the latest government coronavirus news.
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GAO: Federal Agencies Lag in Retaining Veteran Employees
Between fiscal 2014 and 2018, nearly 7% of veterans left federal service, compared with only 5% of non-veterans, the watchdog agency found.
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High-Ranking Democrat Launches Investigation Into USDA Pandemic Food Assistance Program
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., will review contracting practices and overall management.
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Meet the Federal Employee Scammers Who Pretended They Worked for the CIA
They held government jobs, but passed themselves off as having far more exciting secret careers.
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GovExec Daily: Reevaluating the Hatch Act
Citizen for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's Donald K. Sherman joins the podcast to discuss the complexities surrounding the rule in the Trump era.
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