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Defense
US Air Force, Navy Extend 50% Work-From-Home Indefinitely
New memos suggest office space occupancy may never return to 100 percent.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Sing Telework’s Praises, Want to Continue After the Pandemic
Survey results show those who have been doing their jobs remotely are happier and feel they are just as productive.
Management
Feds’ Engagement and Job Satisfaction Rises Despite—or Because of—Pandemic
Officials who administered the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey warned against making sweeping conclusions about the 2020 results, due to changes in the survey's timing and some of its content.
Tech
Video Conferencing Can Tank Collective Intelligence
By reducing synchrony among speakers, video conferencing actually may make it harder to communicate effectively than non-visual ways of connecting.
Management
The Pandemic Has Created an Opening to Improve Federal Labor-Management Relations
The broad success of telework offers an opportunity for unions and executives to come together to support a new work environment that benefits employees and management.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Utility of Breaks – And Breakdowns
GovExec contributors Michael Lee Stallard and Katharine P. Stallard join the podcast to discuss how a nervous breakdown can help during the pandemic.
Oversight
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.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Pandemic Telework Lessons Learned from a Manager
Katherine McIntire Peters joins the show to discuss what the previous 13 months of remote work have brought.
Workforce
Pandemic Anxiety Has Women Drinking More
Women are drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research finds. Married women, who usually drink less, experienced the greatest increase.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Telework, Productivity and the Defense Department
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a DoD IG report on remote work during the pandemic.
Oversight
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.
Workforce
IRS Employees on Paid Leave During Pandemic Has Dropped by 87% From Peak of 35,000
More than 3,400 IRS employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
Workforce
Will Your Work Ever Get Back to Normal?
With more and more people getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of experts breaks down what work could look like in a post-pandemic future.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How to Telework Better with 'Show and Tell'
Michael Lee Stallard joins the podcast to discuss how to better connect with team member during remote work.
Management
Managers: It's Time to Bring Back 'Show and Tell'
How you can connect your remote team through personal knowledge.
Workforce
Only Your Boss Can Cure Your Burnout
People refer to various forms of malaise as “burnout,” but it’s technically a work problem. And only your employer can solve it.
Management
4 Causes of ‘Zoom Fatigue’ and What You Can Do about It
Video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body, leading to "Zoom fatigue." But there are easy ways to mitigate the effects.
Management
How to Make Federal Telework Work Beyond the Pandemic
The administration needs a strategy that empowers employees and helps agencies deliver on their missions.
Management
GovExec Daily: Overcoming the Limits of Technology During Telework
Clint Padgett joins the podcast to discuss how to encourage conversation and collaboration while most people are working remotely.
Pay & Benefits
Employees Raise Concerns as IRS Recalls Staff From Home Ahead of Tax Season
IRS is no longer allowing at-risk workers to take safety leave rather than report to their offices.
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