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GovExec Daily: Pay, Policy and Biden's FY2023 Budget Blueprint

Tanya Ballard Brown and Courtney Bublé join the podcast to discuss the administration plan released this week.

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How to Keep Your Brain Working Well as You Age

A new book offers tips on how to avoid serious cognitive issues as you get older.

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GovExec Daily: Money Issues and Security Clearances

ClearanceJobs.com editor Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to talk about how financial problems can derail the process.

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Coronavirus Roundup: The Biden Administration Is Renewing Its Calls for More COVID-19 Funds

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

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An Emphasis on Brilliance Creates a Toxic, Dog-Eat-Dog Workplace Atmosphere that Discourages Women

A focus on raw intellectual talent may unintentionally create a cutthroat workplace culture. New research suggests women’s preference to avoid that environment may contribute to gender gaps in some fields.

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GOP Lawmakers Are Blaming a Union for the EEOC's Omicron Reentry Delay

Both the agency and its union said they’re committed to serving the public and ensuring the return to offices is done safely and according to federal labor law.

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CISA's Easterly Wants to Close the Cyber Workforce Gender Gap by 2030

Women currently constitute about one quarter of the global cyber field, according to estimates.

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What Is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will It Cause Another Wave of Infections In the U.S.?

The latest addition to the omicron lineage has been making waves in Europe. Whether it will do the same in the U.S. depends on rates of vaccination and prior infection.

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Older Americans Are Given the Wrong Idea about Online Safety – Here’s How to Help Them Help Themselves

Older Americans are often taught to be fearful of hackers and scammers in their midst while also being told to investigate potential threats. Better advice is to not engage.

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Survey: People Found Freedom, Joy in Gardens During COVID-19

Why did some people start gardening during COVID-19? Connection to nature, relaxation, and stress relief were by far the biggest reasons gardeners cited.

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Gender Bias Makes Humor at Work Tricky

Gender and status can each affect how well humor goes over at work, research finds.

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GovExec Daily: Trump Workforce Policy Is Not Going Away

Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a new bill that would bring back the former president's approach to federal personnel policy.

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OPM Launches a Toolkit to Attract More Women to the SES

The effort to recruit more women into the cadre of career government executives builds upon a 2014 program and comes amid news that, unlike the rest of the federal government, there is no gender pay gap in the Senior Executive Service.

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To Retain Women, Workplaces Need To Fight Burnout

Pandemic burnout could set gender equality back a generation, but there are workplace changes that could keep women in their jobs.

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GovExec Daily: Why Is the IRS Auditing Poor Taxpayers So Much More than Rich Ones?

TRAC's Dr. Susan Long joins the podcast to discuss research on the tax agency and "correspondence audits."

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EPA Will Return to a ‘Hybrid’ Office in May

The agency and its union reached an agreement this month to begin bringing union workers back to facilities in May, albeit with expanded telework and remote work options.

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Coronavirus Roundup: A New COVID-19 Response Coordinator, New Reentry Guidance for Defense Civilians 

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s this week’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

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Teleworking DoD Civilians May Be Recalled to In-Person Work

Two years after the pandemic sent DOD into “maximum telework,” Thursday’s memo points the way toward a new new normal.