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Coronavirus Roundup: Holiday Week Catch-Up
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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How Can The U.S. Improve COVID-19 Testing?
The U.S. is still on its heels when it comes to COVID-19 testing. Will mailing free at-home tests make a difference? An immunologist has some answers.
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To Get People the Help They Need from the Government, Postcards May Be the Answer
Government agencies are setting up new websites and phone hotlines to provide information. But those might not be the best ways to engage with people who need help the most.
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More Than 2,000 Feds Deployed As Biden Administration Looks to Fight Omicron Surge
Meanwhile, some agencies start returning to maximum telework after previously bringing employees back.
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Lawmakers Push to Make Some Federal Employees Vulnerable to Lawsuits
New bill would allow individuals to sue agencies and law enforcement personnel for violating their constitutional rights.
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Nurses in Crisis Over COVID Dig In for Better Work Conditions
In tough labor negotiations across the nation, here's what nurses don’t want: “appreciation that is lip service,” “marketing campaigns” and “shiny new buildings.” And this year might well prove to be a turning point in efforts to organize health care’s essential workers.
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Older Adults Report Stress and Joy during Pandemic
Poll results from August indicate a mix of joy and stress in the lives of older adults during the ongoing pandemic.
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GovExec Daily: A 2021 Year in Review
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss the biggest stories of the year that was.
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Social Security Administration, Union Spar over Reentry Plans
Union officials say they suspect the agency is withholding details of its reentry plan to avoid having to negotiate over it, an accusation management denies.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Secret Service Ramps Up COVID-Investigations; Questions About New COVID Testing Website
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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GovExec Daily: Ahuja on Pay, COVID-19 and Hiring
The OPM chief joins the podcast again to discuss how to make the civil service younger, pay scales and how the COVID-19 rules are affecting federal employees.
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Science Foundation and Union Clear the Air on Reentry, Remote Work Plans
In a message to employees, agency leaders provided a detailed timeline for returning to the office and implementing plans to adopt a hybrid work environment, and sought to assuage employee fears amid the rise of a new COVID variant.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Tracking Vaccine Mandate Clauses in Contracts; Dr. Collins Has Stepped Down as NIH Director
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Outside Groups Launch Initiative to Find and Pay Interns for Federal Agencies
Students will receive $4,000 stipend and work for one summer.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Injunction on Health Care Workers Vaccine Mandate Amended
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Will Federal Employees Get Extra Time Off at Christmas?
Since Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, feds are likely to just get off that Friday.
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GovExec Daily: How the Administration Got Most Feds Vaccinated
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss his story on the ways the White House got a better than 90% compliance rate with its vaccine mandate.
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GovExec Daily: How to Manage Working Parents During the Pandemic
Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek joins the podcast to discuss how managers can help their employees' work-life balance.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Where the Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandates Stand; Possible Mandatory Booster Shots for the Military
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
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