Covid-19
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In today's Federal Newscast, federal managers say they need more guidance from the Biden administration about the new vaccine and testing policy for employees.
September 03, 2021 -
Mike Causey asked a couple of dozen faithful readers the same question: What about the office of the future from your standpoint?
September 02, 2021 -
If the government learned anything from the pandemic, it's that an outbreak from nature has much in common with a biological attack — at least in terms of preparedness and response.
September 01, 2021 -
The contract for coworking space builds on what GSA and Public Buildings Service officials have already described as a long-term rethinking of federal office space.
September 01, 2021 -
Five sometimes rival groups have formed the Government Managers Coalition. They say the government needs to devote more time, energy and money in developing policies governmentwide that will best serve the public and protect the federal workforce.
September 01, 2021 -
Will the government have controls in place for the spending programs? Will it even have the basic capacity?
August 31, 2021 -
USPS in the memo encourages all employees “who wish to get vaccinated” to do so, but the USPS workforce is under no obligation to get the vaccine.
August 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 2,400 FEMA employees are in place to help out citizens in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and other states that are in the path of Hurricane Ida.
August 30, 2021 -
The National Federation of Federal Employees warns rising cases of the COVID-19 delta variant has led to “alarming outbreaks” at passport agencies in San Diego and Miami as well as a printing center in Arkansas.
August 27, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration didn’t always take appropriate steps to limit exposure to COVID-19 in federal buildings, according to its inspector general.
August 27, 2021 -
The Agriculture Department is investing $300 million to build an early warning system against the next pandemic.
August 26, 2021 -
Federal managers say key details of the administration's vaccine and testing program are still unresolved, and they worry about enforcing a policy with the workforce, which — like the rest of the country — has pockets of vaccine hesitancy and resistance.
August 25, 2021 -
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
August 25, 2021 -
Michele Evermore, senior policy adviser on unemployment insurance at the Labor Department, talked about some of the efforts now underway via the American Rescue Plan.
August 25, 2021 -
There’s still a lot of confusion about exactly how agencies will implement President Biden’s vaccine mandate. But one thing that’s really clear is that it’s a bad idea to lie to your agency about your vaccination status.
August 24, 2021