Covid-19
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OMB told agencies to offer “maximum telework flexibilities to all current telework eligible employees" due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the majority of feds aren't eligible.
March 17, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, over a quarter of the Senate is calling on President Trump to sign an executive order mandating telework for all eligible federal employees. 27 Senate Democrats say Trump needs to give clear direction, not general guidance.
March 17, 2020 -
For most of the Postal Service’s 600,000-employee workforce, work continues as usual, but in a heightened state of vigilance.
March 17, 2020 -
Managed to finish two horror novels last Thursday. The bad news is they were both true, as near as we can tell.
March 17, 2020 -
The Defense Department is preparing for more of its Pentagon workforce to become teleworkers. But those who are already working from home have already begun to stretch the limits of the department's internet connectivity in the national capital region.
March 16, 2020 -
The Defense Department's medical facilities are not made for infectious disease outbreaks.
March 16, 2020 -
The Agriculture Department said eligible employees in the national capital region, Washington state and other regions impacted by the community spread of the coronavirus should begin telework Tuesday. USDA offices remain open, however.
March 16, 2020 -
Lawmakers have a lot of major decisions ahead of them as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the country.
March 16, 2020 -
To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. The Office of Personnel Management wants…
March 16, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management also announced an operating status change for the national capital region. Federal offices are open but with maximum telework flexibilities for eligible employees.
March 15, 2020 -
The restrictions, which take effect Monday, will prohibit most domestic travel with few exceptions.
March 14, 2020 -
Federal employee are expressing anger and fear over a lack of planning around telework by their agencies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
March 13, 2020 -
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the Census Bureau to launch a coronavirus internal task force to “continuously monitor the situation nationwide.”
March 13, 2020 -
The Social Security Administration will revert to pre-March telework schedules for some employees. It will set up a "work at home quarantine" option for SSA employees who must quarantine or those whose children are home due to a coronavirus-related school closure.
March 13, 2020 -
As the Trump administration urges agencies to expand telework to employees at “higher risk” of exposure to coronavirus, the Education Department has taken steps to relax limits on how often employees can work from home.
March 13, 2020