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In this April 7, 2021 photo, a senior receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, in Clarksdale, Miss. Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope will become an incentive to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease in facilities across the land.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new Government Accountability Office report finds that the Defense Department is relying too much on GPS.

Federal Newscast

GAO worried foreign adversaries are getting their hands on NIH-funded discoveries

Agency Oversight

How the pandemic has affected the medical research agenda at Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs

Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits

Agency Oversight

On day 1, Biden issues mask mandate for federal employees, reinstates diversity training

Workforce

Former VA CHCO steered $5M training and development contract to friends, IG says

Veterans Affairs

GAO finishes inquiry into members of Trump’s golf club having influence on VA

Veterans Affairs

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Inspectors general on shaky ground after fast dismissals

Could all of this have a chilling effect on the willingness of other agencies to issue unflattering reports?

Agency Oversight

Procurement rules can trip up agencies in emergencies, but permissions exist

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Acquisition Policy

Amend the Hatch Act and restore federal workers’ First Amendment rights

Commentary

While the intent of the Hatch Act provisions restricting federal workers may be sound, the result is, in effect, muzzling many federal workers and depriving them of their First Amendment rights

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

GAO worried foreign adversaries are getting their hands on NIH-funded discoveries

How the pandemic has affected the medical research agenda at Veterans Affairs

Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits

On day 1, Biden issues mask mandate for federal employees, reinstates diversity training

Trump frees former aides from ethics pledge, lobbying ban

Federal pay gap between men and women is narrowing, GAO reports

Agencies advised to approach AI from an open, collaborative mindset

Defense Sec. bans photographs being used when considering promotions

Former VA CHCO steered $5M training and development contract to friends, IG says

GAO finishes inquiry into members of Trump’s golf club having influence on VA

Inspectors general on shaky ground after fast dismissals

Procurement rules can trip up agencies in emergencies, but permissions exist

Amend the Hatch Act and restore federal workers’ First Amendment rights

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