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The National Treasury Employees Union is telling IRS employees to prepare for an evacuation notice that would send all of its employees home during the coronavirus pandemic.
March 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department saw cases in the services more than double since Monday.
March 27, 2020 -
The president has signed the $2 trillion stimulus and emergency supplemental appropriations package into law. It will have implications for federal employees and their agencies, retirees and contractors.
March 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department gets so many requests for medical equipment, it set up a special task force just to deal with them.
March 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, military medical facilities are postponing all elective surgeries, invasive procedures and dental procedures due to the response to coronavirus.
March 25, 2020 -
Federal News Network has heard from many federal employees this week, many of whom say they're still coming into the office for work, even as state governors close schools, restaurants, bars and most other businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 23, 2020 -
The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not related to coronavirus outbreak, the timing is important.
March 20, 2020 -
The IRS told front line employees earlier this week they can choose whether to continue in-person service interactions or not.
March 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractor associations wrote separate letters to the White House and lawmakers asking for more guidance for how industry should expect to work during the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
March 20, 2020 -
Federal agencies have requested an additional $45.8 billion in funding for 2020 alone, which the White House said is necessary for its governmentwide response to the coronavirus. Extra telework support is at the top of the list.
March 19, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, with more federal employees working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the National Institute of Standards and Technology gives advice on how to keep virtual meetings secure.
March 18, 2020 -
Agencies have 48 hours to adopt an "aggressive posture" aimed at continuing critical government functions and preventing the spread of the coronavirus, the Trump administration said Tuesday night.
March 18, 2020 -
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig instructed eligible employees to telework and gave customer service workers more freedom than they've ever had before. But the commissioner's guidance has prompted confusion among risk-adverse IRS managers, who aren't accustomed to making their own decisions.
March 17, 2020 -
The two largest federal employee unions said Thursday steps to protect the federal workforce from the rapid spread of the coronavirus were falling short.
March 12, 2020 -
With a month to go before April 15, and the COVID-19 scare stronger than ever, the hackneyed expression about “death and taxes” might be poised to make a comeback.
March 11, 2020