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FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo people visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall at 14th Street and Constitution Ave., in Washington. In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven museums, plus the National Zoo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Smithsonian closing museums and zoo again amid virus spike

The Smithsonian said in a statement that its “top priority is to protect the health and safety of its visitors and staff.” No reopening date is scheduled.

Facilities/Construction

Smithsonian chief ponders reopening strategy

Tom Temin Commentary

House bill calls for increased federal whistleblower protections

Federal Newscast

Letter to the Editor: Essential employees at risk despite guidance

Commentary

New location for BLM headquarters announced

Federal Newscast

PHOTOS: Smithsonian reopening revamped paleontology exhibit after 5 years

Federal Drive

EPA, Smithsonian preparing more closures, as partial shutdown extends into January

Government Shutdown

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Transformation at National Air and Space Museum: a conversation with Chris Browne

Business of Government Hour

Smithsonian spotlights military inventions this month

Federal Drive

Government career leads to amazing retirement

Federal Report

Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center adds plane from Pearl Harbor

Facilities/Construction

#FedFeed – Spring, snapshots and shamrocks

In this week’s Fedfeed, NOAA shares its spring 2016 outlook, NARA promotes its new app, and the Smithsonian shares the history of Shamrocks.

#FedFeed – Meet the DHS agents who helped secure Superbowl LI

Securing live events, especially those as large as the Superbowl, takes a great deal of coordination among the various component agencies at the Department…

OMB hopeful Congress averts another shutdown