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Stay Up-To-Date
Please see the links below for the most up-to-date information on this rapidly evolving situation.
Federal Worker Resources
- Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing (**Updated April 26, 2021)
- President Biden signs American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Impacting COVID-19 claims filed under Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) (**Updated April 1, 2021)
- White House Memo on COVID-19: Safe Federal Workplace
- Executive Order: Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-wearing (January 20, 2021)
- White House Memo on Telework
- White House Memo on Opening Up America Again
- OPM Q&A: Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (May 22, 2020)
- OPM Eligible Expenses under CARES Act (May 21, 2020)
- OPM FEHB Coverage Letter: Coverage of Diagnostic Testing, Preventive Services & Telehealth for COVID-19 (April 27, 2020)
- OPM FAQ: Resumption of Normal Workforce Operations (April 23, 2020)
- OPM Guidance: Summary of Statutory & Regulatory Requirements in Connection with the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) - Application to Federal Employees (April 22, 2020)
- OPM Memo: Waiver of the Premium Pay Limitation and Aggregate Pay Limitation for Employees Working in Response to COVID-19 (April 15, 2020)
- OPM Fact Sheet: Federal Employee Coverage under the Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (April 7, 2020)
- OPM Fact Sheet: Recruitment, Relocation, Retention Incentive Waiver Request (April 3, 2020)
- DOL Temporary Rule: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family & Medical Leave Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) - (April 1, 2020)
- OPM Additional Guidance and FAQs (March 7, 2020)
- OPM Guidance (March 3, 2020)
- DOL Resources
- OSHA Guidance
- Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities
- Resources for Federal Employees from FEEA
US Dept. of Agriculture/Forest Service
- NFFE-IAM Proposal to Forest Service (March 2, 2020)
- USDA COVID-19 Playbook (March 10, 2020)
- Determining COVID-19 Operational and Telework Status at Any USDA Facility (March 7, 2020)
- Hiawatha National Forest Pandemic Response Plan (March 9, 2020)
Department of Defense (DOD)
- DOD Coronavirus Website
- DON Coronavirus Website - NAVY public portal page on Coronavirus
- Guidance for Pentagon/DOD offices an facilities in the National Capital Region
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Additional Information
NFFE in the News on Coronavirus
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VA Looks to Boost Hiring to Confront Coronavirus as Employees Decry Shortfalls
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In COVID-19 response, VA’s strengths and vulnerabilities come to the forefront
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Coronavirus Roundup: IRS Will Automatically Send Checks to Social Security Recipients
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Nearly 2,000 VA patients, 500 staff have tested positive for coronavirus
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Watervliet Arsenal employees raise concerns about health and safety
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VA projects high levels of employee absenteeism as coronavirus response ramps up
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A shutdown – but not for government: how US federal employees provide vital services
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Watervliet Arsenal workers raise alarm as third COVID-19 case is confirmed
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Coronavirus Roundup: Government to Issue New Guidance Based on Regional Risks
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VA Hospital Adding ICU Beds After Two Vets Test Positive
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VA leaders say they can handle coronavirus, but employees worry about response, testing
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Are federal facilities prepared for COVID-19?
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Unions seek more protection for VA employees after workers test positive for coronavirus
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After Days of Anxiety and Confusion, Government Workers Told to Stay Home
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Understaffed Veterans Affairs scrambles to confront COVID-19
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Trump administration wants hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be ready to telework full time
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Telework Tug-of-War May Hinder Government Work as Virus Spreads
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Agencies should ensure employees are ‘telework ready’ amid coronavirus concerns, OPM says
