Read the post The Three Rs of Pandemic Learning: Roadblocks, Resilience, and Resources June 14, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic upended school as we’ve known it. Across the country, school systems struggled...
Read the post Lessons Learned When a Pandemic Led to Rapidly Rising Unemployment Claims June 07, 2022 The pandemic brought with it a major onslaught of new unemployment applications across the country...
Read the post Our Latest Report on COVID-19 Includes 15 New Recommendations to Improve Federal Efforts April 27, 2022 As the pandemic enters its third year, the nation continues to face challenges related to COVID’s...
Read the post During COVID-19, Access to Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Increased, but Some Challenges and Risks Remain Unaddressed February 15, 2022 Early in the pandemic, Congress appropriated $47 billion in funding to help struggling renters who...
Read the post Federal Employees Teleworked More During COVID-19, But What Does the Future of Work Look Like? February 10, 2022 When COVID-19 struck, many offices and businesses allowed their employees to work from home, or...
Read the post For the Federal Response to COVID-19, Significant Improvements Are Needed in Leadership and Oversight January 27, 2022 Note: This blog post has been edited to update the number and percentage of recommendations fully...
Read the post During COVID-19, Road Fatalities Increased and Transit Ridership Dipped January 25, 2022 Empty streets, highways, and transit systems were a visible effect of the pandemic on our daily...
Read the post You Say It’s Almost Festivus? Here’s How You Can Air Your Grievances to Federal Agencies December 20, 2021 In 1997, the iconic sitcom Seinfeld introduced us to a new holiday. George Costanza’s family...
Read the post How Could Available Technology Help the U.S. Respond to Omicron? December 08, 2021 U.S. cases of COVID-19’s latest variant, Omicron, are increasingly being reported in different parts...
Read the post The Crisis of Drug Misuse and Federal Efforts to Address It November 19, 2021 Earlier this week, many media outlets ran stories highlighting the growing crisis of drug misuse in...
Read the post What Could Holiday Travel Look Like This Year? November 09, 2021 Flying home for the holidays? With the Thanksgiving and holiday season right around the corner, you...
Read the post How the Pandemic is Changing the IRS November 02, 2021 At the onset of the pandemic, IRS had to temporarily shut down its onsite operations, including its...