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- A supplies command center has been established by the Postal Service to help its employees get masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other coronavirus supplies. The center will track supply inventories and help districts identify which facilities need to stock up on pandemic supplies. Facilities and employees can contact the center for help tracking orders, or for assistance in locating and ordering supplies. But USPS says facilities should still follow standard procedure and buy supplies locally whenever possible. (U.S. Postal Services)
- The White House is out with new guidance on how agencies should resume normal operations during the pandemic. The Trump administration says agencies should follow states’ leads to gradually reopen federal offices and lift mandatory telework orders. The Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget gave agencies a framework to help them make these decisions. They say agencies should allow a gating period, where states…
