Government Matters (Full Show) – February 10, 2022
Promoting climate resiliency in the federal government; EEOC’s guide to file employment discrimination appeals; humanitarian situation in Ukraine with possible Russian invasion
Promoting climate resiliency in the federal government; EEOC’s guide to file employment discrimination appeals; humanitarian situation in Ukraine with possible Russian invasion
This past year may be one of the most costly years for extreme weather events attributed to climate change. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking at how the government is approaching climate resilience – the plans and preparations for climate hazards. Alfredo Gomez, GAO director of natural resources and environment issues, said his team […]
For federal employees or applicants who want to appeal a discrimination case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released a guide to help those who don’t have lawyers navigate the appeals process and write better arguments. Edmund Chiang, senior attorney advisor at the EEOC, said his organization developed the guide after conducting focus groups […]
As tensions rise on the Ukraine-Russia border, there are increased concerns about the humanitarian toll a Russian invasion could have on the Ukrainian people. Erol Yayboke, director and senior fellow for the Project on Fragility and Mobility at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Ukrainians have told him that U.S. plans to respond […]
