This is Public Service Recognition Week and today we’re going to talk about what it means to be a federal worker in 2020—that is to say, during a global pandemic during the Trump administration.

USPS says it is facing another financial shortfall due to the economic hardship of the coronavirus pandemic and will need a cash infusion. GovExec's Eric Katz joined GovExec Daily to discuss the future of the Postal Service, its funding and the way it is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

The Trump administration's relationship to science was not an immediate problem for the first three years of the administration. But, a science-based disaster has hit the U.S. and now the White House's relationship to science and oversight is under scrutiny.

The Brennan Center’s Dan Weiner joined the podcast to explain how science is – or isn't – valued in the Trump administration.

Families across the nation are still waiting on the stimulus money because of a lack of access to technology or banking. With the Cares act being the first in potentially a series of bills, perhaps government can come up with different solutions to these problems.

Crises provide opportunities for chaos in the exchange of information. The speed by which important news needs to hit people can sometimes allow for uncertainty, wild theories and disinformation. A public health crisis can be a perfect opportunity for conspiracy theories and crackpot news around cures to spread. The COVID-19 crisis has been a breeding ground for disinformation, conspiracy theories and the like. Emma Coleman joined the show to discuss.

Coutney Bublé joined the program to discuss a variety of stories she has covered about the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic is taking its toll on employees across the country, resulting in burnout for a lot of people.

Eagle Hill Consulting's Melissa Jezior joined the podcast to talk about burnout and how to deal with it as a manager and as an organization.

Is the coronavirus crisis an opportunity for government to innovate its management and deployment of programs? Stan Soloway joined the program to argue that government should do just that.

According to multiple sources, the Veterans Affairs Department is not instructing its facilities to properly protect its staff at clinics nationwide. Eric Katz joined the program to discuss his story full of anecdotes from VA nurses, doctors and staff members. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/04/va-instructs-coronavirus-exposed-staff-continue-working-places-those-who-dont-awol-status/164693/

Despite a pandemic, the border wall is still being built and sucking up resources. Many groups wanted to know why and Courtney Bublé joined the podcast to talk about the topic.