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Aday after his inauguration, President Biden issued a
multi-faceted plan for addressing the ongoing pandemic, titled
the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and
Preparedness. Among other things, the administration s
COVID-19 response strategy involves increasing access to testing,
resolving PPE and vaccine supply shortfalls, pushing to identify
and develop therapeutics for treating COVID-19, and accelerating
vaccine distribution.
President Biden quickly signed a number of executive orders to
begin implementing key aspects of his administration s COVID-19
Response Plan. Here are four key developments that will impact
Recreational access, increased visitor services planned in Grand Teton NPS Photo/J. Bonney
MOOSE, Wyo. (KIFI) - Summer operations in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway will be modified in a manner that continues to promote the health and safety of park employees, volunteers, partners and visitors while providing full recreational access and increased visitor services compared to summer 2020.
The park is working with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and will adjust operations as needed.
The park is implementing preventive measures and mitigation actions to reduce the spread of infectious disease.
Published: Monday, March 8, 2021
Union workers. Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
Workers affiliated with the American Federation of Government Employees at a silent protest on Capitol Hill in February 2020. Francis Chung/E&E News
The Biden administration is encouraging agencies to reengage with federal worker unions.
On Friday, the Office of Personnel Management released new guidance related to President Biden s executive order on the federal workforce, which revoked a trio of orders by former President Trump that had restricted union rights. The memo, quoting Biden s order, says career employees are the backbone of the federal workforce, and it s the policy of the United States to encourage union organizing and collective bargaining.