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Coronavirus Roundup: Pandemic Watchdog Outlines ‘Lessons Learned;’ HHS Re-Delegates Regulation Authority to FDA
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The lessons identified so far were: Self-certified information must be validated before payments, such as small business loans or unemployment insurance benefits, are distributed; small business funding for underserved communities should be prioritized; existing federal data sources should be used to determine eligibility for benefits; recipients and administrators of benefits need timely and explicit guidance on how to distribute them efficiently; and recipients of small business loans should be made public. Nina Albert, commissioner of the Public Buildings Service within the General Services Administration, spoke with Federal News Network this week about changes to federal real estate and the federal workplace due to the pandemic.