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Feds are still struggling to balance work and childcare. But there’s a program that could help.

A group of federal managers and senior executives are pushing the Trump administration to establish an emergency leave transfer program for employees struggling to balance their work and childcare responsibilities during the pandemic.

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Feds are still struggling to balance work and childcare. But there’s a program that could help.

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