COVID-19: HR, accounting and budget guidance for state agencies
For the latest statewide updates, statistics, multilingual resources, and details of Gov. Inslee's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, go to Coronavirus.wa.gov.
Don’t forget to complete the census by going to 2020census.gov. A complete and accurate count has never been more important than now, as the state uses census data to plan its response across all sectors to this pandemic.
For COVID-19 guidance from OFM, see below:
Directive to freeze hiring, personal services contracts and equipment purchases
Gov. Inslee's directive, instructions and forms to apply for an exemption to the freeze.
See also:
Budget information for agencies
See instructions for agencies related to suspension of capital projects, cost reporting, and funding COVID-19 response activites.
Federal funds distributed for COVID-19 outbreak response
How we're allocating money from the federal CARES Act.
State funds distributed for COVID-19 outbreak response
How we're allocating state money from the Disaster Response Account.
Washington Recovery Group
This group is coordinating the state’s COVID-19 pandemic economic recovery activitiess.
HR guidance for state agencies during COVID-19 pandemic
Guidance for HR staff, supervisors and agency leaders on office operations, leave, teleworking, employees diagnosed with COVID-19, as well as recruiting and onboarding during this time. See also:
- Federal COVID-19 leave laws
- COVID-19 telework policy memo
- Onboarding new employees during COVID-19
- Recruitment during COVID-19
Emergency telework during COVID-19
Resources for state employees working from home during the outbreak.
Accounting resources related to COVID-19 response
Current accounting guidance and waivers to requirements in the Statewide Administrative and Accounting Manual.
