Management
Biden’s ‘A-Team’ Turnover Shows ‘Return to Normalcy,’ Report Finds
Staff’s professional experience and transition efforts were likely stabilizing factors.
Oversight
Biden Administration’s Rapid-Test Rollout Doesn’t Easily Reach Those Who Need It Most
Two rapid-testing initiatives the Biden administration released in the past week are inaccessible to some residents of multifamily housing, people who don’t speak English well, or those without internet access.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Issues Guidance to Ensure 67,000 Feds Make at Least $15 per Hour
Agencies have until the end of this month to exercise special pay rates to implement a $15 minimum wage, in accordance with a Biden administration executive order.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: CDC Data Show Booster Effectiveness Against Omicron; the Pandemic’s Impact on Biden’s Regulatory Agenda
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Sponsor Content
Securing the Health IT Ecosystem
With more information and health data access points than ever before, IT organizations must take security risks seriously.
Management
The Hill Gets Serious About Digital Services
The House of Representatives is launching a digital services team, after recommendations from the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
Defense
Will Space Force Protect Orbiting Gas Stations and Bases on the Moon?
As U.S. companies venture farther from Earth, whether the newest service will protect them remains under discussion.
Management
Where Project Managers Go Wrong and What To Do About It
Despite training and good intentions, project managers often make the same mistakes over and over again. Here are some things you can do to improve your PM's performance.
Sponsor Content
Using Data for Better Health Outcomes
The data revolution is helping every industry take giant leaps forward, with healthcare as a prime example. Digitalization is rapidly changing the healthcare industry.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Vaccine Mandates After the Supreme Court OSHA Decision
Federal employment attorney Stephanie Rapp-Tully joins the show to discuss the future of vaccine rules.
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Workforce
FEMA Experiences ‘Mass Exit’ of Employees Amid Surge in Disasters
The agency is still dealing with 1,000 disasters as its workload continues to climb.
Pay & Benefits
These Are Not Dumb Questions
There’s no such thing when it comes to the federal retirement system.
Management
Trump-Biden Transition Revealed Weaknesses That Should be Addressed, Report Finds
Suggestions include clarifying OMB’s budget and regulatory roles during transfers of power, and making fewer steps contingent upon GSA’s ascertainment of election results.
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Workforce
Social Security Workers to Return to Offices Possibly by the End of March
The Social Security Administration reached agreements with all of its unions on reentry that unions hope will lead to a more collaborative relationship moving forward.
Tech
Think Twice Before Scanning That QR Code, FBI Warns
The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are tampering with QR codes to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal login and financial information.
Defense
Air Force Must Harden Pacific Bases Against Missiles, Secretary Says
Today’s unhardened, undispersed hangars are easy targets for a new generation of Chinese weapons, Frank Kendall said.
Nextgov
New FITARA Grades Show Agencies Failing to Transition Off Legacy Networking Services
But agencies got all As on data center optimization, suggesting it may be time to retire or update that metric.
Defense
Marijuana Use Can Still Be a Problem for Security Clearance Applicants
While marijuana has been legalized in some places, new guidance reminds clearance applicants that use can still be disqualifying.
Tech
Building Machines that Work for Everyone – How Diversity of Test Subjects Is a Technology Blind Spot, and What to Do about It
It’s easy for researchers to fall back on using test subjects from the communities around them – students and employees. Branching out is key to avoiding technology that fails certain populations.
Management
GovExec Daily: Regulatory Policies and the Biden Administration
Daniel R. Pérez joins the podcast to discuss his analysis of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
Workforce
White House Pitches Feds on Sustainability
Biden administration looks to influence culture at federal agencies through speaker series on climate change.
Oversight
White House Watchdog, Codified Ethics Pledge, Among Suggestions for Improving Government Accountability
A new report makes recommendations on ethics, open government, pandemic response and more.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Administration Establishes Leave Transfer Program for Tornadoes, Wildfires
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
New Interagency Council Will Further ‘Made in America’ Efforts
“From day one, President Biden has made clear that when the federal government spends taxpayer dollars, it should support American workers and businesses,” said an administration official.
Workforce