GAO found that DOD, between fiscal years 2013 through 2023, realigned approximately $32.9 billion of funding for service member pay and benefits.

Watchdog wants more transparency on DOD’s reprogramming of military pay funds

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GovExec TV: Five Questions with Scott Yaroschuk

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Management

TSA proposes a softer rollout of Real ID enforcement

Federal agencies would have the option to gradually require the secure documents after May 7, in part to avoid chaos at state DMVs when the deadline approaches.

Management

GSA’s coworking pilot could help better plan the future of work, but first, it needs to define long-term success

A new GAO report found that before the agency can further scale up the program to consolidate federal office spaces, it must find out how to measure its cost-savings gains.

Management

Additional security will be in place for the Jan. 6, 2025 certification of the presidential vote

Almost four years after the assault on the Capitol, Homeland Security Department officials will designate the congressional certification of the 2024 election a National Special Security Event.

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Streamlining federal operations through Onspring GovCloud

Federal agencies continue to face resource and talent shortages that impact daily operations, forcing departments to do more with less.

Updated Oversight

Federal employees can resolve EEO complaints without litigation. But is the alternative process fair?

The alternative dispute resolution process can reduce conflict, cost and delays through techniques like mediation.

Workforce

O’Malley makes last ditch effort to secure Biden’s budget proposal for Social Security

The commissioner said that without a budget anomaly to boost funding at the agency, the Social Security Administration would need to institute a hiring freeze and would see its workforce fall to a 50-year low.

Management

U.S. Education Department to open new financial aid form to more applicants 

The department named six participants who will help test the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form for 2025-2026 after the previous year's form faced technical glitches.

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Oversight

IRS workforce is more diverse than the national civilian labor force. So why is GAO criticizing the tax agency’s DEI programs?

A new GAO report found that women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities were underrepresented in senior levels at the agency.

News

U.S. House speaker withdraws spending bill that would require ID to register to vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., walked back a plan to fund the federal government for six months Wednesday after Democrats and some Republicans balked at the proposal.

Pay & Benefits

HHS expands health benefits eligibility for 9/11 responders under new rule

The interim final rule, published on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attack, opens eligibility for the World Trade Center Health Program to resolve coverage gaps for Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, responders.

Pay & Benefits

Lack of guidelines scuttled VA’s goal to expand access for substance use disorder treatment

The department’s inspector general found that despite budgeting to hire more than 1,000 substance use disorder treatment staff at its medical centers, it only netted 310 new employees in the first year. 

Management

Key debate takeaways for federal employees

Vice President Harris and former President Trump sparred over border security and Project 2025, among other things, on Tuesday night.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers file discharge petition to repeal controversial tax rule affecting federal retirees

The Social Security Fairness Act has broad bipartisan support both in Congress and among federal employee unions.

Tech

Agencies have met all AI mandates for management and talent, watchdog says

The Government Accountability Office said agencies’ compliance with 13 key AI benchmarks in the 2023 executive order “is likely to increase AI expertise in high-priority areas quickly and more efficiently.”

Workforce

The future of the intelligence workforce will center on STEM, diversity and flexibility, experts say

Experts also agreed that the national security workforce will place greater emphasis on DEI efforts and facilitating transitions between federal agencies and private business.

Management

There is little consensus in Washington on spending following August recess

The House last weekend unveiled a continuing resolution that would fund federal programs for six months at fiscal 2024 levels and institute new voter ID provisions, a nonstarter for Democrats.

Management

Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential debates

Although voters have come to expect debates in the weeks leading up to an election, they are a relatively new part of the campaign cycle, beginning only in 1960.

Management

NASA embraces its role in shaping the space economy

Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails outlined the agency's plans for a sustainable presence on the moon, advanced aeronautics and industry partnerships at Washington Technology's most recent Power Breakfast.

Tech

Could an easy radio fix have prevented the Trump assassination attempt?

“Being able to talk to other agencies real-time certainly would assist in that response,” one official said.