Workforce
Vaccine Mandate Still a Possibility for the Postal Service
The Postal Service, meanwhile, has begun delivering COVID-19 rapid tests to Americans' homes. It will not do the same for masks.
Management
Bipartisan Pair of Lawmakers Considers Reforms to CDC, Other Health Agencies
Making the CDC director a Senate-confirmed position is one provision in a new draft bill on pandemic preparedness.
Defense
Republicans Are Split Over Ukraine, Threatening a Rare Bipartisan Consensus
Some GOPers think Biden is doing too little to counter Russia. The far right thinks he’s doing too much.
Sponsor Content
Securing the Hybrid Office: Mitigating Hidden Network Risks
This summer, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General released an eye-opening report warning services about a new threat to printing.
Oversight
Expert: ARPA Could Better Fight Racial Wealth Inequality
The American Rescue Plan Act could do more to tackle racial wealth inequality, argues professor Goldburn P. Maynard Jr.
Defense
Report: U.S. Marines Returned Fire After Suicide Bombing, but No Enemies Were Shooting at Them
A declassified report concludes that U.S. Marines who began shooting after a Kabul airport suicide bombing were not under fire, contradicting previous accounts. And they did not hit any Afghan civilians.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Taking Steps to Create More Equity in Government
Deloitte's Shrupti Shah joins the podcast to discuss how OPM is implementing the administration's DEI order.
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.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Proposes Regulations Ahead of Mutual Fund Window Launch
The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program will let enrollees participate in mutual fund investments as soon as this summer.
FEATURED INSIGHTS
Management
House Republicans Probe Allegations of Political Interference in Agencies' COVID-19 Work
The Biden administration has "cast aside" an advisory panel related to vaccines, lawmaker alleges.
Nextgov
Biden Admin Touts ‘Significant Progress’ in Made in America Office's First Year
The office’s purpose is to coordinate federal efforts and maximize the use of domestic goods by taxpayer-funded federal agencies when appropriate.
Pay & Benefits
Why a Health Savings Account is a Secret Weapon in Saving for Retirement
Many federal employees can save money by switching to a high deductible health insurance plan with an HSA when they have the chance.
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$65.7080
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$71.8438
-0.9062
-13.90
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Management
Democrats Ask Pentagon to End Birth Control Costs for Military Families
While active service members receive full contraceptive coverage, more than 700,000 military spouses and dependents of reproductive age still have copays for pills, implants, IUDs and other preventive measures.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Watchdog Outlines More SBA Fraud Concerns; Tax Help for Military Service Members
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops On ‘Heightened Alert’ Over Russian Threat To Ukraine
The force would not seek to stop an invasion, but to protect NATO’s Eastern flank.
Management
Citizen Satisfaction With Federal Government Services Hits All-Time Low
The American Customer Satisfaction Index 2021 Federal Government Report showed citizen satisfaction in government services in a freefall over the last four years, with declines across all driving indicators of satisfaction.
Workforce
A Very Simple Way to Get America Boosted
Nudging people toward third shots with financial incentives may be one of the lowest-hanging fruits in pandemic policy making.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: A Pause of the Vaccine Mandate for Feds
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the injunction that stops enforcement of the vaccine rules.
Workforce
Labor Authority Continues Effort to Bust Immigration Judges Union, Without Management Support
It was unclear Monday how the controversial and “unprecedented” decision to decertify the National Association of Immigration Judges would play out, just six weeks after the Justice Department began voluntarily recognizing the labor group again.
Workforce
Biden Administration Confirms It Will Mostly Pause Punishment of Unvaccinated Feds
White House issues new guidance as it appeals nationwide injunction.
News
State Department Authorizes Some Federal Employees to Leave Ukraine
“Decisions were made out of an abundance of caution,” said a department official.
Management
Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests
The laws governing Medicare don’t provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, which is precisely what the rapid antigen tests are and why they are an important tool for containing the pandemic.
Management
Culture Counts: Three Ways to Achieve Better Outcomes
Employees who describe their organization’s culture as healthy are more likely to collaborate with colleagues and less likely to leave their jobs.
Management