Pay & Benefits
A Federal Judge Will Allow a Federal Worker to Pursue Overtime Backpay From Training
A lawsuit challenges regulations from the Office of Personnel Management that state that federal employees cannot receive overtime pay in connection with entry-level job training.
Management
Biden’s Nominee Makes His Case to Take the Government’s Top Regulatory Job
Richard Revesz gained the support of former OIRA administrators, but still has some progressive detractors.
Oversight
The Pentagon’s Watchdog Is Taking a Closer Look at Defense’s Records Management and Device Use After Missing Jan. 6 Texts
The acting inspector general shared information about the review in response to a letter from a top senator expressing concerns about handling of messages related to the Capitol insurrection.
Sponsor Content
What the Government Can Learn from Pandemic Fraudsters
Pandemic relief programs allowed agencies to provide aid quickly, however, they also opened a gateway for fraud.
Nextgov
NSA Employee Leaked Classified Cyber Intel, Charged with Espionage
Former NSA InfoSec Designer Jareh Sebastian Dalke was arrested by the FBI in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday as part of a sting operation.
Workforce
Avoiding 'Change Overload' for the Federal Workforce
Federal agencies need to consider the emotional reactions their employees are likely to have when told that organizational change, business process change or systems modernization is on the way.
Defense
Democrats Introduce a New Path To Protect Troops’ Abortion Access
An Defense Authorization Act amendment that would give troops the time and money to cross state lines for an abortion has 23 Democratic co-sponsors.
Sponsor Content
Residency Services for Government
IT innovation remains a high priority, and IT teams are challenged to maximize value from new solutions.
Pay & Benefits
The Government’s Pay System Needs to Be Fixed. The Federal Salary Council Can (and Should) Lead the Charge.
The former chair of the Federal Salary Council, on behalf of his fellow appointees from the previous administration, discusses why the council should take up unfinished business left over from that administration.
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Tech
GovExec Daily: How the NOAA is Working to Combat the Climate Crisis
"Route Fifty" Senior Editor Alisha Powell Gillis and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration representatives talk about the climate crisis.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Approves Multiple Emergency Leave Transfer Programs
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
Only Two Agencies Had Submitted Their Schedule F Plans for Approval Before Its Rescission, But Several Others Had Begun Work
Officials with the Office of Personnel Management told the Government Accountability Office that it did not issue regulations on the controversial executive order because they wanted to “observe” how agencies would implement it first.
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Management
The White House Wants to Make Food Assistance Programs Easier to Use -- and Tech Plays a Big Part
Modernization and customer experience goals are folded into a new White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health that was released Tuesday.
Management
Agencies Across Government Are Sending Help as Hurricane Ian Slams Florida
FEMA says it has sufficient resources to handle the potentially catastrophic storm even as it tackles several crises simultaneously.
News
As the EPA Introduces Its Environmental Justice Office, the ‘Mother of the Movement’ Remembers the Black Women Who Led the Battle
Dollie Burwell sees the announcement as a full circle moment after her community raised the profile of environmental racism 40 years ago.
Workforce
Can Apprenticeships Help Address the Cyber Workforce Gap?
The push comes as part of the Labor Department's cybersecurity apprenticeship sprint, which it launched with the Commerce Department over the summer.
Oversight
Manchin Drops Push to Overhaul Energy Infrastructure Permitting
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin wanted to speed environmental approvals for projects like power plants and pipelines. But he couldn’t muster the votes to tie his proposal to legislation needed to keep the federal government open.
Oversight
House Republicans Slam Buttigieg Over Infrastructure Law Rollout
They say the Transportation Department is flouting Congress with how it is managing programs funded by the $1.2 trillion package.
Management
The COVID-19 Booster’s Public Relations Problem
With a new coronavirus booster rolling out, a leading expert on vaccines explains how public health leaders have struggled to set expectations for the COVID-19 vaccine and convey clearly who benefits from each additional shot.
News
GovExec Daily: The GOP's Commitment To America Plan
Government Executive's Courtney Buble joins the show to discuss the GOP's new policy agenda.
Management
Can Federal Employees Volunteer for Political Campaigns and Make Contributions? Election Do's and Don'ts
The second installment in a series about the rules and policies federal employees should know ahead of the midterm elections.
Management
Senate Reaches a Deal to Avoid a Shutdown, Punts Threat for 10 Weeks
Lawmakers agree to drop controversial provisions, set up new deadline for lame duck Congress.
Nextgov
NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid
For the mission, NASA attempted to move an asteroid in space as part of the agency’s planetary defense strategy.
Workforce