Workforce
Federal Employee Unions Endorse Biden for Reelection
Labor leaders described President Biden as “the most labor-friendly president in history.”
Management
Lawmakers Want to Restore Trump’s Vision of ‘Beautifying’ Federal Buildings
Biden rescinded a similar executive order that Trump issued in his final days as president.
News
FEMA’s Buyout Program Reduces Flood Risk. But Does It Deepen Segregation?
A new study shows how federal money for managed retreat may also fuel white flight.
Defense
Space Force Unworried by Predictions of Commercial-Launch Consolidation
There’s “certainly enough capacity,” the service’s No. 2. officer said—though “more is always better.”
Tech
No 'Systemic Risk' to Government Networks From Latest Breach, CISA Says
The nation’s cyber defense agency confirmed it was providing assistance to several federal agencies that have been impacted in an apparent global cyberattack.
Pay & Benefits
Conservatives: End Annual Across-the-Board Pay Raises for Feds and Cut Benefits
The Republican Study Committee’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal would favor targeted “merit-based” pay increases and drastically reduce federal employees’ retirement and health care benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Only You Can Ensure a Comfortable Retirement
Saving and investing over the long haul is key.
Oversight
House Votes to Give Agencies Less Leeway in Interpreting Laws
The bill would kill a nearly 40-year Supreme Court precedent.
Management
Government has a policy over people problem, civic tech leader argues
In a new book, Code for America founder Jennifer Pahlka argues that government implementers need more authority to avoid becoming risk-averse compliance agents.
Management
New Report Identifies Over $100B in Potential Government Services Savings
The government’s overlapping, fragmented and duplicative services are costing billions of dollars annually, a Government Accountability Office report claims.
Management
Congress Is Still Heading Toward a Shutdown Despite the Budget Deal, Democrats Say
House Republicans are voting on spending bills that would cut funding below the frozen levels lawmakers agreed to as part of the debt ceiling negotiations.
Management
A Bill to Hamstring Agency Rulemaking Passed the House Despite Veto Threat
The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act would require all new major regulations by federal agencies to first be approved by both the House and Senate.
Workforce
Adjusting Jobs to Protect Workers’ Mental Health is Both Easier and Harder Than You Might Think
The tasks employees perform are often not what leads to their mental health degradation. Instead, an employer’s culture and the way its jobs are designed play big roles.
Pay & Benefits
Even The Best Federal Health Benefits Won’t Protect You From The Wildfire Smoke
Great insurance and benefits only helps you to manage potentially terrible consequences. Better to prevent.
Defense
Air Force Lab Seeks Higher-Risk, Higher-Reward Breakthroughs
At the Defense One Tech Summit, AFRL's tech chief says the lab wants to answer science questions that have never been asked.
Oversight
How The Exposure Of Highly Classified Documents Could Harm U.S. Security – And Why There Are Laws Against Storing Them Insecurely
The Espionage Act is much broader than traditional spying and includes the unauthorized possession, storage or disclosure of classified information.
Management
To Advance Equity in Contracting, Make It Easier and Cheaper to Sell to the Public Sector
COMMENTARY | The key to making procurement more inclusive will be to systemically reduce the cost of doing business with public entities—by an order of magnitude.
Workforce
No Telework Cuts for Weather Service Employees, Under Union Settlement
Commerce Department employees represented by the National Weather Service Employees Organization are exempt from recent cuts to telework, though labor leaders bemoan deteriorating relationship with management.
Workforce
Fewer Federal Employees Are Reporting Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
At some agencies, the rates of harassment remain high.
Defense