Oversight
Trump’s Interior Secretary Was Cleared in Probe on Water Project and Former Client
So was the department’s ethics office that conducted a review for possible conflicts of interest.
Management
The Federal Government Can Use Its Buying Power to Help the Environment and Save Taxpayers Money
Even small shifts in procurement rules that encourage reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will have a ripple effect.
Workforce
Former Presidential Innovation Fellow Stresses the Program’s Importance for Tech Recruitment
Current VA CTO Charles Worthington noted that PIF and other programs offer an important avenue for technologists to serve the public, while the government is looking to attract top talent.
Management
Taxpayer Advocate Pushes For IRS to Make Its Own Free, Direct e-File System
A new report calls the current e-file program, a collaboration between private tax prep companies and the IRS, greatly underutilized and advises the agency to develop a new system.
Tech
FAA Attributes Ground-Stop Glitch To Contractor Error
The agency said there is no evidence of a cyberattack or malicious intent behind last week's system outage.
Oversight
'There's a Lot of Work to be Done' to Even the Gender Playing Field in Business
National Women's Business Council member Jaime Gloshay joins the podcast to discuss what women entrepreneurs and business owners face.
Oversight
A Watchdog Finds Missing Guns, Other Issues With the Federal Government’s Firearm Donation Program
GSA lacks a clear policy and proper oversight for its efforts to provide states with guns that federal agencies no longer need.
Workforce
OPM Guidance Lays Out Vision for ‘Exceptional’ Internship Programs at Agencies
Agencies should expand the number of interns they hire each year, among other things.
Nextgov
The Future of Quantum Security Will Be Encoded in Light, Researchers Hope
Swiss researchers, funded in part by the U.S., are developing a stronger network security countermeasure to combat the potential of a viable quantum computing system.
Workforce
OMB Streamlines Contracting Officer Training with Certification Update
The update marks the first change to the certification process since 2014
Management
Influx of Federal Cash Headed to Trail Projects Nationwide
Some of the money is from new earmarks included in a recent federal spending package. The funding comes as bike and pedestrian trail use has been on the rise.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: Two Years of the Biden Administration
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s this week's list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Defense Industry Decries Possible GOP-led Spending Cuts
AIA letter begs lawmakers to avoid another sequestration deal.
Workforce
Expect Legal Challenges to the Proposed FTC Noncompete Rule
Employment attorney Michael Fallings joins the podcast to discuss a rule that could affect workers and employers.
Oversight
OPM Official Accused of Using N-Word, Sexual Harassment During His Tenure at Defense
OPM confirmed it is reviewing the inspector general’s report.
Management
State Department Opens Up Refugee Sponsorship to Individual Americans
The Biden administration, having bemoaned its internal shortfalls, leans on others outside government to meet the president's lofty admission goals.
Pay & Benefits
Employee and Retiree Benefits Changes for 2023
The last in a series of columns on how things are different this year.
Oversight
FDA Falls Short on IT Contract Management, Watchdog Finds
An audit of the agency's IT contract spend found that FDA officials failed to file acquisition information such as contract performance evaluations and competition efforts.
Management
House Republicans Take a Big Swing at Regulations
But the likelihood of home runs isn’t high due to the Democrats controlling the Senate and the White House.
Defense