Workforce
What Workers Want From Their Jobs Other Than Good Pay
Labor researchers say while wages are important, other elements can also help to recruit employees and keep them aboard.
Pay & Benefits
A Closer Look at 2023 Federal Employee Health Benefits Premiums
Wondering how the increase might impact your FEHB plan choice? We’ll walk you through it.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Choosing the Best 2023 Dates to Retire
Tammy Flanagan joins the podcast to discuss her annual best dates to retire column.
Management
Do U.S. Border Officials Ask Travelers if They’ve Had Abortions?
An Australian tourist alleged that a border official asked about her abortion history. The ACLU and other advocates are more concerned agents aren’t meeting the health needs of pregnant immigrants and infants in border facilities.
Oversight
How to Outsmart Election Disinformation
The 2022 midterms are here, and so too is a wave of concerning new mis- and disinformation trends. Here’s how to tell the two apart — and what you and your loved ones can do to avoid falling for them.
Workforce
Social Security’s Union Is Calling for $16.5 Billion in Funding and Cooperation from Management
Labor leaders say the only way out of the agency’s staffing crisis is more money and the abandonment of cutthroat collective bargaining tactics by the agency’s Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations.
Workforce
The Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Nation Pledges to Hire a Lot More Women
The agency has a long way to go to fulfill its new commitment.
Tech
'Mixed Progress' So Far for the Office of Federal Student Aid's Modernization Push
A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the Office of Federal Student Aid doesn't have reliable cost and schedule estimates for the project.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: A Watchdog Raises More Concerns With the Strategic National Stockpile
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
The Intelligence Community Doesn’t Warn About All Attacks Against the US Homeland. Why Not?
A simple policy change could help defend America against threats to non-military targets.
Tech
Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
Veterans Affairs’ electronic health records aren’t friendly to blind- and low-vision users, whether they’re patients or employees. It’s a microcosm of America’s health care system.
Management
GovExec Daily: Partnering to Protect Coastal Areas
Megan Rocha and Michael Esgro join the podcast to discuss the launch of Tribal Marine Stewards Network.
Defense
U.S. Military Will Pay for Troops to Travel for Abortions
Post-Roe abortion restrictions are hurting recruiting and retention, defense officials say.
Workforce
OPM: Federal Employees’ Engagement ‘Stabilized’ in 2022, but Morale Continues to Fall
The Office of Personnel Management has released preliminary data from the 2022 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.
Management
Federal Agencies Have a Lot of Work to Do to Meet Biden's Goal for Full Fleet Electrification
Only a small fraction of federally owned vehicles are currently electric.
Management
A Federal Appeals Court Found the Consumer Protection Bureau’s Funding Structure is Unconstitutional
The agency, created in response to the 2008 financial crisis, has faced a slew of legal challenges.
Pay & Benefits
It's Time to Prepare for Open Season
It’s in your interest to conduct an annual insurance checkup—especially this year.
Management
Postal Service Honors Women Cryptologists of WWII with New Stamp
The stamp includes a cipher that can be used to crack a secret code.
Management
After Six Years, It’s Time to Confirm a Defense Department Inspector General
IGs perform a critical role in holding powerful officials and government agencies accountable, and the Senate should confirm a Defense IG when it returns from recess.
Defense