Oversight
After Mass Shootings, Lawmakers Weigh Body Armor Bans
Over the past 20 years, sales of body armor have grown steadily among the general population.
Tech
GSA Looks to Help Get LGBTQI-owned Small Businesses in the Contracting Mix
The agency is going to work with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce as part of an effort to increase access to contracting for LGBTQI-owned small businesses.
Management
How Pfizer Won the Pandemic, Reaping Outsize Profit and Influence
The drugmaker has the best-selling vaccine to prevent covid and the most effective drug to treat it. Its success has overshadowed the government’s covid-fighting strategy.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Postal Service Will Continue to Deliver Abortion Meds by Mail
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss how USPS will handle mailers sending mifepristone and misoprostol via its network.
Management
This Is Where USPS Is Building Out Its First Mega-Centers This Year
The Postal Service will build out 60 new facilities as part of Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan, adding to its overall staff and improving working conditions.
Pay & Benefits
Here’s What Needs to Happen for the 2023 Federal Employee Pay Raise
Although the Biden administration and lawmakers appear set on providing feds an average 4.6% pay increase next year, things could change before the end of the year.
Management
Social Security Benefits Play a Key Role in Preventing Older Americans from Lacking Enough Quality Food
Higher Social Security benefits can significantly reduce the odds of an older person’s being food insecure.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Connection Between Mindfulness and Leadership
Andrew Feldman and Marc Margolius join the podcast to discuss mindfulness and management.
Management
A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle
New research examines how an area’s political environment can affect its mortality rate.
Management
Jan. 6 Hearings Highlight Problems with Certification of Presidential Elections and Potential Ways to Fix Them
The attempt by Donald Trump’s supporters to reverse the 2020 presidential election results shows the need to update the nation’s landmark law for counting presidential votes.
Defense
IG Finds The Pentagon's Classification System Lacks Consistency
The inspector general wrote that inaccurate or incomplete security classification guides “increase the risk” of over- or under-classification due to incorrect interpretation or application.
Management
Americans May Forgive Lies from Their Party’s Politicians
Americans are more forgiving of lies when they come from politicians in their own party, research finds.
Management
Supreme Court’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Ruling Puts Immigration Policy in the Hands of Voters – as Long as Elected Presidents Follow the Rules
In the last decision of the term, the Supreme Court cleared a barrier for the Biden administration to end a Trump-era policy returning asylum seekers arriving in the U.S. to camps in Mexico.
Management
Being Left Out of Meetings or Yelled at Isn’t Always Enough to Claim Whistleblower Protections
Still, MSPB says it will broadly interpret civil service laws to cumulatively examine management’s actions.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Tumble Again in June
The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan continues to suffer from tumult in financial markets.
Defense
Pentagon Agency Wants to Send Arms Monitors to Ukraine
The defense officials would make sure U.S. weapons are being used and stored properly.
Workforce
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
For now, monkeypox poses a low risk to the U.S. public, but it could become a problem if the spread is left unchecked. Here’s what everyone should know about it.
Workforce
The Case for Creating an Older Workers Bureau
An agency focused on seasoned workers could further President Biden’s stated campaign goal of helping people who want to defer retirement continue contributing to society.
Management
GovExec Daily: Government Has a Recent History of Big Successes
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss his post about the ways that government has greatly improved the lives of Americans.
Pay & Benefits