Workforce
Why Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices Won’t Be the Game-Changer for Health Care Democrats Hope It Will Be
A new law will let Medicare bargain for the first time. But a health policy scholar explains why it’s unlikely to make much of a difference in how much seniors – or anyone else – pays for their meds.
Management
Dr. Fauci Will Leave Government, But Isn’t Retiring
“The United States of America is stronger, more resilient, and healthier because of him,” said President Biden.
Defense
Sensing Russian Stall, US Rushing Arms to Help Retake Ukrainian Territory
The latest weapons package includes MRAPs with special landmine-clearing devices–and brings the total to $10.7 billion.
Workforce
Economist: Inflation Math Can Make Things Seem Worse
Focusing on the annual rate of change, rather than month-to-month inflation changes, distorts the economic reality and makes a bad situation look worse, says economist John Horn.
Management
GovExec Daily: The TSP Transition is Being Investigated
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to give an update on the new recordkeeper.
Oversight
After FEMA Overhaul, Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Are Forgoing Federal Flood Insurance
The total number of National Flood Insurance Program policies has decreased nearly 9 percent since last fall.
Employee Policy
Report: Former Trump appointee proposes punishing federal workforce bill
Running for Congress, partly by promising to penalize the federal workforce.
Oversight
TSA Union Local Leader Gets House Arrest for Misappropriating Funds
The president of a union local in Boston pleaded guilty to using nearly $30,000 in union funds for personal purposes.
Workforce
A Civil Servant's Effort to Humanize Government, One Fed at a Time
An effort to tell the stories of government workers has the goal of letting the American people know that public servants actually care.
Employee Policy
The Biden Administration ends COVID-19 testing aimed at unvaccinated workers
Employees across the federal workforce will soon face the same safety protocols regardless of vaccination status.
Pay
GSA announces travel per diem rates, and more
This news comes as a part of a weekly roundup on pay and benefits ...
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: CDC Director Looks to Make Culture and Operations Changes
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Recruiting the ‘Essential Workers of Democracy’: Group Aims to Sign up Poll Workers Ahead of Midterms
Power the Polls helped recruit poll workers during a global pandemic in 2020. Now the nonprofit group is back to help election administrators address new challenges.
Management
GovExec Daily: How Managers Can Avoid Self-Sabotage
McKinsey's J.R. Maxwell and Sarah Kleinman join the podcast to discuss their new report.
Management
Prisons and Jails Are ‘Potentially High-Risk’ for Monkeypox but Won’t Fall under a Vaccine Mandate
Public health experts say the CDC’s decision not to proactively vaccinate those behind bars threatens the health of the public at large.
Workforce
A Union Is Urging Support for TSA Workforce Reform in the Defense Policy Bill
The American Federation of Government Employees also said they oppose a plan to delay the Defense Department’s return to one-year probationary periods for new employees.
Workforce
Republican Senator Implores Americans Not to Apply for New IRS Jobs
New positions aimed at enforcing tax laws are immoral and will not last long anyway, lawmaker suggests.
Employee Policy
Lawmakers push IRS on backlog and customer service problems
The agency says it's aiming to get to a "healthy" backlog level by the end of the year, but in June, the National Taxpayer Advocate said that would be "difficult" for the agency to do.
Nextgov
Industries Embracing Automation Also Face Widening Skills Gaps, Report Finds
The Government Accountability Office noted that all education levels have important skills for in-demand jobs, but higher education levels provide workers with more in-demand skills.
Pay & Benefits