Workforce
GovExec Daily: Money Issues and Security Clearances
ClearanceJobs.com editor Lindy Kyzer joins the podcast to talk about how financial problems can derail the process.
Management
Health Officials See Bright Future in Poop Surveillance
Sewage surveillance is proving so useful in mapping covid trends that many public health officials say it should become standard practice in tracking infectious diseases. Whether that happens will depend on the nation’s ability to make it viable in communities rich and poor.
Oversight
MSPB Has Issued Its First Bit of Precedent in Five Years
The body that adjudicates the validity of discipline and removal of federal workers decided that it cannot overrule laws governing probationary periods, even if an agency gave the employee bad info on when they end.
Management
The IRS’ Privatized Debt Collection Program Is Bringing In Less Revenue Than Expected and Underreporting Costs
The IRS' own employees funded through the program have accounted for half of the initiative's net revenue.
Tech
Apple Wallet Goes Live for ID Verification at TSA Checkpoint
Arizona is the first to integrate Apple’s biometric verification at airport security checkpoints.
Management
This New Bill Looks to Modernize a 50-Year-Old Rulebook for Federal-State Cooperation
A new Senate bill would require updated guidance and a strategic plan on intergovernmental cooperation, specifically how agencies can give technical and specialized services to states and local governments.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: The Biden Administration Is Renewing Its Calls for More COVID-19 Funds
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
NATO Ignores Zelenskyy’s Plea For 1% of Its Tanks, Jets
Alliance announces four new battlegroups as GOP calls for more direct aid to Ukraine.
Workforce
An Emphasis on Brilliance Creates a Toxic, Dog-Eat-Dog Workplace Atmosphere that Discourages Women
A focus on raw intellectual talent may unintentionally create a cutthroat workplace culture. New research suggests women’s preference to avoid that environment may contribute to gender gaps in some fields.
Workforce
GOP Lawmakers Are Blaming a Union for the EEOC's Omicron Reentry Delay
Both the agency and its union said they’re committed to serving the public and ensuring the return to offices is done safely and according to federal labor law.
Management
GovExec Daily: How to Bring Employees Back Safely… and Comfortably
Laura Putnam joins the podcast to discuss how leaders can bring in a hybrid environment and return to offices.
Management
The White House Boots Dr. Oz and Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Off an Advisory Council
Both are running for the Senate, which precludes them from serving on presidential boards under a Biden administration policy.
Defense
Army Replaces Decades-Old Fitness Test, But Keeps Age- and Gender-Based Scoring
Several years of experiments showed a single-standard approach to be detrimental to the overall force.
Workforce
CISA's Easterly Wants to Close the Cyber Workforce Gender Gap by 2030
Women currently constitute about one quarter of the global cyber field, according to estimates.
Pay & Benefits
The Numbers That Matter in 2022
Key figures that might affect your retirement planning this year.
Management
USPS Has Placed Its First Order for New Vehicles, and It's Going More Electric Than Anticipated
"Improved conditions" have altered USPS plans, postmaster general says.
Management
GSA Announces a Four-Fold Increase in Contracting Opportunity Goals for Small Disadvantaged Businesses
As the administration continues its efforts to steer $100 billion in contracting opportunities to historically marginalized firms by 2025, the General Services Administration is unveiling how it plans to help make that objective a reality.
Defense
The U.S. Mulls a Larger Permanent Force in Europe and Sends More Missiles to Ukraine
The U.S. and NATO will take a "hard look" at the European security footprint no matter how the Ukrainian fight goes, a U.S. official says.
Management
It Just Got Easier for Feds to Vote and Work at Polls
New leave guidance is part of the Biden administration’s overall efforts to increase access to voting.
Pay & Benefits