Management
Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Can Leave a Mark on the Brain, Such as Reductions in Gray Matter – a Neuroscientist Explains Emerging Research
New research offers insights into the brain after COVID-19 that may have implications for our understanding of long COVID-19 and how the disease affects our senses of taste and smell.
Nextgov
Biden Executive Order Takes Major Steps Toward Regulating Cryptocurrencies
The president will sign an executive order regulating the growing industry, announcing the exploration of a possible government-backed currency and addressing national security and equity concerns.
Tech
White House Reminds Agencies to Adopt NIST's Software Supply Chain Security Framework
The Office of Management and Budget pressed federal agencies on a deadline to adopt the software supply chain best practices as directed under last year's White House cybersecurity executive order.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Federal Employees and the Ukraine Crisis
Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the ways feds are responding to the situation in Europe.
Management
Postal Reform Will Finally Become Law After Senate Passes Long-Sought After Legislation
Congress approves taking significant debt off USPS’ books, shifting retirees to Medicare.
Management
Lawmakers Face a Tight Deadline to Pass Funding Bills
Although appropriators still had not released the text of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package Tuesday afternoon, they insisted they would not resort to passing another stopgap measure to keep the government open.
Management
Experts Recommend Creating a New White House Position for Pandemic Response
COVID-19 may transition from pandemic to endemic status, but there will still be a new normal, they said.
Workforce
An Appeals Court Appears Open to Reinstating Biden's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Feds
The mandate has been paused since January.
Defense
Why Is Ukraine’s Internet Still Up? Perhaps Because the Invaders Need It
As well, eight years of effort to harden IT infrastructure may be paying off.
Tech
The Technology Modernization Fund Announces Two New Awards
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission and the Selective Service System are in line for IT modernization funding boosts.
Pay & Benefits
Ahuja Appoints Former OPM Director to Oversee the Federal Blue Collar Job Panel
Janice Lachance will chair an advisory committee governing the Federal Wage System, a pay scale that has long been criticized by employee groups for its outdated map of locality pay areas.
Management
Charts Paint a Grim Picture 2 Years Into the Coronavirus Pandemic
The on-off nature of the pandemic "has led to a lot of the confusion and grumpiness," says one expert. Another compares it to the exhaustion of the American public when hearing body counts during the Vietnam War.
Management
GovExec Daily: What Managers Can Learn From Anthropologists
Steven L. Katz joins the podcast to discuss how managers can learn to lead better during the pandemic.
Nextgov
Insurance Policies May Tighten Amid U.S.-Russia Tensions, Cyber Pros Warn
What a recent court decision means for insurers’ attempts to avoid payouts associated with “acts of war” and breaches where nation-state actors may have played a role.
Tech
Native American Health Agencies Struggled to Access Federal Data Amid Pandemic
A new report outlines the steps health agencies, including the CDC and IHS, need to improve tribal epidemiological centers’ access to public health data.
Management
The Secretary of State Has One Overarching Message for U.S. Embassy Personnel in Europe: ‘Thank You’
The secretary is abroad for five days continuing the Biden administration’s efforts to counter Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Workforce
Winning the War for Cyber – and Cyber Talent
A White House cyber director lacks budget and staff, and a cabinet-level "Department of Cybersecurity" risks alienating stakeholders, but there is a model already in place that could manage the "whole of government" cybersecurity approach.
Workforce
The IRS Announces a New Office That Will Focus on Taxpayer Experience
One of several lines of effort at the IRS to improve customer experience is digital services, which will include efforts ranging from digital signatures to expanded online payment options.
Management
Clarifying the CDC's COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidelines – An Infectious Disease Doc Looks at the Latest Research
The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness
Workforce