Tech
A Modernized IT Dashboard is Set to Launch in Mid-March
The legacy 2009 website containing schedule, spending and risk data for federal IT projects is offline while a modernized replacement is finalized.
Management
The Senate Passes a Measure Aimed at Undoing the Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The Supreme Court allowed it to stand last month, but lawmakers say the measure punishes the health care workforce.
Pay & Benefits
No, Your TSP Money Isn’t Invested in Russia
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
The Federal Employee Appeals Board Is Finally Functional Again
Senate takes action on MSPB nominees for the first time in five years.
Workforce
OMB: This Is the Year for Security Clearance Reform
Jason Miller, deputy director of management at the Office of Management and Budget, a key leader in security clearance reform efforts, says to expect major milestones in 2022.
Workforce
GSA Announces 2022 Presidential Innovation Fellows Class
The program, started in the Obama administration, is meant to bring tech-savvy change agents into government.
Tech
How Much Damage Could a Russian Cyberattack Do in the U.S?
Russian information warriors have the capacity to damage critical infrastructure systems.
Management
Managing Effectively From Afar: Lessons From Anthropologists During the Pandemic
Federal leaders can learn a lot from anthropologists about observing agency culture and listening to employees.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why the Government Has Employed So Many Celebrities
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss the A-listers who have worked at USPS and other agencies before they were famous.
Management
Biden Uses the State of the Union to Call Feds Back to Their Offices and for Increased Government Oversight
The president lays out new tasks for agencies in his address, along with ideas for where that work should take place.
Workforce
A Major Federal Employee Union Is Ready to Fight for Better Pay, Benefits and Workplace Protections
NTEU began its annual legislative conference Tuesday.
Management
Federal Agencies Can Relax Their Mask and Testing Requirements
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its guidance following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Management
The U.S. Global Media Agency Is Working to Protect Journalists While Covering the Ukraine War
Voice of America and others are combating censorship attempts from Russia.
Pay & Benefits
Nearly All TSP Funds Have Fallen for a Second Straight Month
Only two of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended February in the black.
Oversight
States Likely to Resist CDC Proposal Easing Opioid Access
Forty states limit the number of days a painkiller prescription can last.
Defense
Ukraine Offers to Pay Russians Who Surrender, While Pentagon Assesses Moscow’s Nuke Posture
As logistics woes slow Russian drive, Kyiv dangles 5-million-ruble payment.
Oversight
U.S. Plans New Safety Rules to Crack Down on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Portable Generators
The announcement comes two months after an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News detailed the deadly cost of the government’s failure to regulate portable generators.
Management
Four Black Women Became Classmates, Roommates and Lifelong Sisters. One of Them Is Now a Historic Nominee for the Supreme Court.
Errin Haines spoke to longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson as she is poised to break a new barrier.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Building a Bridge Between Researchers and Policymakers
Dr. Donald Kettl joins the podcast to discuss how the Biden administration can better bridge the gap toward greater mission success.
Tech