TSP
The G Fund is now the biggest core TSP fund
Dallen Haws joins the podcast to discuss the Thrift Savings Plan.
Oversight
A Key U.S. Energy Efficiency Program Has a Major Flaw — and Pennsylvania Is Trying to Fix It
Homes are rejected for efficiency upgrades because they need repairs. Many owners can't afford them.
Management
6 Strategies for Transforming Citizen Service Delivery
President Biden wants to make it easier and more efficient to access critical government services. Here’s some ways to make that happen.
Management
GovExec Daily: USGS is Fighting the 'Blood Diamond' Trade
Peter Chirico joins the podcast to discuss how the U.S. Geological Survey is tracking and surveying the mining and selling of blood minerals.
Employee Policy
VA disciplined 74 employees under COVID-19 vaccine mandate
One of the few agencies still enforcing the vaccine requirement has fired very few workers as a result.
Employee Policy
Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t as likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but Is worth watching
The monkeypox virus, which is commonly found in West and Central Africa, is now causing many infections in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.
Pay & Benefits
Here’s How It Could Get Easier to Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
The Biden administration earlier this month announced a wholesale reform of a web of federal loan forgiveness, including a number of measures to make it easier for federal workers to make use of the historically headache-inducing programs.
Workforce
Report: Half of the Responders in Uvalde Were Feds but That Didn't Speed Up the Slow Response
A comprehensive examination of the incident finds law enforcement prioritized their own safety over the 21 shooting victims.
Oversight
The SBA Watchdog Says Data, Collaboration and Proper Controls Are Vital for COVID Oversight
The Small Business Administration inspector general says the agency “had to leverage data analytics like we've never leveraged it” and collaboration “was on hyper-speed.”
Workforce
Abortion Medications Set to Become Next Legal Battlefield
State abortion bans clash with FDA approval of the pills.
Tech
A Look At Tech Amendments In The 2023 House Defense Authorization Bill
The bill, which boasted several hundred amendments, has provisions that touch on cyber education, spectrum, and satellites.
Retirement
A retirement journey, part 3: Health insurance issues
The third, and last, in a series from retirement expert Tammy Flanagan on one employee’s retirement experience.
Pay
Schedule F ban among workforce provisions in annual defense policy bill
The House just last week passed the bill—which also contains provisions granting full civil service protections plus a pay raise to TSA employees.
Management
How the Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision Will Upset the Administrative World
The ruling will likely sow confusion and gridlock, and shift the balance of power in an unintended way.
Pay & Benefits
GovExec Daily: The G Fund is Now the Biggest Core TSP Fund
Dallen Haws joins the podcast to discuss the Thrift Savings Plan.
Workforce
EEOC: Women Still Lag Far Behind Men in the Government’s STEM Workforce
A new report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission digs into women in the government’s STEM workforce, showing gaps in overall participation, leadership and pay.
Management
The CDC Expects More Monkeypox Cases, But Says Testing and Vaccine Stores Are Increasing
As of July 14, there have been 1,470 reported cases in the United States across 44 jurisdictions.
Workforce
VA Has Disciplined 74 Employees Related to Its COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
One of the few agencies still enforcing the vaccine requirement has fired very few workers as a result.
Workforce
A Schedule F Ban Is Among Many Workforce Provisions in the Annual Defense Policy Bill the House Just Passed
Lawmakers also added language to grant full civil service protections and a pay raise to TSA employees to the must-pass bill before its approval Thursday.
Management