Pay & Benefits
Capital Region Federal Offices to Close Again on Friday for Snow
This will be the second time offices have closed due to weather this week.
Management
Smithsonian Leaders and Union Representatives Disagree Over Museum Openings
Many Smithsonian facilities are located in Washington, D.C., which has experienced a surge in coronavirus cases due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Pay & Benefits
‘When Will I Get My Money?’ and Other New Year Questions
Answers to reader queries about lump-sum payments, benefits and more.
Management
Making the Customer Service Executive Order Really Work
Among the keys: making permanent the flexibility to pursue innovation through technology and multi-sector partnerships.
Defense
One Year After Jan. 6 Attack, Push For Quick Reaction Force Is Dead On Capitol Hill
Experts also warn changes at DoD won’t speed up how quickly Guardsmen could respond to future incidents.
Management
Federal Prisons Agency Director to Retire
This “is an opportunity for new, reform-minded leadership,” said a top Democratic lawmaker.
Workforce
Convalescent Plasma May Keep COVID-19 Patients out of Hospital
Early use of convalescent plasma may help people with COVID-19 avoid having to go to the hospital, a new study shows.
Management
GovExec Daily: Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Ever End?
McKinsey & Company’s Dr. Matt Craven joins the podcast to discuss the present and future of the public health crisis.
Workforce
OPM To Publish Rule Implementing Law Protecting Feds from Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation
The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act requires agencies to publish instances when they discriminated or retaliated against federal workers and encourages agencies to punish federal employees responsible for such acts.
Management
Federal Agencies Highlight Security Improvements A Year After Capitol Attack
The Homeland Security Department said officials do not “have information indicating any specific or credible threats related to the anniversary.”
Workforce
Postal Service Seeks Temporary Exemption From Biden's Vaccine-or-Test Mandate
USPS says it is looking to avoid a "dramatic loss of employees" during its busy season.
Management
Census Recounts Fail to Account for COVID Chaos, Cities Say
The nation’s four largest cities are among those requesting more leeway to challenge undercounts.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: CDC Guidance Updates; Another Challenge to the National Guard Vaccine Mandate
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Expert: Worries about Democracy Remain a Year after Jan. 6 Insurrection
Nearly a year after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, concerns remain about the state of American democracy, says Michael Traugott.
Workforce
How to Avoid Achy Feet while Working at Home
One side effect of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic may come as a surprise: sore feet. Here are some tips on how to get relief.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Agile and DevSecOpps at the Pentagon
Brandi Vincent talks to Dr. George Duchak and Maj. Christopher Olsen about modernization at the Defense Department.
Workforce
‘Sheer Madness:’ Agencies Scramble to Implement New Policies for COVID-Positive Employees
With staffing shortages arriving or anticipated, agencies look to adapt their quarantine and isolation guidelines.
Workforce
Union Calls on OSHA to Restore COVID Safety Standards for Health Care Workers
The workplace safety agency announced last week that it was partially withdrawing its emergency temporary standard for health care workers because it legally can only be in place for six months.
Management