Workforce
How to Brainstorm Brilliant Ideas in Teams – without Sliding into ‘Groupthink’
With companies encouraging greater teamwork, an expert outlines how to innovate effectively and problem solve as a group.
Employee Policy
Former Operation Warp Speed official: 'Model' for public-private partnerships
On FederalSoup's partner site's daily podcast, Courtney Bublé talks to Paul Mango, formerly of Operation Warp Speed, about the vaccine development program.
Defense
House Dems Urge Social Media Networks not to Delete Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
Automated and artificial intelligence-enabled systems may be removing and permanently erasing evidence of potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine, lawmakers said this week.
Oversight
Wildfires Are Still Catching Us Off-Guard. Congress’ Plan to Fix that Isn’t Going Anywhere.
How the proposal to connect federal research agencies and improve wildfire research crashed and burned.
Tech
The Navy Needs to Do a Better Job Finding the Right Job for Its Cyber Specialists, Officials Say
Adm. Michael Gilday, the chief of naval operations, told the House Armed Services Committee the Navy has struggled with matching cyber talent with teams.
Workforce
Remote Work May Actually Be Good for Business
Working remotely doesn't negatively affect productivity. It may actually even enhance both employee and company resiliency, a new study finds.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: College Debt Has Far-reaching Effects
Dr. Cliff Robb joins the podcast to discuss how student loan borrowers change their behaviors due to their finances.
Management
The Census Undercount Threatens Federal Food and Health Programs on Reservations
The 2020 census undercounted people living on Native American reservations. The money for many needed federal aid programs is tied to those population numbers.
Management
Treasury Department Opens Investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott’s Use of Federal Funds for Border Mission
Texas has been using coronavirus relief money to help pay for the multibillion-dollar deployment.
Management
Inside the Federal Government’s Mission to Explore a Sunken Civil War Battleship
"Everywhere you look, wonder and awe," the NOAA marine archaeologist leading the exploration said, previewing the first-ever livestream of the area.
Employee Policy
That time EPA contractors built secret man caves in a warehouse
Workplace issue: When “vermin feces” is the second-biggest issue in your facility, you know you’ve got problems.
Employee Policy
Appeals board rules that feds disclosing discrimination will get no whistleblower protections
Those employees must pursue a different path, though it is one that presents unique difficulties.
Workforce
Military Families Push the Army to ‘Normalize Parenthood’
A new directive addresses fertility treatment, pregnancy and postpartum recovery – issues that have long affected soldiers’ careers, marriages and home life.
Management
Wanted: New Vaccine Advisory Committee Members
HHS is looking for candidates with diverse areas of expertise.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Former Operation Warp Speed Official Says It Was 'a Model' For Public-Private Partnerships
Courtney Bublé talks to Paul Mango on the podcast about the vaccine development program.
Workforce
Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their COVID Booster?
Approximately 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot. The numbers dismay researchers, who say the lag has cost tens of thousands of lives.
Workforce
Census Hired Hundreds of Thousands to Conduct Its 2020 Count. It Didn’t Vet A Lot of Them.
Applicants with major issues in background checks were allowed to work at the agency, IG says.
Employee Policy
Senate bill to train acquisition workforce on AI gets House counterpart
The AI Training Act, which passed the Senate last December now has a House companion bill from Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Comer (R-Ky.).
Benefits