Employee Policy
OMB Director tests positive for COVID-19
This development and more, as part of our Coronavirus Roundup: There’s a lot to keep track of, and so here's our list of recent news updates and stories you may have missed.
Employee Policy
DOD will continue to conduct reproductive health procedures
Jacqueline Feldscher joins our partner site's podcast to discuss how the Pentagon is treating the Dobbs decision and abortion at its facilities.
Employee Policy
Virtual meetings stymie creative teamwork
A new study finds that in-person teams generate more ideas than remote teams working on the same problem. That's possibly because when people focus on the narrow field of vision of a screen, their thinking becomes narrower as well.
Management
Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in the Eyes of the IRS
The FRC, a staunch opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights, joins a growing list of activist groups seeking church status, which allows organizations to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.
Employee Policy
Biden to fed agencies: Help boost abortion access
A WH E.O. convenes an interagency task force, aimed at coordinating the administration’s response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision.
Tech
House Bill Tasks CISA With SolarWinds Report
A key lawmaker on the House Homeland Security Committee wants more details on what was breached and what was lost when the SolarWinds Orion platform was compromised in a supply chain attack.
Pay & Benefits
Things to Consider Before Moving Money Into TSP's G Fund
Many of the funds in the government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program are seeing losses from market downturns, but the G Fund is growing.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The TSP, Sustainability and the Mutual Fund Window
Bryon McGannon joins the podcast to discuss what the limited mutual fund window could mean for sustainable investing.
Management
Virtual Meetings Stymie Creative Teamwork
Virtual meetings have made remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic possible, but for creative collaboration, it's hard to beat gathering face-to-face.
Management
Vaccine and Testing Delays for Monkeypox Echo Failures in Early COVID Response
Public health officials say monkeypox is not as dangerous as covid and can be handled well with current treatments and if those at risk use caution. But the rollout of vaccines has been slow and led to angst among some at-risk people.
Oversight
Border Patrol Agents Are Cleared of Striking Migrants, But Still Face Discipline for Their Harsh Actions
Four agents are facing punishment after a much publicized incident last year.
Nextgov
Diabetes Patients Flood FDA with Comments on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices
As the agency finalizes guidance for approving the sale of devices such as those used to monitor and control glucose levels, the comments highlight competition and consumer protection issues associated with a grassroots movement for the “right-to-repair.”
Retirement
A retirement journey, part two: the transition
The second in a three-part series from retirement expert Tammy Flanagan on one employee’s retirement experience.
Employee Policy
Right-wing activist tees up successor to Schedule F
Christopher Rufo, an instigator of culture war battles over critical race theory, wants to "centralize ideological control" of federal agencies within the OMB in what he hopes is the next, Republican, administration.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: OMB Director Tests Positive for COVID-19
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Biden Asks Federal Agencies to Help Boost Abortion Access
New executive order convenes an interagency task force to coordinate the administration’s response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision.
Tech
CFPB Expands Its Technologist Hiring Program
A top agency official says the agency needs more technologists to help it achieve its core mission.
Employee Policy
The Supreme Court is limiting the regulatory state
The Brennan Center's Martha Kinsella joins our partner site, GovExec, on its podcast to discuss the high court's decision on regulatory power
Oversight
The Justice Department is Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Emails obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune confirm that federal authorities are probing discrimination claims involving Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar border initiative.
Defense