Pay & Benefits
Federal Retirees to See Largest Cost-of-Living Adjustment in Decades in 2022
While CSRS retirees will receive a 5.9% boost to their defined benefit annuity payments next year, enrollees in FERS will only see a 4.9% increase, renewing calls to change the law.
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Defense
Catholic Troops Can Refuse COVID Vaccine, Archbishop Declares
“No one should be forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if it would violate the sanctity of his or her conscience,” Broglio wrote.
Defense
Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Is Inspiring Americans Online, FBI Says
“That’s where they see this rallying cry and their opportunity. Now it’s ‘time to buy a gun, run people over with a car,’ do whatever they’re going to do,” an FBI official said Tuesday.
Management
Racist Housing Policy from 80 Years Ago Still Affects Maternal Health
"This is further evidence of the influence of a legacy of structural racism on the disproportional burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes for Black women..."
Defense
GovExec Daily: The Future of Defense and Modernization
Defense One's Patrick Tucker speaks to Col. Elizabeth Sweet and Dr. Stephen Russell about how the Pentagon sees the future.
Management
U.S. to Avoid Default as House Passes Bill to Kick Crisis to December
Congressional leaders have yet to spell out how they will avoid potential delayed paychecks for feds in the long term.
Nextgov
Help Celebrate the Boldest Projects in Government
Nextgov and Government Executive’s BOLD Gov showcases excellence in government—and nominations are open.
Oversight
ATF Misclassified Jobs as Law Enforcement and Retaliated Against Whistleblower, Agencies Say
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is demanding additional information after revelations that the Office of Personnel Management partially suspended the agency’s authority to classify positions.
Nextgov
The Air Force’s First Software Chief Stepped Down—But He Won’t Be Quiet
Nicolas Chaillan briefed Nextgov on his government exit, what’s to come, and why he believes the U.S. should ban TikTok.
Management
Observers Call on the Federal Government to Stop Doing Business With the Trump Organization
The legal basis for a suspension is “clear cut,” said three signatories of a letter on Tuesday.
Management
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Cease Worksite Raids
Efforts to round up undocumented immigrants en masse waste resources, Biden administration says.
Tech
If Government Leaders Aren’t Worried About Ransomware, They Should Be
To combat maturing cyberthreats, we need to deepen our bench.
Defense
A Secretive Counterterrorism Team Interrogated Dozens of Citizens at the Border, Government Report Finds
A report by a federal watchdog shows how the Trump administration flagged at least 51 citizens for interrogation at the border based on evidence as flimsy as once having ridden in a car with someone suspected of aiding the migrant “caravan.”
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Possible Challenges to OSHA Vaccine Enforcement; FDA to Review Application for COVID Pill
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
US Army Is Scrutinizing Itself, Must Change Swiftly to Face China, Secretary Says
“The future is a lot closer than some of us think,” Christine Wormuth said at AUSA.
Management
Does Happiness Slow Down Cognitive Decline?
After tracking people for 12 years, researchers found that those with better psychological well-being had lower odds of developing cognitive impairment.
Management
GovExec Daily: How Modernization Can be Done Effectively
Nextgov's Brandi Vincent speaks to HHS' Michael Peckham about moving forward to serve the mission.
Route Fifty
How Public Health Officials Overcame Vaccine Barriers in Minority Communities
A series of reports issued by the Communivax Coalition explores resistance to Covid-19 vaccinations in four states and strategies to improve immunization rates.
Management
One Army Command’s Plan for the ‘Future of Work’
“We want to provide the flexibility to our workforce to work where and when they're most productive,” says John Willison, a senior executive at the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command.
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