Nextgov
Congress Gets First Look At Upcoming TMF Awards
The federal CIO offered a few details of the project proposals received and upcoming award announcements.
Management
Contracting Community Braces for Possible Government Shutdown
Government funding runs out on September 30 if Congress fails to act.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Administration Appears to Take a Furlough Approach Similar to Trump's as Shutdown Nears
The White House has yet to say if it will employ the same drastic tactics to keep some agencies fully operational during a funding lapse.
Workforce
TSA, Merit Board Reach Deal to Provide Appeal Rights to Airport Screeners
As the Biden administration moves to provide full civil service protections to the TSA workforce, lawmakers say Congress must codify screeners’ rights.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: VA Offers Booster Shots; Biden Receives His Booster
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Tax-Wise Savings and Distribution Strategies for Feds
With the national debt roaring towards $29 trillion dollars, it would be prudent to plan for higher future tax rates.
Nextgov
Audit: IRS Needs to Improve How It Wipes Taxpayer Data from Devices
Computer and laptop hard drives that aren’t properly scrubbed could allow exposure of private taxpayer data.
Management
A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say
At least three promising antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.
Management
GovExec Daily: Analyzing Immigration Statistics
Dr. Austin Kocher joins the podcast to discuss trends in immigration enforcement data.
Management
Shutdown in Sight as Senate Rejects Stopgap Spending Measure
Republicans block short-term funding bill that would have also paused the debt ceiling.
Workforce
Judges to Labor Authority: When Does a Contract End, Anyway?
Federal employee union's effort to challenge a controversial FLRA decision allowing agencies to unilaterally implement regulations may hinge on centuries-old common contract law.
Nextgov
IRS’ Criminal Investigators Want Help Breaking into Physical Crypto Wallets
The agency’s digital forensics unit is looking for a small business to help make routine processes out of some nascent research into related hardware hacking techniques.
Oversight
Watchdog Considers Review of Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process for Feds
House Democrats sent a request to the Government Accountability Office last week.
Management
The Failure of Government's Post-COVID Imagination
Twelve lessons to guide the future of work.
Management
How a Global Pandemic Will Influence Gen Z
This generation will likely force change and make the workplace more responsive, agile and effective.
Route Fifty
House to Vote This Week on Infrastructure Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the bill, which will send billions to states and localities, will go to the floor Thursday even as negotiations over a larger social spending package continue.
Workforce
How Reframing Stress Can Make It Work for You
New research finds that reappraising stress can help you use it as a tool to perform, rather than an obstacle keeping you from success.
Defense
GovExec Daily: The Overwhelmed Refugee System
Human rights expert Shelley Inglis joins the podcast to discuss the ways Afghans coming to the U.S. are underserved by the system.
Defense
US Navy’s Latest Plan for Its Future May Not Come Until 2023, Says Top Admiral
It’s the fourth attempt in four years to define the future of the Navy.
Route Fifty