Oversight
GovExec Daily: How Congress is Trying – and Not Trying – to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
As funding is absent in the omnibus, Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss new plans for federal preparedness.
Pay
OPM launches a toolkit to attract more women to SES
The push to recruit more women into the cadre of career government executives builds on a 2014 program—and comes amid news that, unlike the rest of the federal government, there is no gender pay gap in the Senior Executive Service.
Workforce
Another Agency Calls Employees Back to the Office, but is Not Asking Them to Work There Full Time
“We’ve got a lot more to do to invest in our workforce,” a top official says.
Nextgov
Proposed Bill Would Let People Know When Law Enforcement is Surveilling Them
The Government Surveillance Transparency Act requires law enforcement to disclose surveillance orders.
Nextgov
Zoom's New Security Authorization Might Soon Mean Expanded Use by Defense Components
A large number of entities were awaiting this fresh approval, a senior official confirmed.
Defense
White House Bureaucracy Is Costing Ukrainian Lives, Senators Say
Lawmakers are urging Biden to send more aid and enforce sanctions as quickly as possible to help Ukraine beat Russia.
Oversight
See Just How Much White Men Have Dominated the Federal Judiciary
As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearings start, The 19th takes a look at the diversity of the federal judiciary since its start in 1789.
Workforce
Gender Bias Makes Humor at Work Tricky
Gender and status can each affect how well humor goes over at work, research finds.
Management
USPS Could Serve Nearly All Its Mail Routes in Electric Vehicles, a Watchdog Says
IG says it will probe contract to buy mostly internal combustion engine vans and trucks.
Oversight
There's No Final Number Yet for Pandemic Fraud, Oversight Leaders Tell Congress
Total fraud levels in pandemic relief programs are upwards of $100 billion, but getting a clear estimate is made difficult by data gaps and ongoing fraud recovery efforts, officials said at a Senate hearing.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Trump Workforce Policy Is Not Going Away
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a new bill that would bring back the former president's approach to federal personnel policy.
Workforce
OPM Launches a Toolkit to Attract More Women to the SES
The effort to recruit more women into the cadre of career government executives builds upon a 2014 program and comes amid news that, unlike the rest of the federal government, there is no gender pay gap in the Senior Executive Service.
Employee Policy
EPA will return to ‘hybrid’ office in May
The agency and its union agreed this month to start bringing union workers back to facilities in May, albeit with expanded telework and remote work options.
Defense
It’s Time for a Protected Humanitarian Airlift into Lviv
Russia has no right to dictate who may fly into and out of Ukrainian airspace.
Nextgov
White House Warns of Potential Russian Cyberattack Based on New Intel
Officials, distressed by the continued lack of cybersecurity basics implemented in the private sector, issued “a call to action.”
Management
Lawmakers Want to Improve Federal Agencies’ Financial Management
New bill would build on a 1990 law.
Management
Sharing COVID Vax Facts Inside ICE Detention, One Detainee at a Time
Thousands of ICE detainees nationwide have tested positive for COVID; 11 have died. Medical providers in California are volunteering to educate immigrants awaiting trial or deportation about COVID treatment and vaccination.
Tech
The VA Is Planning New Health Record Deployments, Despite Critical Watchdog Reports
Two upcoming go-live dates for the Cerner health record at VA facilities in Washington and Ohio will proceed on schedule, the agency says.
Workforce
To Retain Women, Workplaces Need To Fight Burnout
Pandemic burnout could set gender equality back a generation, but there are workplace changes that could keep women in their jobs.
Workforce