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

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.

Route Fifty

Audit Warns State Could Lose Over $330M in Rental Aid

The way California defines whether or not emergency rental assistance has been “obligated” could put it at risk of forfeiting funds, a state watchdog says.

Workforce

OPM Finalizes Rule to Boost Agency Hiring of Military Spouses

Regulations removing obstacles to hiring spouses of active duty service members outside of the competitive process will go into effect next month.

Management

Federal Contractors Must Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination by December 8

Companies doing business with the federal government must name a person to coordinate implementation and compliance with the vaccine mandate for covered employees.  

Nextgov

Grants Management Shared Services Marketplace Set to Launch by End of 2021

The marketplace is getting set to launch with a suite of tools from other federal offices, like GrantSolutions.gov’s automated risk management tool.

Workforce

Coronavirus Roundup: White House Works to Mitigate a Potential Shutdown’s Effect on Pandemic Response; 92% of Troops Vaccinated

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.  

Defense

Just Half of Workers at Two Critical Shipyards Are Vaccinated

The sobering numbers offer a snapshot of defense contractors’ struggle to get workers vaccinated.

Management

Please, Let’s Put an End to the Notion of Moving Agencies Out of Washington

Disruptively relocating headquarters and the employees who work in them makes less sense than ever.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: The 2021 Government Hall of Famers and Teddy Award Winners

GovExec Media's Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss The Government Hall of Fame and The Theodore Roosevelt Government Leadership Awards

Route Fifty

Top Democrats Announce Deal on Raising Revenue for $3.5T Package

The announcement comes as President Biden is trying to shore up support within his party for sweeping domestic legislation that would direct funding towards areas like education, health care and climate initiatives.

Management

Bipartisan Group of Senators Pushes Agencies to Lease Excess Space to Universities, Solar Companies

Revenue generated would go to capital investments and facility maintenance.