Management
GovExec Daily: How to Bring Employees Back Safely… and Comfortably
Laura Putnam joins the podcast to discuss how leaders can bring in a hybrid environment and return to offices.
Management
The White House Boots Dr. Oz and Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Off an Advisory Council
Both are running for the Senate, which precludes them from serving on presidential boards under a Biden administration policy.
Defense
Army Replaces Decades-Old Fitness Test, But Keeps Age- and Gender-Based Scoring
Several years of experiments showed a single-standard approach to be detrimental to the overall force.
Workforce
CISA's Easterly Wants to Close the Cyber Workforce Gender Gap by 2030
Women currently constitute about one quarter of the global cyber field, according to estimates.
Pay & Benefits
The Numbers That Matter in 2022
Key figures that might affect your retirement planning this year.
Management
USPS Has Placed Its First Order for New Vehicles, and It's Going More Electric Than Anticipated
"Improved conditions" have altered USPS plans, postmaster general says.
Management
GSA Announces a Four-Fold Increase in Contracting Opportunity Goals for Small Disadvantaged Businesses
As the administration continues its efforts to steer $100 billion in contracting opportunities to historically marginalized firms by 2025, the General Services Administration is unveiling how it plans to help make that objective a reality.
Defense
The U.S. Mulls a Larger Permanent Force in Europe and Sends More Missiles to Ukraine
The U.S. and NATO will take a "hard look" at the European security footprint no matter how the Ukrainian fight goes, a U.S. official says.
Management
It Just Got Easier for Feds to Vote and Work at Polls
New leave guidance is part of the Biden administration’s overall efforts to increase access to voting.
Pay & Benefits
The Federal Pay Advisory Panel Can Finally Weigh In on Locality Pay and Other Issues Again
Biden nominates members to the Federal Salary Council, allowing it to move forward with compensation-related recommendations.
Workforce
What Is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will It Cause Another Wave of Infections In the U.S.?
The latest addition to the omicron lineage has been making waves in Europe. Whether it will do the same in the U.S. depends on rates of vaccination and prior infection.
Workforce
Older Americans Are Given the Wrong Idea about Online Safety – Here’s How to Help Them Help Themselves
Older Americans are often taught to be fearful of hackers and scammers in their midst while also being told to investigate potential threats. Better advice is to not engage.
Management
GovExec Daily: Government Trends for 2022
Deloitte's William D. Eggers joins the podcast to discuss a new report.
Employee Policy
Podcast: Trump workforce policy is not going away
Reporter Erich Wagner joins in on the "GovExec Daily" podcast to discuss a new bill that, contrary to the position of major federal employee organizations, would bring back the former president's approach to federal personnel policy.
Pay & Benefits
A Retirement Glitch Affecting More Than 1,000 Customs and Border Employees Could Soon Be Fixed
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Postal Banking Isn’t Done Yet, Even Though It Was Stripped from the Recent Spending Package
Democrats have introduced a new postal banking bill and advocates are still hopeful USPS will expand a small pilot program it launched last year.
Management
Madeleine Albright, the First Female Secretary of State, Dies at 84
"Hers were the hands that turned the tide of history," President Biden said in a White House statement on Wednesday.
Oversight
Coast Guard Academy Leaders Shouldn't Make Diversity a 'Side Issue,' a New Report Says
The academy is committed to diversity but leaders need to be more proactive in promoting "cultural competence," a report from the National Academy of Public Administration finds.
Defense
What We Learned from Russia’s Assaults on Nuclear Plants
Governments, international organizations, and nuclear plant operators have a lot of work to do.
Management