Management
The Hill Gets Serious About Digital Services
The House of Representatives is launching a digital services team, after recommendations from the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
Pay
$15 / hour federal employee minimum wage implemented
OPM has ordered the implementation of the $15 minimum wage for federal employees. Agencies must abide the requirement, beginning with all pay periods subsequent to Jan. 30.
Workforce
Federal Court Orders Nationwide Pause on Biden's Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate
The Biden administration has already filed an appeal of the injunction.
Defense
Will Space Force Protect Orbiting Gas Stations and Bases on the Moon?
As U.S. companies venture farther from Earth, whether the newest service will protect them remains under discussion.
Management
Where Project Managers Go Wrong and What To Do About It
Despite training and good intentions, project managers often make the same mistakes over and over again. Here are some things you can do to improve your PM's performance.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Vaccine Mandates After the Supreme Court OSHA Decision
Federal employment attorney Stephanie Rapp-Tully joins the show to discuss the future of vaccine rules.
Workforce
FEMA Experiences ‘Mass Exit’ of Employees Amid Surge in Disasters
The agency is still dealing with 1,000 disasters as its workload continues to climb.
Pay & Benefits
These Are Not Dumb Questions
There’s no such thing when it comes to the federal retirement system.
Management
Trump-Biden Transition Revealed Weaknesses That Should be Addressed, Report Finds
Suggestions include clarifying OMB’s budget and regulatory roles during transfers of power, and making fewer steps contingent upon GSA’s ascertainment of election results.
Workforce
Social Security Workers to Return to Offices Possibly by the End of March
The Social Security Administration reached agreements with all of its unions on reentry that unions hope will lead to a more collaborative relationship moving forward.
Employee Policy
Feds at ports of entry struggle with staff shortages
Customs and Border Protection employees at hundreds of ports of entry are straining under continuing, chronic staff shortages. Making matters worse there is the pandemic, of course—but also a little-recognized rise in seaborne imports at some locations.
Employee Policy
Cyber: NSA to get binding operational directive authority
A new memo signed by President Biden outlines how the May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity applies to national security systems.
Tech
Think Twice Before Scanning That QR Code, FBI Warns
The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are tampering with QR codes to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal login and financial information.
Defense
Air Force Must Harden Pacific Bases Against Missiles, Secretary Says
Today’s unhardened, undispersed hangars are easy targets for a new generation of Chinese weapons, Frank Kendall said.
Nextgov
New FITARA Grades Show Agencies Failing to Transition Off Legacy Networking Services
But agencies got all As on data center optimization, suggesting it may be time to retire or update that metric.
Defense
Marijuana Use Can Still Be a Problem for Security Clearance Applicants
While marijuana has been legalized in some places, new guidance reminds clearance applicants that use can still be disqualifying.
Tech
Building Machines that Work for Everyone – How Diversity of Test Subjects Is a Technology Blind Spot, and What to Do about It
It’s easy for researchers to fall back on using test subjects from the communities around them – students and employees. Branching out is key to avoiding technology that fails certain populations.
Management
GovExec Daily: Regulatory Policies and the Biden Administration
Daniel R. Pérez joins the podcast to discuss his analysis of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
Workforce
White House Pitches Feds on Sustainability
Biden administration looks to influence culture at federal agencies through speaker series on climate change.
Oversight