Management
Agencies Are Looking to Streamline Payment Data Collection in Contracting
The keepers of the federal government's acquisition rulebook – GSA, DOD and NASA – want to increase automation in payments to contractors.
Employee Policy
Another agency calls feds back to the office—but not full-time
The VA has announced its plans to begin, in the coming months, its implementation of a partial return to the office for employees.
Defense
The Pentagon's Acquisition Reforms May Get More Scrutiny
William LaPlante, who has been nominated to be the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, indicated that he would review recent acquisition reforms and champion modern software practices if confirmed.
Workforce
Survey: People Found Freedom, Joy in Gardens During COVID-19
Why did some people start gardening during COVID-19? Connection to nature, relaxation, and stress relief were by far the biggest reasons gardeners cited.
Management
Trust in the Federal Government is Low, But Views of Feds Are Mostly Positive
A recent survey brought many high marks for federal employees and individual agencies.
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