Tech
GovExec Daily: The Gaps in Health Data for Native Communities
Nextgov's Alexandra Kelley joins the podcast to discuss a GAO report on tribal epidemiological centers’ lack of access to health data.
Management
Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers – a Sociologist Explains
As COVID-19 survivors join the ranks of people with disabilities, they could have a long wait to get the support they need.
Retirement
Postal reform measure could affect all fed retirees health benefits
New law requires postal retirees to enroll in Medicare.
Workforce
DHS Has Seen Few Incidents of Violent Domestic Extremism in Its Ranks, but Internal Threats Remain
A year-long probe by DHS turns up only a handful of employees engaging in extremist behavior.
Management
The $1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Features Enhanced Federal Workforce Reporting Requirements
In its legislation to keep the government open until Sept. 30, Congress has instructed federal agencies to report back on human capital issues and the future of work.
Pay & Benefits
The Labor Department Seeks to Update Prevailing Wage Regulations
Department officials said this is the “most comprehensive review” of a contractor construction wage law in 40 years.
Nextgov
Outgoing Official Pushes for CISA Shift from Risk Advisor to Risk Reducer
After almost a decade and a series of massive intrusion campaigns, government and industry may finally be ready to have the crucial talk about cybersecurity metrics they’ve been avoiding.
Management
Bridging the Digital Divide with American Rescue Plan Act Funding
One year after ARPA was signed, states, cities and counties are making meaningful progress to expand broadband access.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: COVID Fraud Prosecutor Announced; IRS Hiring 10,000 New Employees for Pandemic-Induced Backlog
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Why the US Won’t Give Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine
The Pentagon is still hunting “alternative options” to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses against Russia’s brutal strikes.
Tech
USDA Looks to Modify a Key Nutrition Program for the Online Age
USDA wants to modernize WIC to allow for online shopping, but tech and regulatory hurdles need to be cleared.
Management
Why Daylight Saving Time Is Unhealthy – a Neurologist Explains
By altering the body’s internal clock, ‘springing forward’ may contribute to an increase in heart attacks and strokes.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Feds, COVID-19 and the 'Transition to Hybrid Environment'
Tanya Ballard Brown talks to OPM's Rob Shriver about civil servants' reentry to offices, two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management
Sweeping Spending Increases Are Set to Become Law With the Senate's Approval of a $1.5T Omnibus Package
Domestic agencies will see a collective 6.7% budget increase as lawmakers avoid shutdown.
Benefits
Female feds often underinsured
WAEPA—the Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies, a nonprofit provider of insurance and other financial services to feds—offers data showing women in the federal government are underinsured.
Management
VA to Propose Closing Some Medical Centers and Outpatient Facilities
While Secretary Denis McDonough says VA will seek to maintain jobs, the union blasts the department's plan as privatization.
Management
OPM's IG and TSP's Board Nominees Pledge to be Impartial in Roles
President Biden’s pick to chair the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board became the latest in a string of nominees to apologize to senators for past tweets about Republican lawmakers.
Nextgov
DARPA Taps OTAs to Accelerate the Making of a Useful Quantum Supercomputer
An ultramodern system might not be so far off.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Reform Measure Could Affect All Federal Retirees’ Health Benefits
Law requires postal retirees to enroll in Medicare.
Management