Management
GovExec Daily: The State of the Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the state of play and the injunction.
Workforce
Science Foundation Director Faces Employee Backlash Over Reentry Announcement
Union officials say the NSF director appears to be slow-walking implementation of a hybrid work environment, including remote work and telework, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nextgov
Agencies Must Fix Newly Cataloged Vulnerabilities by Christmas Eve
Officials stressed the importance of maintaining a bill of materials for software in flagging the “Log4j” vulnerability.
Management
Biden Orders Agencies to Take Steps to Improve Government Customer Service
The people-first approach tackles everything from federal benefits to passport services to disaster recovery.
Nextgov
TMF Continues To Struggle With Covering Costs, Recouping Investments
The Government Accountability Office is encouraging project evaluation.
Pay & Benefits
New Contract for 200K Postal Employees Would Boost Pay, Add Layoff Protections
Part-time and non-career staff would also score wins under agreement.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Federal Workplace of the Future
Eric Katz speaks to NASA's John Dankanich and HHS' Michael Peckham about how the pandemic has changed the way feds work.
Employee Policy
What's next for security clearance reform?
Expect new milestones from the DOD’s governmentwide vetting IT and new policies on vetting criteria in 2022.
Employee Policy
Renewed push by some to cut telework
A group of GOP lawmakers is angling to reduce the number of feds engaged in telework, citing high vaccination rates and other reductions in COVID risks in tradtional federal workplaces.
Workforce
How the Biden Administration Got Nearly the Entire Federal Workforce Vaccinated
An inside look at the White House's approach to implementing Biden's mandate.
Nextgov
NDAA Inclusions Prioritize Pentagon Emerging Technology Pursuits
The legislation’s inclusions would mandate new investments across AI, quantum information science, biotechnology and more.
Oversight
Republicans Press IRS for Information on Upcoming Tax Season
Their questions are on operational and workforce issues.
Defense
The Combat Mission in Iraq Has Ended. But Troops Aren’t Coming Home
Train-advise-assist will continue, Pentagon says, with no force cuts planned.
Defense
Finland Chooses F-35 Over Super Hornet, 3 European Fighters
It’s the second win this year for the F-35 in a European fighter competition.
Management
Biden Isn’t Living Up To His Pledge to Respect Tribal Sovereignty
The administration has ignored Indigenous leaders’ demands for consultation on federal wolf protections.
Management
GovExec Daily: Collaboration and Implementation for Levels of Government
G. Edward DeSeve joins the podcast to discuss intergovernmental work in the service of execution.
Employee Policy
Feds on track for paid bereavement
A provision to give feds up to two weeks of paid bereavement is included in the bipartisan Defense bill.
Employee Policy
Vaccination rates tick up slightly among feds
The number of vaccinated feds has increased, although there are still thousands of pending exception and extension requests to the mandate.
Management
Lawsuit Challenges Biden’s Contractor Minimum Wage Regulation
The rule is “an executive power grab to force a social agenda through federal contractors,” said the legal team.
Pay & Benefits