Employee Policy
Diversity and the cyber workforce
The federal cybersecurity workforce is less diverse than the government overall, but addressing the disparity will take more than just hiring more diverse employees, say DEIA experts and federal tech executives.
Workforce
Diversity and the Cyber Workforce
Data shows that the federal cybersecurity workforce is less diverse than the government overall, but addressing the disparity will take more than hiring more diverse employees, say DEIA experts and federal tech executives.
Management
Biden Administration Releases New Transgender Federal Prison Policy
Biden’s policy will require federal prison staff to use a transgender person’s lived name and pronouns in an effort to combat widespread abuse behind bars.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: An Early 2023 Pay Raise Proposal
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss a plan out of Congress for feds' pay.
Workforce
This Contender for Biden’s Supreme Court Pick Has a History with Feds
U.S. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson presided over federal employee unions’ effort to overturn a series of anti-labor executive orders during her tenure at the Washington, D.C., District Court.
Workforce
Vaccine Mandate Still a Possibility for the Postal Service
The Postal Service, meanwhile, has begun delivering COVID-19 rapid tests to Americans' homes. It will not do the same for masks.
Management
Bipartisan Pair of Lawmakers Considers Reforms to CDC, Other Health Agencies
Making the CDC director a Senate-confirmed position is one provision in a new draft bill on pandemic preparedness.
Defense
Republicans Are Split Over Ukraine, Threatening a Rare Bipartisan Consensus
Some GOPers think Biden is doing too little to counter Russia. The far right thinks he’s doing too much.
Oversight
Expert: ARPA Could Better Fight Racial Wealth Inequality
The American Rescue Plan Act could do more to tackle racial wealth inequality, argues professor Goldburn P. Maynard Jr.
Defense
Report: U.S. Marines Returned Fire After Suicide Bombing, but No Enemies Were Shooting at Them
A declassified report concludes that U.S. Marines who began shooting after a Kabul airport suicide bombing were not under fire, contradicting previous accounts. And they did not hit any Afghan civilians.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Taking Steps to Create More Equity in Government
Deloitte's Shrupti Shah joins the podcast to discuss how OPM is implementing the administration's DEI order.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Proposes Regulations Ahead of Mutual Fund Window Launch
The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program will let enrollees participate in mutual fund investments as soon as this summer.
Management
House Republicans Probe Allegations of Political Interference in Agencies' COVID-19 Work
The Biden administration has "cast aside" an advisory panel related to vaccines, lawmaker alleges.
Nextgov
Biden Admin Touts ‘Significant Progress’ in Made in America Office's First Year
The office’s purpose is to coordinate federal efforts and maximize the use of domestic goods by taxpayer-funded federal agencies when appropriate.
Pay & Benefits
Why a Health Savings Account is a Secret Weapon in Saving for Retirement
Many federal employees can save money by switching to a high deductible health insurance plan with an HSA when they have the chance.
Management
Democrats Ask Pentagon to End Birth Control Costs for Military Families
While active service members receive full contraceptive coverage, more than 700,000 military spouses and dependents of reproductive age still have copays for pills, implants, IUDs and other preventive measures.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Watchdog Outlines More SBA Fraud Concerns; Tax Help for Military Service Members
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Employee Policy
Court block of contractor mandate does not bar workplace safety measures
A block of the Biden administration order that contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 or test regularly has been in place since December.
Employee Policy