Route Fifty
Biden Releases $1.75T Social Spending Framework to Win Over Democrats
The White House scaled back the original $3.5 trillion proposal, dropping paid family and medical leave and some Medicare expansions.
Oversight
Whistleblowers Risk Everything—Lawmakers Must Protect Them
Two pivotal pieces of legislation pending before Congress would strengthen weak whistleblower protection laws.
Defense
Air Force Will Miss Its COVID Vaccination Deadline by a Few Percent
The service’s Nov. 2 goal is nearly a month earlier than those of its sister services.
Defense
Pentagon to Skip Global Climate Conference, Despite 'Existential Threat'
Former defense officials called it a “missed opportunity.”
Workforce
Workers Feel Most Valued when Their Managers Trust Them
A new study found that having a trusting manager made employees feel more positively about their work.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Pay Raise Moves Forward Again
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss pay and benefits news.
Employee Policy
Remember Veterans Day
Veterans Day—coming up on Thurs., Nov. 11—is a day for all Americans to honor those who have served in the toughest conditions for our country. It is also one of 12 federal holidays.
Employee Policy
Civic tech vendor recognizes employee union
Code for America recognized a new employee union, a first in the civic tech sector.
Management
Outstanding Feds to Be Honored at 2021 Service to America Awards
The annual awards are considered the “Oscars of government service.”
Route Fifty
Most Local Governments Provide Cyber Awareness Training. Why Do 25% Let Elected Leaders Opt Out?
A new survey from the CompTIA Public Technology Institute highlights cybersecurity concerns among municipal IT professionals, including remote work and rising insurance premiums.
Pay & Benefits
Coming in 2022: A Mobile App for Federal Employees' Retirement Transactions
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
Inside the Air Force Training Program that Will Pit Human Pilots Against AI
The work could lead to a new era of human and technology teaming.
Management
Vacancies Act Deadline Looms for Many of Biden’s Acting Officials, But the OMB Director Is an Exception
A statutory provision allows the deputy director of the management and budget office to serve as the agency’s acting leader indefinitely.
Workforce
Measure to Close Loophole for Prosecuting Perpetrators of Attacks on Federal Employees Heads to Biden's Desk
House passes bill that allows the United States to prosecute crimes that target federal personnel overseas.
Nextgov
Senate Committee Chair: ‘Ransomware Has Changed the Equation’
The recent attacks on food and gas supply chains shifted how Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Gary Peters prioritizes cybersecurity.
Oversight
Top Republicans Request More Information on Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate
They wrote to three agencies with concerns about the mandate, including that it might contribute to attrition that would make it difficult for agencies to fulfill their missions.
Defense
Raytheon: Vaccine Mandate Will Likely Add to Supply Chain Disruptions
But CEO Greg Hayes says his business will boom if everyone would just get the shot.
Defense
Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Attack US Next Year, Pentagon Policy Chief Says
Kahl says ISIS-K might be able to strike in less than 12 months; AQ in one to two years.
Defense
GovExec Daily: What the Fat Leonard Scandal Means for the Navy
Journalist Tom Wright joins the podcast to discuss his series on the scandal.
Employee Policy