Workforce
Gender Stereotypes Creep into Performance Reviews
Performance reviews, especially ones with vague criteria, are an opportunity for managers to project their gender stereotypes onto employees.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Dealing With the Complex Changes Brought on by Telework
Dr. John Kotter joins the show to discuss how flexibility will be key to agencies as employees come back to offices.
Route Fifty
State, Local Governments Could Get $500M to Expand Cybersecurity
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would create a grant program to bolster cyber defenses across the U.S.
Workforce
Biden Administration Floats Boosting Permanent Workforce to Process Migrant Children
Republicans blast current approach, including deployment of feds across government to the border.
Oversight
OPM Failed to Notify Employees of Coworker COVID Infections, Require Mask-Wearing, IG Says
The watchdog said many of the problems related to the agency’s coronavirus response have been solved by a new workforce safety plan finalized earlier this year.
Oversight
White House Is Reviewing Recommendation to Fire Housing Finance Inspector General
The watchdog’s attorney says she “has been a superlative IG.”
Pay & Benefits
Milestones on the Path to Financial Security in Retirement
If you work in government, there are several moments in your life when you’ll face key decisions about your eventual retirement.
Management
House Panel Advances Bipartisan Postal Overhaul Measure, USPS Board Gets New Members
The Postal Service could finally win legislative fixes it has sought for 15 years.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Watchdog Encourages Telework Post-Pandemic; Secret Service Helped Recover $2 Billion in COVID-19 Fraud
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
White House Aims To Beef Up Nation’s Cybersecurity After Pipeline Hack
A new executive order shifts how the government buys software and gives consumers visibility into products’ security features.
Tech
GovExec Daily: How Governments Can Promote Equity
Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley joins the show to discuss how local governments can leverage data and information to promote equity.
Nextgov
Biden Issues Executive Order to Bolster Nation’s Cybersecurity
The administration calls for a standardized federal playbook and review board for incident response, as well as changes to software procurement.
Oversight
Watchdog Suggests 112 New Actions to Enhance Government Savings and Efficiency
Taxpayer services, prison staffing and infectious disease modeling are some of the areas the Government Accountability Office listed as ripe for reforms.
Nextgov
DOD Not Prioritizing Development of GPS Alternatives, GAO Says
Despite known vulnerabilities with GPS tech, the department treats developing other position, navigation and timing technologies as an “afterthought,” officials said.
Nextgov
Survey: 1 in 3 Experience Slow Service Engaging With Government
Despite progress, a recent survey indicates agencies still have room to improve service delivery.
Workforce
Senate Panel Advances Measures to Reskill Feds, Ban Their TikTok Use
OPM would oversee an agency-led effort to get federal workers into new jobs.
Management
Lessons From the Pandemic for Government Leaders at Every Level
COVID-19 laid bare both the shortcomings and virtues of federalism.
Defense
‘Hype’ Over Military Coup Fears Delayed Troops’ Jan. 6 Response, Miller To Tell Congress
In testimony, former Acting SecDef Christopher Miller will say he dismissed Trump’s warning that 10,000 troops should be ready for his rally in Washington, but blames the media and credits his own deliberations for slowing the military's response at the Capitol.
Oversight