Management
Biden Better Get Busy on Government Reform
Otherwise, federal breakdowns will start to accelerate.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: OMB Guidance on Suspension of Contractor Vaccine Mandate; Booster News
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
With Defense Bill Set to Change Military Justice, One Senator Pushes for More
Gillibrand plans to call for an up-or-down vote on several proposals tossed from the 2022 NDAA.
Management
Are Agencies Ready for the New HR?
Strengthening the federal workforce will first require strengthening the Office of Personnel Management.
Nextgov
GAO: Pentagon Needs Goals to Improve CMMC Framework
The watchdog made several recommendations in an audit of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification effort.
Defense
Defense Spending Could Rise, Wall Street Analysis Say
Ten months into the Biden administration, predictions of flat budgets are evaporating amid inflation and Congress delays.
Management
Can Pandemic Worry Hamper Your Cognitive Abilities?
New research finds that worries about the COVID-19 pandemic may affect your cognitive abilities and skew your perception of risk.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: When Will Unvaccinated Feds Face Discipline?
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the Biden administration moving the deadline.
Employee Policy
Diversity: Feds see more intent than action
A recent survey shows the vast majority of feds say management strongly intends to develop a healthy diversity in their workforce. But fewer than half see equally potent action to make that happen on the ground.
Employee Policy
NDAA requires new job data
The House-passed compromise NDAA also has other workforce provisions, including a change to the probationary period for civilian feds at DOD and paid parental bereavement leave for federal employees.
Nextgov
DOD to Hire First-Ever Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Form New Office
The official will help supervise and integrate disparate AI efforts across the CDO, JAIC and DDS.
Management
Biden Order Will Make Federal Operations Carbon-Neutral by 2050
Agencies have just six more years before they must stop buying polluting cars.
Pay & Benefits
What Needs to Happen for the 2022 Pay Raise, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Biden ‘Will Veto’ Measure to Block OSHA Vaccine Rule
The Senate voted on Wednesday night to pass the resolution.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What's Next For the Legality of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Federal employment attorney John P. Mahoney joins the podcast to discuss next steps for those in – and out of – compliance with the rules.
Employee Policy
Feds, union fight to save EPA facility
A coalition of feds, lawmakers, union leaders and outside organizations are fighting to keep a major EPA lab from relocating to an older, less appropriate site—hundreds of miles away.
Employee Policy
Federal court blocks contractor vax mandate
A nationwide injunction from a federal court blocks the Biden administration from enforcing its vaccination mandate for the federal contract workforce.
Workforce
Biden Administration Recognizes Immigration Judge Union, Reversing Trump Decision
Even under Biden, the Justice Department briefly argued against the judges' collective bargaining.
Workforce
Compromise Defense Policy Bill Repeals Pentagon’s Two-Year Probationary Period, Grants Feds Bereavement Leave
Left out of the final bill was a provision that would align the General Schedule and Federal Wage System locality pay maps.
Nextgov