Management
Biden Administration Issues New Guidance Instructing Agencies to Start Tracking Goals Again
White House reversed last-minute Trump policy to end the practice of developing and monitoring agency objectives.
Management
Democrats Seek to Undo Trump EEOC Rule Using Congressional Review Act
This is the first attempted use of the act during the Biden administration.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Lawmakers Look to Expedite Stimulus Payments to Beneficiaries; NIH Questions AstraZeneca’s Data
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Birx Joins Air-Cleaning Industry Amid Land Grab for Billions in Federal COVID Relief
Air-cleaning companies with limited oversight are targeting a growing market of schools desperate for COVID-19 protection. Donald Trump’s former adviser lands with one that built its business, in part, on ozone-emitting technology.
Defense
Pentagon Picks Lockheed, Northrop-Raytheon Team to Develop Missile Interceptors
Officials reject a bid by Boeing, which builds the current generation of missile interceptors.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Modernizing OPM to Benefit the Federal Workforce
National Academy of Public Administration Fellows Janet Hale and Terry Gerton join the podcast to discuss the ways human capital management can be improved.
Route Fifty
The FCC Wants Your Feedback to Improve Broadband Access
In an effort to create more accurate maps detailing broadband connections and service, the Federal Communications Commission is collecting first-hand accounts from users.
Nextgov
Deputy Federal CIO on Fate of Trump-era IT Policies
The Office of American Innovation, Cloud Smart and the Federal Reskilling Academy are some of Trump-era tech policies left behind. Now the Biden team must decide what to do with them.
Management
Senate Confirms Shalanda Young to Be Deputy OMB Director
She is expected to become acting director.
Management
TSP Officials Tout Sizeable Improvement in Annual Employee Satisfaction Survey Scores
Employee engagement at the Thrift Savings Plan improved 7 points in 2020, while the agency scored stellar marks on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Management
Cutting Post Office Hours, Closing Plants and Slowing Mail Accompany Growth Efforts in USPS Break-Even Plan
Louis DeJoy sets 10-year timeline to reverse more than a decade of losses at the Postal Service.
Management
How New Agency Leaders Can Get Off to a Successful Start
Whether you’re a new appointee or a career executive starting a new assignment, take some advice from your predecessors.
Management
Biden Administration is Still Working on Plan for Border Wall Contracts
A government watchdog is reviewing if the pause in construction violated a budget law.
Oversight
Migrants, Including Children, Face Cramped Conditions at South Texas Border Patrol Facility
Images released by a Democratic U.S. representative show settings similar to those that Democrats hammered former President Donald Trump over two years ago, when that administration encountered an increase of migrant apprehensions
Defense
UK Confirms Plans to Add F-35s, But Won’t Commit to Original Goal
Officials have promised to buy 48, are thinking about buying more, but wouldn’t say whether the 138-plane vision will ever be realized.
Workforce
Will Your Work Ever Get Back to Normal?
With more and more people getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a group of experts breaks down what work could look like in a post-pandemic future.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How to Telework Better with 'Show and Tell'
Michael Lee Stallard joins the podcast to discuss how to better connect with team member during remote work.
Route Fifty
Solar Project to Produce Half of State Government’s Electricity
Pennsylvania announced a new solar project that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lock in energy pricing for 15 years.
Management
Agencies Face Significant Challenges in Distributing Unprecedented Sums of COVID-19 Relief
Some agencies are already running into hurdles, while others hope recent experience will ease the process.
Pay & Benefits