Management
OPM Instructs Agencies to Reopen Trump-era Union Contracts
Departments currently engaged in collective bargaining negotiations are expected to rescind proposals restricting unions’ access to official time, grievance proceedings and to begin bargaining “in good faith.”
Nextgov
HHS Aims to Accelerate Technologies for Combatting Lyme Disease
The often-overlooked illness radically disrupts hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Management
Support for Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package May not Be as Broad as It Seems – It’s All a Matter of Perspective
It's awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter's willingness to support government spending.
Workforce
Pandemic Pushed Many Moms out of the Workforce
New research documents how the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting loss of in-person education for kids, has sidelined mothers from the workforce.
Tech
GovExec Daily: A First-Person COVID-19 Vaccine Experience
Host Ross Gianfortune joins producer Adam Butler to discuss Gianfortune's experience getting his first dose in D.C.
Route Fifty
Senate Covid Bill Adds Restrictions on State and Local Aid
The legislation would impose requirements on how states can use the money, and also redirect $10 billion that had been bound for cities and counties.
Route Fifty
The States Where The Most Confederate Symbols Were Removed Last Year
The Southern Poverty Law Center says nationwide over 160 monuments and other symbols came down from public spaces.
Pay & Benefits
Senate COVID Relief Bill Retains 15 Weeks of Paid Leave for Feds Despite GOP Opposition
Republican lawmakers have made the provision a target of attacks, claiming it is too generous and lacks oversight.
Management
OMB Nominees Pledge to Avoid Future Shutdowns, Improve Budget Stewardship
Biden’s picks for deputy director and deputy director for management told lawmakers they are committed to transparency and improving fiscal oversight.
Pay & Benefits
What’s To Like About the TSP
The case for leaving your money in the Thrift Savings Plan after retirement.
Management
Interior Reverses Trump Science Policy, Vows to Free Career Staff From Political Interference
Biden administration announces its latest move to reverse Trump-era science policies.
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Biden’s Pick For Defense Policy Chief Outlines Cyber Deterrence Position
In a contentious nomination hearing, Colin Kahl called for a whole-of-government approach to technology.
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DHS Launching Voluntary COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
Employees will be able to self-report a positive diagnosis through the ServiceNow help desk and official contact tracers will follow up with anyone who might have been exposed.
Management
Federal Housing Finance Agency Improves Its Employee Satisfaction Scores
It’s “important for all federal employees to be regularly reminded about the bigger impact they have,” said Director Mark Calabria.
Management
We Already Have the Tool We Need to Get the Most Out of Federal Contractors
It’s called CPARS, and we’re just not using it the way we should.
Defense
D.C. Guard Commander Says ‘Unusual’ Restrictions Prevented Swift Response To Capitol Riot
“I believe that number could have made a difference,” he said.
Defense
Space Force Sounds like a Joke Thanks to Pop Culture – that Could Be a Problem for An Important Military Branch
Science fiction has often had an inspirational and positive relationship with space endeavors. But the new Space Force is struggling with a pop culture public relations problem.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Biden's Workforce Czar, Morale and Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss Pam Coleman's role and other pay and workforce news.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Announces Workforce Attrition Measures to Accompany Reorganized Structure
The Postal Service is centralizing some of its functions, and some positions are on the chopping block.
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