Management
Biden Pauses Construction on the Border Wall
The president also ordered a review of all funding and contracts.
Management
Joining the Biden Administration? Read This Before You Apply for a Clearance
The five things you need to do before submitting your SF-86 security clearance application.
Pay & Benefits
The Best Time to Retire
When you choose to end your federal career could make a big difference in your retirement security.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Propose 3.2% Raise for Feds in 2022
Democrats in both chambers of Congress have reintroduced legislation to boost basic pay by 2.2% across the board next year, along with an average 1% increase in locality pay.
Workforce
'People Are Just Relieved': Career Feds Express Optimism as Biden Officials Take Charge at Agencies
Employees are hopeful they will have better relationships with political appointees than existed under Trump.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Launches Aggressive Pandemic Plans
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
It’s Time to Reinvent How America Delivers Foreign Aid
We are facing a moment of profound change; we must prepare for—and make the most of—new realities.
Workforce
Biden Will Form a Council Dedicated to Policy that Affects Women and Girls
“Too many women are struggling to make ends meet and support their families, and too many are lying awake at night worried about their children’s economic future,” he said.
Defense
Biden Administration Pauses Deportations for 100 Days and Suspends 'Remain in Mexico' Policy for Asylum Seekers
The changes come on President Joe Biden’s first day in office where he earlier signed multiple executive orders rolling back additional Trump-era immigration policies.
Management
Biden’s COVID-19 Challenge: 100 Million Vaccinations in the First 100 Days. It Won’t Be Easy.
But keeping campaign promises regarding the nation’s COVID-19 response will go beyond stepping up the rollout of the vaccines.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Biden Inauguration
Courtney Bublé and Tom Shoop join the podcast to discuss the new administration and Wednesday's festivities.
Route Fifty
Biden Moves to Rejoin Paris Climate Pact, Halt Keystone XL Pipeline
After he was sworn into office on Wednesday, President Biden signed a slate of executive actions, including measures to begin reversing Trump era environmental policies.
Management
Biden Seeks to Halt or Delay Trump’s ‘Midnight Regulations’
The new president took several immediate actions to start undoing Trump’s deregulatory agenda.
Management
Biden Issues Sweeping Ethics Plan for Appointees
Hours before departing the White House, former President Trump revoked his own ethics pledge, allowing current and former Trump appointees to immediately become lobbyists.
Management
Biden Order Rescinds Diversity Training Restrictions, Requires Review of Agency Equity
An executive order instructs all federal agencies to “root out” systemic racism from programs and institutions and rescinds Trump's controversial effort to excise so-called “divisive” diversity training programs from agencies and federal contractors.
Nextgov
The Hack Roundup: Trump Orders U.S. Cloud Providers to Log Foreign Users
Here are the news and updates you may have missed.
Defense
Austin Promises Healthy Civilian Control At DoD
“I look forward to working with the chairman, but I have no desire to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs,” the retired general told senators.
Management
Viewpoint: Outgoing Political Appointees Deserve Recognition
Their professionalism and hard work alongside career employees during the pandemic should not be dismissed.
Nextgov
Presidential Inauguration Includes a Digital Transition
Websites and social media accounts made the transition along with presidential power, with the new administration making its mark right away.
Management