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
Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation
They are mostly career executives, but Biden has tasked some Trump officials with temporarily holding onto their positions.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Standardize Federal Retiree Annual Increases, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Biden Sworn in as President, Promising Truthful Government to Tackle Crises
The new president quickly turned to a deluge of day one priorities.
Defense
Trump Did Not Influence Military Contracts, Pentagon’s Top Arms Buyer Says
But he was interested in the new Air Force One’s paint job.
Defense
Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office
Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DoD when the president-elect is sworn in.
Management
An Unprecedented Transition Comes to an End
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Viewpoint: EPA Needs to Return to Its Public Health Roots
The Biden administration has an opportunity to significantly strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency, says one of its leading epidemiologists.
Management
Biden Has a Congressional Shortcut to Cancel Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks, but It Comes with Risks
The Trump administration used this shortcut liberally in 2017, but its potential pitfalls and impact raise a question: Should Congress repeal it?
Management
GovExec Daily: Inaugurations and Presidential Mandates
Dr. Julia Azari joins the podcast to discuss Joe Biden's mandate amidst a pandemic and a deeply divided public.
Management
Don’t Expect Trump’s Workforce Policies to Be Reversed Overnight
With the Biden team focused on issues like COVID response and immigration reform, significant action to rescind the Trump administration’s harmful federal workforce policies could take a back seat.
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