Defense
To US Army, Getting Women’s Body Armor Quickly Is an Unfunded Priority
Lawmakers question why the service left $81 million to “accelerate” gear for women and short men out of its latest budget request.
Management
The Budget Process Is 100 Years Old Today and Its Age Is Showing
A well-functioning democracy requires that elected leaders make sensible fiscal decisions and citizens are engaged and informed—none of which is happening right now.
Management
GovExec Daily: Staffing at the IRS and the Biden Budget
Eric Katz joins the show to discuss IRS chiefCharles Rettig’s recent appearance before the Senate Finance Committee .
Employee Policy
WH: Agencies shouldn't require vaccinations, or ask for vaccination status
Agencies should not demand that federal employees or contractors be vaccinated to return to the workplace, nor should they demand vaccination status be disclosed, according to guidance from the White House's Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, issued this week.
Route Fifty
$5.6B in Earmarks Included in Transportation Bill
The 1,473 local projects funded in the bill range from a transportation center adjacent to the San Diego airport to a paved bike lane in New Jersey.
Management
Budget Request for Federal Prisons Agency Isn’t Enough, Union Says
Agency argues the president’s request “provides sufficient funding to cover ...cost increases in pay and benefits, rent costs, and prison and detention operations.”
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Health Program Insurer Offers Cash for Vaccinations, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
Where’s the DOD IT Budget Breakdown?
The previous two administrations released separate DOD IT budget documentation going back to at least 2013, but the Biden administration has not yet done the same.
Nextgov
Senate Puts China in Crosshairs With Passage of Innovation and Competition Act
The legislation is long and its details remain murky—but here’s what we know.
Management
How Biden Can Strengthen the Federal Workforce
There is no better way to understand how the work experience has changed and how it can be improved than meeting with front line employees.
Nextgov
DHS Faces Rising Costs as Planned Biometrics Cloud Gets Pushed Back
Three years behind schedule, the move from legacy IDENT to the new Amazon-hosted HART system is now slated for the end of 2021.
Management
Last Year's Crackdown Outside White House Not Directly Tied to Trump's Photo Op, IG Finds
IG declines to rule on whether forceful tactics were appropriate.
Oversight
Congress Considers Future of the Military Draft, while Supreme Court Holds Off
Questions include whether women should be compelled to register, as men are, and whether the draft and draft registration should exist at all.
Defense
New Air Force One Could Be Delayed Another Year
GAO’s latest cost estimate brings the price tag to $2.6 billion apiece.
Workforce
Workers Who Feel Powerless Get Paranoid and Aggressive
Workers who feel like they don't have power on the job can start feeling paranoid and even start lashing out, researchers find.
Management
GovExec Daily: How an RFI Can Further Biden Diversity Goals
Stan Soloway joins the podcast to discuss how a recent request for information is being used as a crowd-sourcing tool for policy solutions around equity goals.
Pay
NTEU praises budget boost plans
The National Treasury Employees Union is optimistic about proposed increased funding and staffing at agencies, highlighting IRS, CBP and others.
Employee Policy
The small federal office at the heart of Biden's equity agenda
A civil service office tucked inside the Labor Department is gearing up to play an outsized part in the Biden administration's work on racial equity.
Management
Report Calling for At-Will Federal Employment Suggests Trump Workforce Policy Isn’t Going Anywhere
Experts say the release of a controversial paper advocating at-will employment for federal workers portends future efforts to strip employees of civil service protections.
Workforce