Management
Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer for the Office of Management and Budget, Maria Roat
Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget, sits down with Nextgov's Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Technology and Events
Pay & Benefits
Looking for a Medicare Advantage
There’s a new type of FEHBP plan worth considering this open season.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Are Likely to Get a Half-Day Off on Christmas Eve This Year
President Obama gave civil servants an extra half-day off on Dec. 24 the last two times Christmas fell on a Friday.
Nextgov
GSA Relaunches Federal Service Desk With New Look and Added Security
The help desk for all General Services Administration procurement systems got a makeover and a security lockdown.
Management
Historical Thinking for Resilient Leaders
The smartest leaders recognize how little they really know and make up for it by leveraging a broad knowledge of history to navigate what are always rough seas.
Management
Transition Roundup: Hearing Examines Transition Improvements; Biden Announces More Personnel Picks
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Trump Officials Reviewing DOD Support To CIA
Some officials familiar with the review see it as an effort to cut vital DOD support to the agency.
Defense
US Military to Start Vaccinating Troops, Behind Russia and China
DOD has picked 16 sites for a “controlled pilot” COVID vaccination program.
Nextgov
Beware of COVID-19 Vaccine Scammers, FTC Warns
The Federal Trade Commission expects some opportunists to attempt to bilk the public when COVID-19 vaccines are made available.
Management
GovExec Daily: Housing and the COVID-19 Crisis
Sarah Saadian of the National Low Income Housing Coalition joins the podcast to discuss ways the incoming Biden administration can help renters during the pandemic.
Route Fifty
Possibility of State Medicaid Cuts Looms in 2021
When states reduce spending on the program it also means they lose federal matching funds. Meanwhile, a new report highlights the long-term importance of the health coverage for kids.
Management
Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring TSA, Senior Adviser, Requirements and Capability Analysis Melissa Conley
Melissa Conley, Senior Adviser, Requirements and Capability Analysis at TSA, sits down with Nextgov Executive Editor, Frank Konkel.
Management
House Passes One Week Stopgap Spending Bill
Lawmakers send measure to Senate and hope for full-year omnibus by new Dec. 18 deadline.
Management
Global Media Agency Head Replaces Acting Voice of America Director
This is the latest in a series of controversial moves by Michael Pack during his six months in office.
Route Fifty
2020 Sees Largest Year-Over-Year Rise in Murder on Record
Preliminary data from this year shows that homicide rates are up in most major cities. The pandemic and social unrest are both possible factors in the rise.
Pay & Benefits
House Overwhelmingly Passes Defense Bill With Leave Benefits, Setting Up Confrontation with Trump
Although the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act has bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, the president has threatened to veto the must-pass bill over unrelated matters.
Management
VA Flags Potential Staffing, Resource Hurdles in Vaccine Distribution
The department will start with a small distribution of doses, but expects a series of hurdles in inoculating its entire workforce and network.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Biden Outlines COVID Plan for First 100 Days; Trump Directs Agencies to Prioritize Giving Americans Vaccines
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Austin Pick Thrusts Pentagon Into Identity-Politics Debate
His confirmation would be historic. But for whom?
Management