Management
GSA Gives Green Light for Presidential Transition to Biden Administration to Formally Begin
The Biden team can now meet with agency personnel, receive briefing materials and access millions of dollars in funds.
Route Fifty
One State Will Use Education College Students to Plug Ongoing Teacher Shortage
Education students in Connecticut can serve as apprentice teachers in classrooms, getting paid the same rate as substitute teachers without needing to be certified.
Pay & Benefits
Several Federal Agencies to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines to Employees Directly
The agencies will receive their own allocations of the immunizations and then distribute them to their workforces.
Management
OMB Advises Agencies on Contractors’ Limiting Their Use of Foreign Workers
The agency issued a memo to supplement President Trump’s executive order in August.
Management
OMB Reportedly Designates 88% of Its Employees for Schedule F
One former official said the decision will make it harder, not easier, for presidents of both parties to implement their policy agendas in the future.
Nextgov
Biden Team Highlights Cybersecurity Focus With First Cabinet Picks
Familiar faces will likely have to revisit efforts around information sharing and establishing global norms.
Route Fifty
States May See a Lot More Money for Crime Prevention with Biden Plan
President-elect Joe Biden's sweeping criminal justice proposal focuses on prevention and diversion in an attempt to prod states away from locking people up.
Management
GSA Agrees to Brief Congress on Delayed Transition — Next Week
Briefings will occur on November 30 and will be closed to the press.
Management
5 Ways to Create a More Inclusive Work Environment
Maintaining a culture of relentless curiosity, where employees are invited to challenge assumptions, is good for organizations and healthy for people.
Defense
Personality, Not Policy, Will Determine Top House Armed Services Republican
The pick may telegraph whether the GOP intends a cooperative or combative approach to the Biden administration.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: FDA Approves Second Antibody Treatment; HHS Seeks Feedback on Handling of the Pandemic
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Nextgov
Federal Employees Say They’re Willing to Download COVID-19 Apps But Few Agencies Have Them
The results of a Nextgov/Government Business Council survey offer insights into how federal employees feel about apps to trace coronavirus exposure and their agency’s efforts to track infections.
Defense
36 Members of the National Guard Heading to Work in El Paso Mortuaries as Coronavirus Cases Soar
The border city recently resorted to using inmates from the county jail to move bodies. At the request of county officials, the state is sending assistance.
Management
The Women Who Could Lead Biden’s Economic Recovery
A significant number of women are being considered for key economic slots in the Biden administration, including as secretaries of Treasury, Commerce and Labor.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Effects of the Ascertainment Delay
George Washington University's Steven L. Schooner joins the podcast to discuss GSA chief Emily Murphy's decision to not officially start the transition.
Route Fifty
State and Local Republican Officials Shy Away From Trump's Efforts to Overturn Election Results
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Illinois House speaker’s power slipping amid federal probe … Milwaukee health workers face death threats … Florida sheriff’s office keeping list of kids seen at risk of “life of crime” … state-local spat over charity venison.
Tech
What Is the Best Strategy to Deploy a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Mathematicians are playing a key role in fighting the pandemic by modeling different scenarios for a vaccine rollout.
Management
A Brief History of Presidents Snubbing Their Successors – and Why the Founders Favored Civility Instead
'Mind your manners' isn't just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential component of how things get done in government, and the Founding Fathers knew it.
Management
VA Asks for Broader Definition of Management in What Union Fears Is an Effort to Purge Members
Union officials said they fear the department’s request to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, combined with President Trump’s controversial Schedule F executive order, could amount to a last-minute effort to strip federal workers of collective bargaining rights.
Management