Pay & Benefits
Feds’ Most Valuable (and Perhaps Undervalued) Benefit
And how not to lose it in retirement.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The White House Diversity Order and Memos
Eric Katz joins the podcast to talk about the Trump administration's latest moves to curb certain types of training at agencies.
Management
Interior Employees Raise Concerns After Department Celebrates 'European Heritage Month'
A publication created a small stir after employees likened it to promoting white pride.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Judge Reaffirms USPS Must Approve Overtime in Run Up to Election
Postal Service has faced five consecutive losses in lawsuits challenging Louis DeJoy's reforms.
Management
Coming Soon: A Short Window for Improving Federal Agencies’ Performance
For career executives, the time between the presidential election and the inauguration is an opportunity to use evidence and data to advise incoming political appointees on what works and what doesn't.
Route Fifty
New Virus Relief Proposal Includes Less Aid for States and Localities
But there’s a chance it could help to revive stalled talks. House Democrats released their updated plan for a coronavirus assistance package on Monday.
Route Fifty
California Will Require Prisons to House Transgender People By Gender Identity
A new law will require California correctional facilities to place transgender people in housing units that align with their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.
Management
Hotline is Open to Report Contractors’ Defiance of New EO on Diversity Training
The recent executive order bans certain employee diversity and inclusion training the White House considers divisive.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Military Members Outnumber Civilians in ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ Relief Talks Resume
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
We Need to Talk About Corruption
A new book makes a compelling case for how money is warping government and distorting democracy to the detriment of us all.
Oversight
The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting.
Native American students in BIE operated schools were forced to start the school year without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time.
Defense
DOD Pours Millions of Dollars into Print-on-Demand Drugs
Four years after DARPA sought a better way to bring medicine to the battlefield, the technology may assuage broader concerns about foreign supply chains.
Management
GovExec Daily: How the U.S. Can Further Human Rights Through Procurement
NYU's Isabelle Glimcher joins the podcast to discuss how the federal government can further goals through contracting.
Route Fifty
Following Ransomware Attack, Tyler Technologies Advises Clients to Change Passwords
The company is a leading provider of software to state and local governments. So far, it says it looks like the security breach has affected only its internal computer systems.
Nextgov
Defense Department Certification Body Could Itself Conduct Audits Under Interim Rule
One lawyer notes continued confusion surrounding legal liability in the case of disputed assessments.
Workforce
White House Threatens Discipline for Employees Engaging in ‘Divisive’ Training, Calls for Political Watchdogs
OMB issues new guidance to implement Trump's directives on diversity and inclusion training at federal agencies.
Nextgov
NASA to Debut New-and-Improved Space Toilet
Astronauts informed the unit's creation and have high hopes that it’ll bring more comfort to all who use it.
Route Fifty
One City's Pilot Program to Restart Live Entertainment
Six venues in Washington D.C. will be allowed to hold live performances under strict guidance and supervision from city officials.
Management
Viewpoint: Rush to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy Is an Attack on Democracy
President Trump’s pattern of selecting ethically dubious individuals to government posts should give Americans pause.
Management