Nextgov
IRS Granted Tens of Thousands of Devices Network Access Without Proper Authentication
Most devices accessing the Internal Revenue Service’s internal network using wireless connections and virtual private networks weren’t authenticated, according to an audit.
Management
Empowering the Federal Workforce to Get Results: An Enduring Problem
The imperative to reimagine how work gets done has a new urgency.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: First Night of DNC Focuses on Administration's Pandemic Missteps
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Nextgov
Technology Transformation Acting Director Talks Service’s Business Model and Future
Bob De Luca, the acting director of GSA’s Technology Transformation Service joins Nextgov to talk about how the program stays competitive, lessons from COVID-19 and what the next director needs to know.
Oversight
Analysis: Amid Partisan Fight Over Postal Service’s Future, Its Past Reveals a Common Bond that Helped Stamp an Identity on America
The United States Postal Service plays a vital role in US civic life, one that helped shape American society more than 250 years ago and continues to characterize it today.
Pay & Benefits
In the Work-From-Home Battle for Space, Women Are the Reluctant Nomads
For decades, home workspaces were portrayed as the domain of men. Now, with many families all working under one roof, women are paying the price.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Using Tech to Weed Out Financial Fraud
Dr. Gary Shiffman joins the podcast to discuss how to identify those trying to scam the government out of stimulus programs like the PPP.
Route Fifty
California Braces for More Rolling Blackouts Amid Heat Wave
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Arrest controversy in Pittsburgh ... Boston signs local contract for protective gear ... Cuomo green-lights bowling alley re-openings ... Nonprofit seeks to improve drinking water access in West Virginia.
Route Fifty
Home Sale Data Raises Doubts Virus is Driving Wide Exodus From Cities
But there are some pockets of the U.S. where urban housing markets appear to be softer than the suburbs.
Management
USPS Is Rerouting Mail Away From Some Processing Plants, Sparking More Concern Over Delays
Employees, reminded of previous plant closure efforts, are expecting job relocations.
Nextgov
Commerce Expands Restrictions on Huawei
The department's Bureau of Industry and Security added another 38 Huawei affiliates to its Entity List.
Oversight
OSC Outlines Hatch Act Compliance Requirements for Convention Speech at White House
“If something falls into a gray zone, I recommend people seek OSC's Hatch Act advice before assuming something is either okay or a violation,” said a former OSC official.
Management
The Missing Management Practice: Linking Metrics to Rewards
Engagement is clearly important, but it doesn’t assure an organization’s success.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Top HHS and CDC Officials to Depart; Fiscal 2022 Research and Development Goals Focus on Pandemic
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
ICE Guards 'Systematically' Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say
Allegations include guards attacking victims in camera “blind spots” and telling them that “no one would believe” them in ICE detention centers, which imprison about 50,000 immigrants each year at a taxpayer expense of $2.7 billion.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Avoiding a Toxic Work Environment
Labor and employment attorney David Barron talks to the podcast about how employers and employees can stay away from hostile environments.
Oversight
Stereotypes in Language May Shape Bias Against Women in STEM
Researchers found the language we speak strongly predicts implicit gender associations.
Route Fifty
State Ban on ‘High Capacity’ Gun Magazines Violates 2nd Amendment, 9th Circuit Rules
The California law, tied up in court since it was approved by voters in 2016, would ban the possession of firearms magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds.
Management
USPS Seeks Pricing Surcharge on Packages for the Holiday Season
Postal Service has seen package business soar during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Route Fifty