Workforce
How To Work From Home Without Hurting Your Back
"Anyone who is facing discomfort is at risk for developing a longer-term injury." Here are tips for injury-free working from home.
Oversight
Analysis: Should the President Pick the Attorney General?
Attorneys general who serve at the pleasure of the president are more likely to act in pursuit of a particular political agenda, rather than solely in accordance with the rule of law.
Route Fifty
How Did Americans Spend Their Stimulus Payments? New Data Offers Clues.
Findings from a new Census Bureau survey show how people at different income levels have used the money in different ways.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban Federal Use of Facial Recognition Tech
If passed, federal agencies would not be able to run, fund, purchase or otherwise use data from facial biometric systems without congressional authorization.
Management
Federal Contract Spending Reaches Its Highest Level Ever in Fiscal 2019, Marking 4 Straight Years of Growth
Spending is expected to increase even more for fiscal 2020, exceeding $600 billion even before coronavirus stimulus funding is included.
Management
After COVID Delay, OPM Prepares for 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
This year’s iteration of the annual survey of federal workers’ engagement and morale will begin on July 13 and include questions about agencies’ response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Oversight
A Company Run by a White House 'Volunteer' With No Experience in Medical Supplies Got $2.4 Million From the Feds for Medical Supplies
A $2.4 million deal to supply the Bureau of Prisons with surgical gowns was the second multimillion dollar contract for coronavirus supplies that went to somebody who did work for the White House but had little relevant experience.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Union and EPA Dispute Conditions for Returning to the Office; Ousted Vaccine Director Amends Whistleblower Complaint
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Signs Executive Order to Overhaul the Federal Hiring Process
Order seeks to place less emphasis on applicants with college degrees.
Defense
Trump Says Wisconsin Shipyard’s ‘Location’ Swayed Navy’s Frigate Award
The president also claims he’s made the service’s ships more beautiful.
Defense
DHS Predicted A Summer of Violence, Radicalization and Conspiracies
In an April 7 internal memo, Homeland Security officials warned that the pandemic's “extended isolation” could spark trouble.
Workforce
What America Asks of Working Parents Is Impossible
More and more, the goals of being a dedicated employee and being a dedicated parent seem to be in conflict.
Workforce
How the United States' Massive Failure to Close the Digital Divide Got Exposed By Coronavirus
Three out of four Americans without reliable high-speed internet access live in urban areas. Most haven’t connected because they can’t afford it.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The State of Police Reform
Route Fifty's Emma Coleman joins the podcast to consider police reform options at the federal and state levels.
Oversight
Senator Asks Inspector General to Investigate Global Media Agency Firings
The new U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO has sparked fears over politicization of employees’ journalism.
Route Fifty
One State is Manufacturing Free Masks for Any Resident Who Wants One
Since April, the state of Utah and area manufacturers have supplied more than 1 million masks to state residents for free.
Workforce
Trump Administration Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Reopen Federal Offices, GAO Says
Republicans say feds should swiftly go back to work: "It’s time to take our chances," one argues.
Nextgov
Intelligence Authorization Would Add to Due Process Rules for Security Clearance Reviews
Also new in the bill is a provision allowing the government to share negative information about contractors with their companies.
Route Fifty
