Oversight
What Is a Margin of Error? This Statistical Tool Can Help You Understand Vaccine Trials and Political Polling
Whether you are predicting the outcome of an election or studying how effective a new drug is, there will always be some uncertainty. A margin of error is how statisticians measure that uncertainty.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The View of the Insurrection From D.C.
GovExec Daily examines, from the host's and producer's point of view, what Wednesday's events meant.
Workforce
5 Strategies for Cultivating Hope This Year
A year of social disconnections, deaths, job losses and political violence may lead some people to feel overwhelmed and sad. A psychologist suggests ways to find and sustain hope.
Workforce
Where Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Find Leaders With a Public Servant’s Heart
In a video, the former California governor begs for people motivated by a commitment to service to step up. They’re already all around him.
Management
What Democrats’ Senate Majority Means for Federal Agencies
With control of the Senate and its committees, federal workers can expect a slew of changes in legislative and oversight priorities.
Management
Ditch the Massive Three-Ring Binders Full of Charts
Advice for career feds on informing and adjusting to the new administration.
Oversight
Congress Launches Investigations into Capitol Police Following Siege
Two Senate committees add an inquest to the House inquiry announced on Thursday.
Management
Riots Shine Light on ‘Infamously Opaque’ Capitol Police
The 193-year old agency has a large budget and workforce, but lacks transparency mechanisms.
Route Fifty
Lawmakers from Multiple States Involved in Capitol Chaos, or Related Activities
Republican state lawmakers from across the country traveled to D.C. on Wednesday. At least one joined the siege of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Management
EEOC Cancels Official Time for Union Reps Across Government
In a party-line vote, commission members issued a final rule stripping union officials from access to official time to work on colleagues’ discrimination complaints and tried to exempt the regulation from the Congressional Review Act.
Management
Transition Roundup: Reassurances on Inauguration Security Measures; Another Cabinet Resignation
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Route Fifty
More State and Local Job Losses in December
The total number of jobs lost in the state and local public sector is now approaching 1.4 million. December was also a grim month for leisure and hospitality employment.
Defense
U.S. Capitol Now More Vulnerable As a Result of Wednesday’s Mob Attack, Former DHS Official Says
A lack of coordination among authorities was evident and will make securing the seat of legislature harder.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Getting the Best People into the Civil Service
Dr. Lisa Parshall and Dr. Jim Twombly join the podcast again to talk about how to make public service jobs more attractive to more people, including paying feds more.
Nextgov
CISA: SolarWinds Hackers Got Into Networks by Guessing Passwords
The agency also highlighted new indicators of compromise and recommendations for mitigating follow on activity involving Microsoft Cloud users.
Management
White House Belatedly Issues Request for Resignation Letters From All Appointees
Routine request will help "clear the decks" for President-elect Biden.
Nextgov
Capitol Riot Opens Congress to Potential IT Compromise
Experts weigh in on the IT security implications after violent rioters stormed Congressional offices, gaining access to unsecured computers and stealing devices.
Management
Cabinet Secretaries Condemn Violent Protests at U.S. Capitol
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Thursday she would leave office on January 11.
Route Fifty
Capitol Riot Response Could Have Differed if D.C. was a State
With Democrats assuming control of the Senate, Washington, D.C. could have a better shot at statehood. The District’s mayor wants to see urgent action on the issue.
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