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.
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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.
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There Are Nine Finalists—and No Mosquitoes—for Mississippi's New State Flag
The state's flag previously featured the Confederate battle flag, widely considered a racist symbol. It was retired in June after nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd renewed calls to replace it.
Management
AFGE Pushes for Workforce Protections in Defense Policy Bill Negotiations
The nation’s largest federal employee union urged lawmakers to include collective bargaining protections and fix a soon to be implemented paid parental leave law.
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Wildfires Raging in Several Western States
Fires are forcing hundreds of evacuations in the south and western United States.
Management
The Response to the Y2K Challenge Offers Lessons for the Pandemic
Only the federal government can provide the leadership necessary to energize the national resources necessary to meet such a challenge. But it can't do it alone.
Management
Top Two Homeland Security Officials Are Serving Illegally, GAO Rules
Both acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and second in command Ken Cuccinelli were unlawfully appointed to their posts, watchdog says.
Defense
Harris’ Foreign Policy Looks Mainstream, But Remains a Bit of a Mystery
But will it matter in an election that is likely to turn on domestic issues?
Management
VA Secretary: We’re Preparing for Coronavirus ‘Boomerang’ in Fall
In an interview, Robert Wilkie details efforts to stockpile equipment and boost hiring.
Workforce
Black Women Are Promoted at Far Lower Rates Than White Men, Report Finds
The report, released by Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s foundation, also found that Black women are underrepresented in top leadership positions.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The TVA Shakeup and the Future of Workforce Management
Stan Soloway joins the show to discuss President Trump's executive order concerning the Tennessee Valley Authority
Employee Policy
USPS shakeup rattles employee unions and worries retirees, vets
As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy moves ahead with reorganizing the U.S. Postal Service, unions are sounding the alarm over mail delays on a sustained and significant scale.
Benefits
OPM expands 2021 dental, vision plans
The Office of Personnel Management has expanded the number of dental and vision insurance carriers selected to provide coverage through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Program.
Management
What's Really Going On At the Postal Service
USPS does not need emergency funding for the election specifically, but acknowledges recent reforms have reduced service levels.
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