Route Fifty
A State Project to Map Overdoses in Real Time
A statewide project in Connecticut takes reports of suspected opioid overdoses from first responders and maps them in real time, helping community partners better direct their services to high-risk areas.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Will Pay 4.9% More Toward Health Care Premiums Next Year
The Office of Personnel Management said Wednesday that it has revamped its online plan comparison tool and encouraged greater transparency from insurance carriers to tamp down on surprise billing.
Management
Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: John Lewis, George H.W. Bush, Oveta Culp Hobby, Ralph Bunche, Kathryn Sullivan
Recognizing the second of three groups of 2020 honorees recognized for greatness in public service.
Pay & Benefits
For Feds, Net Worth Is More Important Than Income
There are many stories of federal employees who don’t have 6-figure incomes yet still manage to build considerable wealth.
Nextgov
Federal Contractors Argue Cyber Insurance Isn’t a Safe Bet for Better Security
The idea that a vibrant insurance market could be an industry-friendly cybersecurity solution may be based on a flawed assumption.
Defense
Anti-COVID Measures Could Be Lasting In Army Weapons Factories
"You can't run an assembly line from your desktop at home."
Tech
GovExec Daily: Building Supply Chain Resiliency at Agencies and Contractors
Deloitte's Melanie Rojas joins the show to discuss how systems can better handle a disruption like the pandemic.
Management
Supreme Court Sides With Trump on Census, Allowing for Immediate End to Count
Enumeration was under lower court order to keep count going through Oct. 31.
Workforce
USAJOBS to Tell Applicants More About Their Competition, Help Identify Relevant Openings
The federal jobs posting site has undergone significant improvements in recent years.
Management
Government Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees: Frederick Douglass, Condoleezza Rice, Madeleine Albright, Doc Cooke
Recognizing the first of three groups of 2020 honorees recognized for greatness in public service.
Management
Saying ‘Thank You’ Matters
Few people are in government for the money; it’s critical to recognize those who go above and beyond.
Nextgov
GPO Employees Overwhelmingly Satisfied With Leadership, IT Support During COVID-19 Telework
Employees gave their agency very high marks but asked for clarity about essential onsite work and use of personal IT equipment.
Pay & Benefits
Retiree COLA Set at 1.3% Next Year, Prompting Calls for Change
Organization calls on Congress to shift the metric upon which annual cost of living adjustments for Social Security and federal retirement benefits are based from the general price of goods to one that takes into account spending by the elderly.
Route Fifty
Texas Can Limit Counties to a Single Ballot Drop-off Location, Appeals Court Rules
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that Texas can mandate only one drop-off location for absentee ballots in each county, reversing a lower court ruling on Gov. Greg Abbott's order earlier this month.
Nextgov
OMB Behind Schedule on Open Data Initiatives, GAO Says
The Office of Management and Budget missed the deadline for issuing governmentwide guidance for complying with the OPEN Government Data Act and is behind on reporting on agencies’ progress.
Management
The Administrative Presidency Meets Federalism: Hostile Takeovers in the Trump Era
With the Justice Department dominated by the White House, state attorneys general have taken on the role of defending federal law and executive branch discretion.
Route Fifty
The Draining of State Rainy Day Funds
COMMENTARY | At least 10 states have already tapped their emergency reserves, even as budget experts expect the worst revenue declines caused by the coronavirus pandemic to come in the months and years ahead.
Oversight
President Trump Can’t Use $3.6 Billion in Military Funds for Border Wall Construction, Federal Court Rules
The 2-1 decision from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes as $3.6 billion was slated for construction of about a dozen projects, including two projects in the Laredo and El Paso areas.
Oversight
There’s Nothing Unusual about Early Voting – It’s Been Done since the Founding of the Republic
This year is seeing a high number of absentee and mail-in ballots and voting in the period before Election Day -- but early voting periods are not new to the 2020 election.
Oversight