Pay & Benefits
Staying Healthy Can Pay Off, In Cash
Not only does paying attention to wellness make for a more enjoyable retirement, it can help you get rewards from your health insurance plan.
Management
Performance Management: An Emphasis on Learning
The trick is getting front-line managers to see value in fostering a learning-driven, problem-solving approach to improving performance.
Route Fifty
Lawmakers Push to Restore Waterway, Coastal Storm Assessment Funds
The Trump administration has proposed significant reductions to a program that funds cleanup in the Chesapeake Bay and stopped funding studies that seek to address threats posed by coastal storm-related flooding.
Management
Trump Endorsed a Risky Antidepressant for Veterans. Lawmakers Want to Know if His Mar-a-Lago Pals Had a Stake in the Drugmaker.
House Democrats requested emails and financial records as they investigate why the president told the VA to “corner the market” on a Johnson & Johnson drug.
Defense
Lawmakers Fire Back at Trump’s Plan to Divert Military Funds to Border Wall
But the bipartisan team of Smith and Thornberry have attracted few other GOPers to the effort.
Management
No Matter What Happens In November, a Transition is Coming
Government leaders face enormous uncertainty in the coming months. It’s bound to be a wild ride.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Bureaucrat-Bashing at the Highest Levels of Government
With President Trump aiming his words increasingly at federal employees, Tom Shoop explains why we're reaching a dangerous new low.
Management
OPM Announces Adjustments to Annual Time-to-Hire Metrics
Moving forward, agencies will be expected to count all employees hired and provide additional details about the length of the hiring process.
Nextgov
IGs Announce Plan to Probe Joint DOD, VA Electronic Health Records Programs
The two inspector general offices are teaming up to determine whether the commercial EHR programs are meeting the main goal of interoperability.
Workforce
Lawmaker Asks Democratic Presidential Candidates How They Would Rebuild the Federal Workforce
The Trump administration has done “lasting damage to the integrity, morale and retention of our federal workforce,” Virginia congresswoman writes.
Route Fifty
The Human Cost of Missing Data in Prisons
COMMENTARY | Nowhere is good information about operations more critical than in prisons and jails. But too often states simply lack the kind of data that holds officials accountable.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Reports Improvement in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Performance, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Trump Administration Freezes Transportation Security Administration Hiring
TSA is the second Homeland Security component agency to suspend taking on new employees.
Management
Long-Time Federal Prisons Official Named Permanent BOP Director
New bureau head will face high rates of inmate and correctional officer suicides, understaffing and issues with reporting of employee misconduct.
Route Fifty
America is Aging and That Could Present Problems for Some States
In about 15 years, the number of people 65 and over is expected to outnumber those under 18 for the first time in U.S. history.
Defense
Will Flying Cars Help the US Beat China? The Air Force Hopes So
Service officials say giving American manufacturers first-mover advantage is just as important as the military benefits of vertical-lift buses.
Nextgov
CISA Director Pushes to Discontinue Social Security Numbers as Identification
Industry is eager to promote alternatives and improvements for digital identity.
Management
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
Defense
GovExec Daily: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at the Pentagon
Defense One's Patrick Tucker joins the podcast to discuss the set of rules to govern how the Defense Department develops and uses AI.
Workforce