Oversight
House Democrat Asks Inspectors General to Review Agencies' Reopening Plans
"Your continued oversight is critical to protect the health and safety of our government’s most valuable resource: its federal workforce," Connolly wrote.
Route Fifty
To More Easily Ban Problem Police Officers, Some States Focus on Licensing
Proponents of professional licensing for police say that such a system would make it easier to fire an officer for misconduct.
Nextgov
Social Security Wants a New Way to Manage Access for 330 Million Americans
The agency is considering overhauling its identity credential and access management, or ICAM, system to manage secure access for all users.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Announces CARES Act Loans Now Available
Federal workers and retirees who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic may now take advantage of favorable loan terms on their retirement accounts.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Limits of Legal Immunity for Police
The court decided not to consider eight cases that challenge the legal doctrine of qualified immunity, which has been used to throw out civil lawsuits about police use of force.
Oversight
Analysis: The Postal Service Is Steadily Getting Worse — Can It Handle a National Mail-In Election?
Postal delays and mistakes have marred primary voting, and after years of budget cuts and plant closures, mail delivery has slowed so much that ballot deadlines in many states are no longer realistic.
Oversight
Coronavirus Roundup: Senate Democrats Introduce COVID-19 Ethics and Oversight Bill; VOA Officials Resign Amid Claims CDC is Excluding VOA Journalists
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Your Security Clearance and Protests: What You Need to Know
You’re free to take to the streets or social media with your concerns—just don’t get arrested.
Oversight
For Experts Who Study Coronaviruses, a Grim Vindication
They warned that the next great pandemic would be a coronavirus, but research funding went to studying other threats.
Employee Policy
The Postal Service is steadily getting worse -- Can it handle a national mail-in election?
Postal delays and mistakes have marred primary voting, and after years of budget cuts and plant closures, mail delivery has slowed so much that ballot deadlines in many states are no longer realistic.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Lessons From the Quarantine Telework Period
Katherine McIntire Peters joins the podcast to explain the lessons managers can take back to the offices after months of remote work during the pandemic.
Defense
Analysis: Why Soldiers Might Disobey the President’s Orders to Occupy U.S. Cities
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some may have to consider what exactly their oath to the Constitution requires.
Management
More than 60% of Recent Federal Employee Hires Left Within Two Years
Government should better track retention data to determine why employees, particularly disabled employees, leave at such a high rate, watchdog finds.
Route Fifty
Face Masks ‘Significantly Reduce’ Spread of Covid-19, Study Finds
“The effect is greatest when 100% of the public wear face masks,” researchers wrote, suggesting that officials should encourage people to cover their faces in public.
Route Fifty
Is It Time to Create a National Registry of Police Misconduct?
Police officers who are fired for misconduct can often find law enforcement jobs in different jurisdictions. Some lawmakers think a national registry could prevent cops with shady records from being hired again.
Oversight
Democrats Propose Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Identify Themselves During Protests
“Transparency is a building block of public trust and federal law enforcement officials who hid their identities were not serving the public's interest,” said one lawmaker.
Nextgov
NASA Taps Astrobotic to Deliver its Water-Searching VIPER Rover to the Moon
Insiders offered a look at what the forthcoming missions aim to accomplish.
Nextgov
Who Should Lead AI Development: Data Scientists or Domain Experts?
Leaders in and around government debate whether technologists or subject matter experts are better suited to lead the ethical development of artificial intelligence.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Pentagon To Enter First Phase of Reopening; Biden Outlines His Plan to Restart Economy if Elected
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Tech