Management

How Lincoln Turned Regional Holidays Into National Celebrations

The president used Thanksgiving and Christmas to reunite a divided country.

  • David A. Reynolds, The Atlantic

White House Diversity Strategic Plan Focuses on Equity in Hiring and Pay

Many of the administration’s strategies dovetail with its efforts to revitalize the federal workforce.

  • Erich Wagner

Feds and Their Contractors Should Know Their Numbers

Imagine a world where every employee had one performance measure they were accountable for moving.

  • Adam Luecking

Biden Taps Acting OMB Director Shalanda Young for Permanent Role

The president also announced a nominee for deputy OMB director.

  • Courtney Bublé

Infrastructure Package Furthers Made-in-America Efforts

Also, the Office of Management and Budget has started making public the waivers to domestic preference laws.

  • Courtney Bublé

Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Insulate OPM From Political Interference

Legislation would require presidents to nominate OPM directors without political considerations and make them the president’s “principal advisor” on federal workforce issues.

  • Erich Wagner

The Biden Blueprint for the Future of Work

OPM Director Kiran Ahuja explains how the President’s Management Agenda will create an equitable and accountable government that will deliver results for all Americans.

  • Kiran Ahuja

Why You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests

You probably won’t be testing everyone at your Thanksgiving table for COVID because the tests are expensive and hard to find. Why? The federal government is partly to blame.

  • Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News

Labor Dept Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay $15 Minimum Wage

The ruling is expected to impact 327,300 workers.

  • Courtney Bublé

Comparing 17.5 Million Options Shows CDC Got COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Right

A study of 17.5 million strategies shows the CDC made the right recommendations for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. But there is room for improvement.

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Analysis: Six Theories of Joe Biden’s Crumbling Popularity

The president’s approval ratings keep falling. The question is why.

  • David A. Graham, The Atlantic

Why Biden’s Presidential Management Agenda Is a Big Deal

The sharply focused effort places a high priority on employee engagement.

  • Donald F. Kettl

Senate Makes Historic National Park Service Director Confirmation 

Charles Sams III is the first confirmed leader in four years and the first-ever Indigenous American to lead the agency.

  • Courtney Bublé
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Biden Looks to Shake Up Postal Service Leadership With New Nominees

If confirmed, new nominees would give White House-backed members a majority on the postal governing board.

  • Eric Katz

The Pandemic’s Next Turn Hinges on Three Unknowns

A potential winter surge is up to vaccines, variants, and us.

  • Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic

You Should Get a Booster Now

America’s booster rules are far more confusing than necessary.

  • Ashish Jha

Biden’s Management Agenda Puts Feds Front and Center

A focus on creating “good jobs” and fostering partnerships with organized labor marks a departure from previous agendas’ more technocratic approaches.

  • Erich Wagner

New Executive Order Seeks to Reduce Worker Turnover on Service Contracts 

This is one of several efforts by the Biden administration to use federal procurement and contracting to advance equity and its other priorities. 

  • Courtney Bublé

Biden Administration Unveils Management Vision That Rests on Empowering Federal Employees

Other top priorities include serving citizens equitably, and improving the federal acquisition and financial management systems.

  • Courtney Bublé

Biden Taps Veteran Journalist to Lead Global Media Agency

Workforce management and boosting morale are ongoing challenges the agency is working to address. 

  • Courtney Bublé

The Defense Department Fails Its Audit Again, But Officials Have ‘No Doubt’ It Will Eventually Pass 

This was the fourth time the Pentagon completed an audit since it became a requirement in 1990. 

  • Courtney Bublé