Management

As Pressure Ramps Up Against USPS Reforms, DeJoy Asks Stakeholders to Fall in Line

The Postal Service is facing pushback on its plans to raise rates, shrink the workforce and consolidate mail processing.

  • Eric Katz

Biden’s Pick to Lead the Cancer Research Agency Has Been at the Vanguard of Treatment Advances

The president has made ending cancer a main initiative of his administration.

  • Courtney Bublé

Biden's Monkeypox Response Coordinator Says HHS’ New Dose-Sparing Vaccine Strategy is a Game Changer

Federal public health officials expect to increase the vaccine availability by up to five-fold.

  • Courtney Bublé

Kamala Harris Made History — Her Husband Did, Too

Doug Emhoff is the nation’s first second gentleman. As he’s settled into the role, he’s trying to model what it means to be a man who supports gender equity.

  • Jennifer Gerson, The 19th

Tribe Embraces Recreational Marijuana Sales on Reservation Where Alcohol Is Banned

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota allows people to buy and use recreational marijuana but not alcohol. Some tribal citizens say cannabis is safer than alcohol, meth, and opioids — which have wreaked havoc on the state’s Indigenous communities.

  • Arielle Zionts, Kaiser Health News

It’s Time to Treat the Federal Workforce Better

Reducing employee burnout will help agencies retain the employees they need to advance their mission.

  • Sean Kennedy

Coronavirus Roundup: HHS is Establishing a New Office Focused on Long COVID

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s this week’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

The HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

This comes after weeks of pressure as the virus spread throughout the country. 

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: The Decision That May Upset the Administrative State

Don Kettl joins the podcast to discuss the Supreme Court's decision that could change the regulatory state.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Agencies Are Struggling to Hire and Spend Money Due to Incessant Stopgap Funding Bills

GAO issues a warning as Congress struggles to reach fiscal 2023 spending agreement.

  • Eric Katz

FEMA and CDC Officials Will Lead the Monkeypox Response

The Biden administration has not declared monkeypox a national public health emergency yet.

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: Securing the Human Side of Elections

Alliance for Securing Democracy's David Levine joins the podcast to discuss a new report on deterring threats to election workers.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Senators Can't Agree on Agency Funding Levels, Even As Democrats Hold Back on Some Increases

Republicans deride Democratic priorities in fiscal 2023 bills with just two months until a shutdown.

  • Eric Katz
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A Missed Opportunity: The Problem With Ignoring Government Performance Information

Federal agencies’ quarterly performance updates, short- and long-term strategic plans, and annual performance reports deserve more attention.

  • Shelley H. Metzenbaum

Coronavirus Roundup: Democrats Propose $21 Billion in Emergency Supplemental COVID and Public Health Threat Funds

There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

  • Courtney Bublé

That Time Armed Militants Occupied a Federal Building (Not the Capitol)

Before Jan. 6, 2021, there was Jan. 2, 2016.

  • Tom Shoop

There’s No Decision Yet on Whether to Declare a Public Health Emergency for Monkeypox

In the meantime, the Biden administration is working to make more vaccines available as the case numbers rise.

  • Courtney Bublé

IRS Hiring Surge, USPS Electric Vehicle Funding and Other Takeaways From the Democrats' New Agreement

Many agencies across government would see a funding surge under an agreement struck on Wednesday by Democratic senators.

  • Eric Katz

A Bipartisan Bill Aims to Create One Disaster Recovery Assistance Application

Simplifying the application process would remove the burden on disaster survivors seeking federal assistance in the wake of hurricanes, floods, wildfires and more, lawmakers say.

  • Chris Riotta

How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S.

U.S. public health agencies generally don’t test wastewater for signs of polio. That may have given the virus time to circulate silently before it paralyzed a New York man.

  • Robin Fields, ProPublica

Monkeypox is Straining an Already Overstretched Public Health System

Tests, vaccines and anti-viral treatments all have been in short supply.

  • Michael Ollove, Stateline