Management
Why Rural Communities Struggle to Bring in Much-needed Federal Grants
A new analysis suggests that over half of communities in the West lack the capacity to take advantage of infrastructure bill funding. Now what?
Management
GovExec Daily: Better Government, Biden and a CEO's Perspective
Robert Shea joins the podcast to discuss the connection between PMA and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s latest shareholder letter.
Management
White House Takes Aim at Administrative Burdens
The Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to cut down on administrative burdens people have to endure to get government benefits. It's using the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act to do it.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Biden's Budget Has a Big Pay Raise In It For Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the blueprint's workforce provisions.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Biden Budget Spending by the Numbers
Former CBO and OMB official Doug Criscitello joins the podcast to look at the recently-released plan.
Management
Worst-Case Scenario: Almost 13,000 Federal Facilities Could Be Harmed By Flooding
The Biden administration is looking at how the climate crisis will impact the federal budget and revenue.
Defense
In About-Face, Army Expects to Shrink Next Year
Chief of Staff McConville says recruiters need to reach families whose children have not served.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Big Takeaways from Biden's FY23 Budget Proposal
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the budget blueprint.
Pay & Benefits
Biden’s 2023 Budget Would Pay for TSA Raises and the Move to General Schedule
The Transportation Security Administration has begun the process of granting its employees full federal civil service rights, although it needs more than $1 billion in additional funding to end the pay disparity with General Schedule workers.
Management
The White House Wants to Give USPS $5 Billion to Boost Mail-In Voting
The Postal Service faced criticism for its election efforts in 2020, but ultimately was largely successful in delivering ballots.
Workforce
The Hiring Surges in Biden's 2023 Budget Proposal
Just one major agency is proposing a cut to its workforce.
Workforce
Biden’s Budget Focuses on Making Agencies a ‘Model Employer’
Documents accompanying the president’s fiscal 2023 budget request envisions reforms to federal hiring, internships, and a restructuring of regional Federal Executive Boards.
Management
Biden Is Looking to Improve Pandemic Preparedness With His Budget Proposal
The budget suggests an investment of $88.2 billion across seven departments, agencies and offices.
Management
These Are the 12 Most Significant Agency and Program Reforms in Biden's Budget
See how the president is prioritizing his proposed budget increases at nearly every agency in government.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Pay, Policy and Biden's FY2023 Budget Blueprint
Tanya Ballard Brown and Courtney Bublé join the podcast to discuss the administration plan released this week.
Management
Biden Wants to Give Nearly Every Agency a Big Budget Boost. How Much Would Your Agency Get?
All of the Cabinet level agencies would see an increase in discretionary funding under the president’s $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 budget request.
Management
Biden’s Budget Would Boost Agency Spending by 7.4%, and Advance Equity and Accountability Goals
President Biden sent his $5.8 trillion budget request to Congress on Monday.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Proposes a 4.6% Raise for Federal Workers for 2023
If enacted, the figure would mark the largest pay increase for federal employees in two decades.
Management
Postal Banking Isn’t Done Yet, Even Though It Was Stripped from the Recent Spending Package
Democrats have introduced a new postal banking bill and advocates are still hopeful USPS will expand a small pilot program it launched last year.
Oversight