Tech
Bernie Sanders Wants Amazon Debarred from Federal Contracting
The Vermont lawmaker cites the company's anti-union activity in a letter urging President Biden to eliminate the e-commerce and cloud behemoth from federal contracts.
Defense
Aviator Cancer Bill Would Push VA to Study Toxins Air Crews Faced, Assess Links to Cancers
Ground crew and flight crew cancers would be reviewed. So would the fuels, chemicals, and emissions they were exposed to.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Two Years of CARES Act Oversight
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss her series on COVID-19 oversight
Oversight
New Cybersecurity Bill Authorizes DHS to Ramp up Incident Response Efforts Nationwide
The National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act gives the Department of Homeland Security a range of opportunities to bolster cybersecurity preparedness at the state and local level, including technical assistance services.
Defense
Warren Presses the Defense Secretary on Wasteful Contractor Spending
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said adding to the Pentagon's topline for 2023 to account for inflation would just invite "defense contractors to pick taxpayers' pockets."
Management
Federal Contractors Could Soon Have to Disentangle Themselves Completely From Russia
A top House oversight Democrat says her bill limiting contracts with companies operating in Russia during the Ukraine war would supplement existing sanctions.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring and Death Benefits Reforms Are Moving Forward on Capitol Hill
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Defense
Defense Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuff Claims Vaccine Mandate Hurts Recruiting
GOP lawmakers try to pin recruiting, retention misses on DOD’s COVID requirements.
Defense
Inflation Is the New Sequestration
Congress must shore up the Pentagon’s eroded buying power.
Employee Policy
Lawmakers: When will most feds work in person again?
With so much remote work going on, some in Congress would also like to scrutinize the federal government’s real estate footprint.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want to Know When Most Feds Will Be Working in Person Again
They’d also like to scrutinize the federal government’s real estate footprint.
Defense
Biden’s $773B Request for Pentagon Stays Focused on China
As war rages in Europe, 2023 budget proposal continues the military’s shift from ground combat to high-tech weapons.
Management
Senators Look to Root out Contractor Conflicts of Interest
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation after concerns were raised over the management consulting corporation McKinsey & Company's work with the Food and Drug Administration.
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
This New Bill Looks to Modernize a 50-Year-Old Rulebook for Federal-State Cooperation
A new Senate bill would require updated guidance and a strategic plan on intergovernmental cooperation, specifically how agencies can give technical and specialized services to states and local governments.
Management
The White House Boots Dr. Oz and Former NFL Player Herschel Walker Off an Advisory Council
Both are running for the Senate, which precludes them from serving on presidential boards under a Biden administration policy.
Employee Policy
Podcast: Trump workforce policy is not going away
Reporter Erich Wagner joins in on the "GovExec Daily" podcast to discuss a new bill that, contrary to the position of major federal employee organizations, would bring back the former president's approach to federal personnel policy.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: How Congress is Trying – and Not Trying – to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
As funding is absent in the omnibus, Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss new plans for federal preparedness.
Defense
White House Bureaucracy Is Costing Ukrainian Lives, Senators Say
Lawmakers are urging Biden to send more aid and enforce sanctions as quickly as possible to help Ukraine beat Russia.
Oversight