Management
Presidential Rank Award Winners Announced After a Year’s Hiatus
This year there are 230 winners from 37 agencies.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: More Republican Opposition to Vaccine Rules; HHS Touts High Employee Vaccination Rates
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
What Does the Partial Blocking of the Contractor Vaccine Mandate Mean?
Overall, this has been a “very, very complicated area,” said one contracting expert.
Management
FBI’s Scott McMillion on Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
He is the agency’s first-ever chief diversity officer.
Oversight
White House Releases 'Unprecedented’ Guidance to Agencies on Cooperating With Watchdogs
Strengthening communication and establishing liaisons for inspectors general offices are some of the new action items for agency leaders.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Manchin Backs Measure to Undo OSHA Vaccine Rule
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Biden Administration Announces More Actions to Help Small Businesses Win Contracts
“This a big step toward leveling the playing field,” said one advocate.
Management
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks Assurances IRS Will Keep Phone Lines Open
Report had said a temporary help line shutdown was one option under consideration to free resources to address a backlog of unprocessed and amended tax returns.
Management
Some Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries Will Receive Notification Letters Late Due to Printing Delays
VA and Government Publishing Office attribute the slow-down to labor shortages and the supply chain crisis.
Management
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Three States
“This is not a case about whether vaccines are effective. They are,” wrote the judge.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: The Federal Response to the Omicron Variant
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
Union Files Another Legal Challenge to the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Feds
This came right before the Biden administration delayed penalties for failure to comply with the requirement.
Management
Biden Taps Acting OMB Director Shalanda Young for Permanent Role
The president also announced a nominee for deputy OMB director.
Management
Infrastructure Package Furthers Made-in-America Efforts
Also, the Office of Management and Budget has started making public the waivers to domestic preference laws.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: EPA’s Back-to-the-Office Plan; More Data on Vaccine Mandate
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Labor Dept Issues Final Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay $15 Minimum Wage
The ruling is expected to impact 327,300 workers.
Management
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.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Trump Official Subpoenaed Over COVID-19 Procurement; FDA Greenlights More Boosters
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
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.
Oversight