Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: VA Now Offering Walk-Up Vaccines; FDA Greenlights Pfizer Vaccine for Adolescents
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Pandemic IG: ‘This Office Was Almost Set Up To Fail And Yet We're Succeeding’
Brian Miller reflects on a year of coronavirus oversight.
Workforce
FEC Recommends Top Leaders Be Eligible for Senior Executive Service
The Senior Executive Association’s initial review says the proposal “makes sense on its face.”
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Possible Identity Theft in Small Business Relief Program; Biden COVID Equity Task Force to Take Up Discrimination and Xenophobia
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Secret Service Director Calls for More Staffing, Retention and Cybersecurity Funding
The director thanked employees for their hard work and resilience over the past year.
Management
Transportation Department Launches Evaluation of Regulations Based on Biden Priorities
The department is seeking public input in order to align with two early executive orders from the president.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: HHS and HUD Announce Vaccine Partnership; Watchdog Reports EPA CARES Act Mismanagement
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
What the Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage Will Mean
The upcoming rulemaking process should illuminate more.
Management
Lawmakers Call on Biden to Move Forward on New FBI Headquarters
The years-long plan was upended by the Trump administration.
Management
Finalists for Government ‘Oscars’ Highlight Outstanding Federal Employees
The Partnership for Public Service’s annual awards program kicks off National Public Service Week.
Oversight
Watchdog Alleges ‘Turf Battles’ Over Pandemic Oversight
The pandemic inspector general asked the Justice Department for a legal opinion after getting “resistance” from other agencies.
Management
Biden Administration Cancels Border Contracts, Returns Funds to Pentagon
The administration is also looking to repair damage in border communities.
Oversight
Bipartisan Group of Senators Push for Trade Office IG
Nearly every other Cabinet-level agency has an inspector general.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: The First 100 Days of Biden’s COVID-19 Response
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Lawmakers Renew Efforts to Protect Animals in Government Labs
Bipartisan legislation builds on current policies at the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments, Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health.
Management
Biden’s First Address to Congress: Proving ‘Our Government Still Works’
On the eve of his 100th day in office, the president recapped his administration’s achievements and outlined plans for vast reforms.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: OMB Outlines Regulatory Review for American Rescue Plan; SBA to Open Restaurant Relief Program
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
OSHA Prepares New Workforce Safety Standards for COVID-19
Advocates and Democratic lawmakers have been calling for new rules for a year.
Management
Biden Names First ‘Made in America’ Office Director
Celeste Drake, a trade expert with ties to organized labor, was hailed as an “outstanding” choice, said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
Management