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

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.

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.