Management
Making a Successful Shift to Digital-first Government
As they transition to providing more services online, there are ways governments can get creative working around talent shortages and entrenched bureaucracies.
Management
Democrats Are Writing Their Own Omnibus Funding Bill to Avoid a Shutdown
Lawmakers are also floating moving the shutdown deadline to Dec. 23 as a spending agreement remains elusive.
Management
People Had Trouble Accessing Social Security During The Pandemic and GAO Wants Them to Develop a Plan to Do Better
A recent Government Accountability Office report says SSA is not doing enough to reach vulnerable populations.
Employee Policy
That time the Education Department was eliminated
The first incarnation of the department, that is.
Employee Policy
Pentagon releases plan to keep hackers out of its networks
Defense agencies are to implement zero-trust standards by 2027.
Tech
What the Census Bureau Can Learn From the IRS About Detecting Cyberattacks
Inspectors general from Commerce and Treasury present a tale of two testing regimes.
Defense
Thousands of Veterans Deluge VA with Claims for Toxic Exposure Benefits, Health Care
The VA is processing claims at its fastest rate ever, as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care under a toxic exposure law.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why Women Execs Are Leaving Their Jobs During the 'Great Breakup'
HR expert Barbie Winterbottom joins the podcast to discuss gender, management and the workplace.
Management
Social Security Warns Public of Declining Service if Congress Doesn’t Increase Funding
The agency that administers Americans’ retirement and disability benefits employed an unusual tactic in its effort to lobby lawmakers to approve President Biden’s proposed $14.8 billion budget for the Social Security Administration.
Management
The Latest Improper Payment Numbers Are Here, But What Do They Mean?
The Office of Management and Budget published its annual governmentwide report on improper payments, but a fraud expert says they aren’t entirely reliable.
Defense
It’s Finally Here: Pentagon Releases Plan To Keep Hackers Out Of Its Networks
Defense agencies are to implement zero-trust standards by 2027.
Employee Policy
IRS: Four things needed to succeed after the midterms
Commissioner-designate Danny Werfel has an opportunity to transform the tax agency, if given the right tools.
Defense
After Army Vet's Heroic Actions in a Gay Bar, GOP Lawmakers Release Anti-Woke Manifesto
As violence and threats rise against LGBTQ+ people, 10 senators join bill to roll back a Pentagon diversity-and-inclusion effort.
Retirement
First responder retirement bill gets a unanimous Senate vote
The legislation allows first responders with disabilities to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled.
Employee Policy
Treating long COVID is rife with guesswork
With a dearth of evidence on effective treatments for long covid, patients and doctors in 400 clinics around the country still rely on trial and error.
Exclusive
Employee Policy
VA has a plan to attract workers displaced by widespread tech industry layoffs
Amid a recent wave of layoffs across the technology sector, the VA is working to position itself as an enticing destination for unemployed tech workers.
Oversight
That Time the Education Department Was Eliminated
The first incarnation of the department, that is.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: More Open Season Tips for Feds and Annuitants
Kevin Moss joins the podcast to talk about health care options.
Workforce
Not Super Creative? Try This Approach
Looking at emotional situations in a different way can boost creativity among people who tend to think more conventionally, a study finds.
Defense