Workforce
GovExec Daily: Countdown to Open Season
Kevin Moss joins the podcast to discuss what feds and annuitants need to know before Open Season starts.
Workforce
Federal Employee Advocates and Scholars All Are Urging Congress to Enact Anti-Schedule F Legislation
With the window to pass a bill preventing presidents from unilaterally creating new job classifications closing at the end of the year, good government and federal employee advocates warn of potential grave consequences for inaction.
Workforce
IRS Hires 4,000 Customer Service Reps, Citing Inflation Reduction Act
Hiring surge for enforcement personnel likely coming next.
Retirement
Why every fed should consider a Flexible Spending Account
You can contribute pre-tax dollars for qualified health care expenses, among other things.
Employee Policy
Judge finalizes $63M OPM hack settlement—and, feds, you've got two months to file
So far, more than 19,000 data breach victims are seeking payouts of up to $10,000 ...
Management
It’s OK for the Acting Pentagon Watchdog to Remain in Place, A New Legal Opinion Says
The Office of Legal Counsel opinion differs from what the Government Accountability Office found over the summer.
Employee Policy
The space industry's workforce and financial outlook
Space Foundation's Richard Cooper joins the podcast to discuss the state of worldwide space industry.
Employee Policy
That time a lawyer invented the government shutdown ...
For nearly 200 years, shutdowns simply didn’t happen here, even when Congress didn’t finish spending bills.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: HHS Awards $21 Million to Get Ready for New and Emerging Pathogens
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
A GOP Showdown Over the Debt Limit Could Grip Congress and the Nation Next Year
Republicans unhappy about government spending may push a federal shutdown
Defense
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Will Become an Existential Threat to US, Biden Administration Declares
New nuclear strategy deletes one new U.S. weapon, keeps the rest.
Retirement
For some, retirement just means a different kind of work
One path to financial security is to continue earning money after your federal career ends.
Workforce
Environmental Protection Agency Workers File Suit Over Remote Work Policies
EPA workers in the agency's largest region allege that their remote work requests have been unfairly denied.
Oversight
Most Voters Skipped ‘In Person on Election Day’ when Offered a Choice of How and When to Vote
Nearly two-thirds of all votes cast in the 2020 presidential election were made through early in-person voting or by mail, rather than by people who visited their local polling places on Election Day.
Retirement
Feature: Retirement, and the search for meaning in it …
Retirement feels a lot better when you find meaningful things to do with it.
Pay & Benefits
The Education Department Announces More Tweaks to Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Although temporary measures making the program easier to access will be unavailable from November until next July, officials said they are prepping a new one-time adjustment for applicants involved in income-driven repayment plans.
Workforce
Employers Are Concerned About Covering Workers’ Mental Health Needs, Survey Finds
Nearly half of large employers report that increasing numbers of their workers were using mental health services, according to a KFF annual employer survey. Yet almost a third of those employers said their health plan’s network didn’t have enough behavioral health care providers for employees to have timely access to the care they need.
Pay & Benefits
For Some, Retirement Just Means a Different Kind of Work
One path to financial security is to continue earning money after your federal career ends.
Management
Two Outgoing Lawmakers Are Jockeying for Slots on the USPS Board
Before exiting Congress, two Democrats are soliciting support for nominations from President Biden.
Management