Tech
How the Test-to-Treat Pillar of the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Is Failing Patients
The federal “test-to-treat” program was designed to be a one-stop shop for people to get tested for COVID and to receive treatment. But as COVID cases rise again, many communities have no participating locations, and website bugs make it difficult to book an appointment at the biggest participant.
Management
Scientists Identify the Missing Ingredient for Climate Action: Political Will
The IPCC's latest report finally recognizes the social barriers to climate action.
Tech
Effective Data Sharing Key to Unwinding Emergency COVID Benefits
Without systems that can share data, states will face a daunting task redetermining eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP recipients.
Workforce
OPM Targets Data and Benefits Education to Improve Equity in the Federal Workforce
The federal government HR agency’s report was one of more than 90 equity action plans released by the Biden administration this week.
Management
Federal Procurement Featured in New Equity Action Plans
Improving access to federal contracting vehicles and supporting small, disadvantaged businesses are key parts in the equity action plans released by agencies on April 14.
Workforce
Republican Senators Have a Plan to Fix the ‘Dysfunctional’ Federal Hiring Process
Lawmakers aim to allow agencies to bring new employees on more quickly.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: The Latest on the Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate Challenge
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
'If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker'
There are many differences between the rich and the rest of us, but one of the most consequential for your taxes is whether most of your income comes from wages.
Oversight
House Panel Launches Probe Into ID.me
The Committee on Oversight and Reform wants information about the identity verification company. At least nine other federal agencies and 30 state governments also use the service, the committee says.
Tech
The Little-known Open-Source Community behind the Government’s New Environmental Justice Tool
Inside the White House’s unpublicized experiment in open governance.
Management
Kip Hawley Was An Uncommon Leader For All-Too-Common Times
The former Transportation Security Administration chief rose to the occasion -- twice -- and his is a model we need to emulate, Justin P. Oberman writes in this remembrance.
Route Fifty
How Cities are Tapping Federal Aid to Make Major Tech Upgrades
Some of the spending is geared towards adding online access to services like building permits and dog licenses. Other investments focus on areas like remote meetings and cybersecurity.
Oversight
DoD Sent a Soldier’s Remains to a Dump. Now It Must Give His Wife a Civilian Job
The new MSPB is taking a wide interpretation of what constitutes whistleblower retaliation.
Nextgov
Pentagon’s ‘Mobile’ Nuclear Microreactor Will be Demonstrated at Idaho National Lab
The potential, modern energy source could help power operations in austere environments down the line.
Pay & Benefits
Why So Many People Retire at the End of the Leave Year
It’s all about lump-sum payments.
Management
More Than 90 Agencies Release Their First-Ever Equity Plans
“For the first time Americans will see a full picture of what it looks like for the entire federal government to advance equity at once,” a senior administration official said.
Tech
A Data Strategy That Benefits Veterans
VA's Chief Data Officer Kshemendra Paul talks about the agency's "secret weapon."
Nextgov
More International Quantum Partnerships Likely As U.S. Stakes Claim In Field
The U.S. is keen to get ahead in the global quantum race as national security and technological innovation intersect.
Management
White House Takes Aim at Administrative Burdens
The Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to cut down on administrative burdens people have to endure to get government benefits. It's using the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act to do it.
Workforce