Workforce
Female Business Travelers Pay Less Than Their Male Colleagues because They Tend to Book Earlier
New research shows women paid an average of $18 less per flight than men in the same position at the same company, mainly because they consistently booked earlier.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What Feds Need to Know About Clearances
Federal employment attorneys Elaine Fitch and Mary Kuntz join the podcast to discuss new information about the process of getting cleared.
Management
All American Presidents Have Lied – the Question Is Why and When
A political philosopher argues that while all American presidents may lie, those who appear to lie for the public good are often celebrated.
Workforce
New Bills Try Once More to Force Feds Back to Traditional Offices
Federal employee unions have blasted the latest round of Republican legislation, arguing the bills improperly infringe on their right to negotiate over working conditions.
Oversight
GSA’s Lease for the Trump Hotel is Under Scrutiny Again
Lawmakers are calling for the agency to consider terminating the lease after the Trump Organization’s accounting firm said it could no longer vouch for the company’s financial statements.
Workforce
IRS Is Deploying Mandatory Overtime and Reassignments to Address Its Backlog. Democrats Want More.
The tax agency has entered the 2022 tax season with an unprecedented number of unresolved cases.
Tech
The Army's Top Buyer Wants to Test the Limits of Flexible Software Spending
Douglas Bush, the Army's newly confirmed acquisition chief, wants to do more to reform how the service buys and sustains software.
Defense
Reports of Sexual Assault, Harassment at Military Academies Spike
The number of reports likely still represents only a small portion of actual instances of sexual assault and harassment.
Oversight
What Does Another Continuing Resolution Mean for Federal Contractors?
These stopgap spending measures can lead to "endless stop-and-start contract cycles, creating inefficiency and disruption."
Oversight
Whatever Happened to Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board?
The day after his inauguration, President Joe Biden signed an order creating a Pandemic Testing Board, which he said would be modeled on FDR’s hugely successful Wartime Production Board. A year later, there’s little sign of Biden’s initiative.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Dems Want to Change the Debt Ceiling Process
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss plans to overhaul the debt limit and keep government open.
Management
The Senate Sidesteps Obstacles to Pass a 3-Week Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Measure
Lawmakers hope to pass full-year appropriations by March 11.
Pay & Benefits
What to Consider When Considering Disability Insurance
Look before you leap into buying a short- or long-term policy.
Workforce
The Justice Dept.’s Workplace Safety Plan Details COVID-19 Testing Protocols
The plan’s language encouraging a “broader” application of telework disappointed career prosecutors, who had hoped for a firm baseline of two days per week of working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nextgov
Justice Builds Out Crypto Tracking, International Engagement Teams on Ransomware
The Justice Department will now require prosecutors to consult with the international and cyber crime specialists on significant cyber investigations.
Workforce
Part of Biden’s $15 Contractor Minimum Wage Order Was Temporarily Halted
“This ruling helps more than 40,000 companies like Arkansas Valley Adventures who provide seasonal recreational services on federal lands,” said an attorney for the plaintiffs.
Workforce
Tell Us How the Pandemic Has Changed Your Job and Life
We’re looking for readers who want to share with us their experiences two years into the pandemic.
Management
Coronavirus Roundup: The Pandemic is a ‘Wild Card’ as Biden Plans His State of the Union Address
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Austin is Alarmed by Beijing’s Approval, As Russia Moves Troops From China's Border to Ukraine
Russians “edge closer to that border,” with troops, combat aircraft, ships, and blood supplies, says Pentagon.
Nextgov