Oversight
Grain Elevator Project Could Destroy African American Historical Sites, Preservation Agency Says
Following ProPublica's reporting, a federal agency says that a proposed grain elevator in Louisiana could harm a historic plantation and asks why a report was changed to minimize discussion of possible damage.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The TSP Service Transition is Not Going Well
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss his reporting on the Thrift Savings Plan’s new web-based services following the transition to a new recordkeeper.
Management
USPS: It's Up to Mailers to Comply With State Laws on Abortion Pills
The Postal Service says it will not crack down on the mailings, while the Biden administration promises to use the mail to expand access to the pills.
Pay & Benefits
COVID Leave for Kids’ Vaccinations, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Employee Policy
Senators: More questions for DHS watchdog on reports of sexual harassment, domestic violence
The inspector general had sent them a 17-page response defending his handling of the matter.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: If You Need to Travel for Medical Care, You Can Use Sick Leave
The federal government’s HR agency confirmed that federal employees may use sick leave to travel to obtain reproductive health services, although the measure falls short of employee groups’ request for paid administrative leave after abortion ruling.
Oversight
Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging
The Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office say seniors enrolled in the program are suffering and taxpayers are getting bilked for billions of dollars a year.
Management
As More Monkeypox Cases Pop Up, the Biden Administration is Ramping Up Its Testing And Vaccine Strategy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also activated its emergency response center.
Defense
Limited Abortions Will Continue On Defense Bases Despite Roe v. Wade Reversal
“There will be no interruption to this care,” the Pentagon said in a memo.
Oversight
White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Details How Powerful Officials Leaned on Her to ‘Figure It Out’ on Jan. 6
'I started to get frustrated because I felt like I was watching a bad car accident that was about to happen,” the former aide to the White House chief of staff said.
Benefits
Senators spike a plan to close VA facilities, displace workers
The bipartisan group won't allow votes on nominees to serve on a controversial commission.
Employee Policy
Enforcement of fed COVID-19 vaccine mandate is delayed—again
Currently the Biden mandate is stayed, and deciding the matter will be delayed further. A federal appeals court will rehear the case this fall in front of its full panel of its judges.
Employee Policy
LGBTQ+ Workers and discrimination
Federal employment attorney Dan Meyer joins the podcast on our partner site to discuss how workers can identify discrimination at the office and what can be done about it.
Defense
How Can Defense Contractors Battle Rising Costs? Here Are Some Tips
Takeaways from the Pentagon's May memo on inflation.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Using The Citizen Experience to Increase Trust in Government
William Eggers joins the podcast to discuss how CX can be part of ways citizen feel about the levels of government.
Route Fifty
Republicans Look to Reverse Biden’s Infrastructure Permitting Changes
They’re raising concerns that reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act will slow down projects, now that the Biden administration has scrapped a Trump-era rules rewrite.
Management
ICE Continues Its Streak Without a Confirmed Leader as Biden's Nominee Withdraws
The Homeland Security Department agency last had a confirmed director in 2013.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Officials Promise Service Will Improve After a Difficult Transition to the New Recordkeeping System
Staffing at the call center that serves participants of the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program has already increased 66%, with more on the way.
Management
Senators Have More Questions for the DHS Watchdog on His Handling of Reports About Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence
The inspector general had sent them a 17-page response defending his handling of the matter.
Benefits