Defense
New Air Force Space Buyer Eyes Fixed-price Contracts
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, said "fixed-price contracting is not a bad approach for space things" and could help keep acquisitions on time.
Management
Senators Spike a Plan to Close Hundreds of VA Facilities and Displace Thousands of Workers
The bipartisan group won't allow votes on nominees to serve on a controversial commission.
Employee Policy
Budding spies might not get weeded out for past drug use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
Tech
HHS Needs Improved Data Breach Reporting, Watchdog Says
Data breaches have increased each year since 2015.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: LGBTQ+ Workers and Discrimination
Federal employment attorney Dan Meyer joins the podcast to discuss how workers can identify discrimination at the office and what can be done about it.
Workforce
Enforcement of Biden's Federal Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Is Delayed—Again
A federal appeals court will rehear the case this fall in front of its full panel of its judges.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Are Responding to the Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling. Here's How.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees’ access to in-state reproductive health services disappeared Friday after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
Employee Policy
Coronavirus roundup: Free, accessible tests for the visually impaired, and more
Here’s a list of recent COVID news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
The Latest on the Formula Shortage and What the Government is Doing About It
Republican lawmakers are demanding a briefing and internal communications from the White House on the shortage.
Employee Policy
Biden strengthens cyber coordination between DHS and state, local government
The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act improves collaboration between DHS and state and local governments by boosting the sharing of information and federal resources.
Tech
Digital Identity Challenges Could Be a Roadblock to Improved CX
Government agencies are currently wrestling with how exactly to verify Americans who want to access federal programs and services.
Defense
‘Matter of National Security’: Democratic Veterans, Advocates Call For Codifying Right To Abortion
“Now that women in uniform have lost their reproductive rights, our country's fighting force is hindered and our security is at risk,” said a former Army helicopter pilot running for Congress.
Employee Policy
Coming: More regs and bills to modernize the federal workforce
Reforms will ease the process of everything from attracting new talent to processing retirement claims, says OPM Director Kiran Ahuja.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Federal Government Role in Student Loan Servicing… And How It Can Be Fixed
The Student Borrower Protection Center's Ben Kaufman joins the podcast to discuss how the Department of Education is involved in education debt.
Route Fifty
How One State Used Its Giant Budget Surplus
Idaho this year had extra revenue that was equal to nearly half the amount of its general fund revenues, and that was on top of federal aid. Here's what lawmakers did with the money.
Employee Policy
These three federal employees landed in hot water over Hatch Act violations
The Office of Special Counsel announced settlements over violations at three agencies: the U.S. Postal Service, Veterans Affairs Department and U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency.
Employee Policy
Afghanistan watchdog blasts State and USAID for ‘sudden refusal to cooperate’
The agencies defended their handling of requests since October and said they’ve “regularly responded” to the office over the years.
Management
Budding Spies Might Not Get Weeded Out for Past Drug Use
Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs.
Management
An SBA Team Targets Set-Aside Contracts Awarded to Ineligible Firms
The Office of Government Contracting and Business Development successfully steered over $5 billion in contracting opportunities for small businesses away from firms that were ineligible for set-asides.
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