Management
Navy Climate Strategy Lacks Specifics for Reducing Largest Energy Emissions Producers
Climate change is “one of the most destabilizing forces of our time,” Assistant Navy Secretary Meredith Berger said.
Retirement
Retirement planning tricks for all feds
NARFE's Erin Carter joins our partner GovExec's daily podcast to discuss how public servants should plan for their future.
Employee Policy
The Justice Department is ramping up its anti-hate crime efforts
New personnel, guidance and grants were announced on Friday, with the participation of feds across multiple agencies—amid stepped-up response in the shadow of the May 14 mass shooting, with 10 dead, in Buffalo.
Tech
GovExec Daily: The Mission to Explore a Sunken Civil War Battleship
Eric Katz speaks to NOAA's Tane Casserley on the podcast about his project to explore the USS Monitor, which sunk 160 years ago.
Management
The White House Chronicles Equity Efforts in the American Rescue Plan
The purpose is not to say, “mission accomplished,” but to continue sharing information and hearing what isn’t working, a senior White House official says.
Management
The Choice to Work: Jill Biden’s Biography Examines How the First Lady’s Teaching Career Redefines Her Office
In continuing to work outside the White House, the first lady establishes a household that better reflects that of many American families. Historians say it’s about time.
Management
Lawmakers Push a Bipartisan Effort to Protect Frontline Feds as Opioid Seizures Skyrocket
Seizures of the potentially lethal substance by federal personnel has quadrupled in the last two years.
Employee Policy
New or aspiring fed? Check out the redesigned GoGovernment.org
A newly revamped GoGovernment.org, from the Partnership for Public Service (PPS), helps quickly inspire and guide new and returning applicants on their journey to federal employment.
Management
The Justice Department Is Ramping Up Its Anti-Hate Crime Efforts
New personnel, guidance and grants were announced on Friday.
Employee Policy
Lawmakers push to protect frontline feds as opioid seizures skyrocket
Seizures of the potentially lethal substance by federal personnel has quadrupled in the last two years.
Management
The EPA Is Seeking Funding to Improve the Cybersecurity of America’s Water Systems
The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to invest $4 billion in upgrades to the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure with a strong focus on cybersecurity.
Workforce
How to Make Performance Reviews Less Terrible – Especially Given the Challenges of Supervising Remote Workers
Performance reviews were always a challenge, but even more so in the age of hybrid work, when some employees are in the office more often than others.
Tech
Senators are pushing for a $300M boost to the Technology Modernization Fund
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are urging appropriators to back a Biden administration request to add $300 million to the TMF.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Retirement Planning Tricks for All Feds
NARFE's Erin Carter joins the show to discuss how public servants should plan for their future.
Workforce
Narcissism Affects whether People Follow COVID Mitigation Efforts
New research investigates how narcissism makes people more or less likely to follow COVID mitigation strategies like masking up or getting vaxxed.
Defense
What You Need to Know about the Defense Production Act – the 1950s Law Biden Invoked to Try to End the Baby Formula Shortage
Biden said the Defense Production Act would help end the shortage by directing suppliers of baby formula to prioritize delivery to formula manufacturers.
Retirement
Report: In one year, inflation ate 10% of Social Security’s buying power
A report from the Senior Citizens League highlights the loss of buying power in Social Security payments, tracking their erosion over time vs. inflation—and an especially harsh loss of 10% over the past year.
Management
USPS Plans to Close More Facilities and Repurpose Those That Remain
As Louis DeJoy seeks to implement his vision, new confirmed board members could tip the scales for USPS governance.
Workforce
More Can Be Done to Increase Representation of Feds with Disabilities
A new report shows people with disabilities make up a greater percentage of the federal workforce, but those employees are less likely to be in leadership roles and more likely to leave their jobs.
Employee Policy