Employee Policy
That time EPA contractors built secret man caves in a warehouse
Workplace issue: When “vermin feces” is the second-biggest issue in your facility, you know you’ve got problems.
Employee Policy
Appeals board rules that feds disclosing discrimination will get no whistleblower protections
Those employees must pursue a different path, though it is one that presents unique difficulties.
Workforce
Military Families Push the Army to ‘Normalize Parenthood’
A new directive addresses fertility treatment, pregnancy and postpartum recovery – issues that have long affected soldiers’ careers, marriages and home life.
Management
Wanted: New Vaccine Advisory Committee Members
HHS is looking for candidates with diverse areas of expertise.
Tech
GovExec Daily: Former Operation Warp Speed Official Says It Was 'a Model' For Public-Private Partnerships
Courtney Bublé talks to Paul Mango on the podcast about the vaccine development program.
Workforce
Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their COVID Booster?
Approximately 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot. The numbers dismay researchers, who say the lag has cost tens of thousands of lives.
Workforce
Census Hired Hundreds of Thousands to Conduct Its 2020 Count. It Didn’t Vet A Lot of Them.
Applicants with major issues in background checks were allowed to work at the agency, IG says.
Employee Policy
Senate bill to train acquisition workforce on AI gets House counterpart
The AI Training Act, which passed the Senate last December now has a House companion bill from Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Comer (R-Ky.).
Benefits
House approves federal firefighter workers comp reform
This news and more, all part of a roundup of pay and benefits news.
Benefits
Despite recent losses, USPS and unions see improvement ahead
The Postal Service recently reported a rise in overall revenue but some all-too-familiar net losses. However, in the wake of the recently passed Postal Service Reform Act, both management and unions expect better balance sheets in the future.
Employee Policy
Most VA employees say they were not emotionally supported during pandemic
With turnover at the agency soaring, the front-line staff were largely unaware of VA's offerings to support employee well-being, new survey finds.
Defense
Army Suicide Numbers for 2022 are ‘Significantly Lower,’ Army Secretary Says
A proposed $99 million gym in Alaska is at the top of the service chief's unfunded priorities list.
Defense
Congress’ Plan For Ukraine Aid Surpasses the White House Request by $7B
Lawmakers boosted funds for replenishing American weapons’ stocks and supporting European Command operations.
Tech
ICE Has Assembled a 'Surveillance Dragnet' with Facial Recognition and Data, Report Says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has used facial recognition to search through the driver's license photos of one in three adults in the U.S., according to a new report by Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology.
Defense
Lockheed Secretly Worked to Block Airbus’ Influence in Washington—While Teaming on a Major Pentagon Bid
Internal email reveals U.S. company’s pressure to deny Europeans’ application to powerful trade group.
Defense
Billions Spent on Overseas Counterterrorism Would Be Better Spent by Involving Ex-Terrorists
The U.S. gives money to help Indonesia and other countries fight terrorism. But research shows that this money might not be effective, unless it directly reaches former extremists.
Management
That Time EPA Contractors Built Secret Man Caves in a Warehouse
When “vermin feces” is the second-biggest issue in your facility, you know you’ve got problems.
Management
Former Trump Official: The Program to Develop COVID-19 Vaccines Was a Success, But Communication Could've Been Better
Paul Mango was involved in virtually all aspects of Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership.
Tech