Management
5 Ways Americans’ Lives Will Change if Congress Makes Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Research suggests that permanent daylight saving time would save lives as well as energy and prevent crime.
Management
Federal Contractors Could Soon Have to Disentangle Themselves Completely From Russia
A top House oversight Democrat says her bill limiting contracts with companies operating in Russia during the Ukraine war would supplement existing sanctions.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Biden's Budget Has a Big Pay Raise In It For Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the blueprint's workforce provisions.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court Steps Into a Fight Over State Permitting Power
An order from the high court means that Trump-era guidelines imposing new limits on state authority to approve or deny energy infrastructure projects will remain in effect as the Biden administration works on a rewrite of the rules.
Management
As Biden Signs Postal Reform Into Law, USPS Announces a Huge Jump in Prices
Stakeholders had hoped the legislative overhaul would help avoid another large rate hike.
Nextgov
Partisan Rift Stalls Efforts to Secure Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattack
U.S. Cybersecurity Policy heads back to square one as a public-private bargain that emerged from the Congressionally mandated Solarium Commission breaks down.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring and Death Benefits Reforms Are Moving Forward on Capitol Hill
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Employee Policy
Losing sleep over the pandemic? Work flexibility may be a boon for night owls’ Health
Many sleep scientists maintain that people who prefer to stay up late could improve their mental and physical health by synchronizing their natural sleep cycles with workday demands. COVID's work-from-home and flexible scheduling policies, according to one study, back up this idea.
Workforce
Agency Officials Defend Biden's Proposed Hiring Surges to Congress
USCIS, for example, says it cannot respond to immigration emergencies without more staff.
Workforce
Inglis Says He Won't 'Dictate' Cyber Workforce Policy
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis said that part of his job in the cybersecurity workforce arena will be ensuring that the roles of different agencies are coordinated.
Management
The White House Signals Support for the Centers for Disease Control’s Plans to Undergo Review
The agency received backlash under the Trump and Biden administrations.
Defense
Defense Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuff Claims Vaccine Mandate Hurts Recruiting
GOP lawmakers try to pin recruiting, retention misses on DOD’s COVID requirements.
Management
The Success of Biden’s America the Beautiful Plan Hinges on Empowering Federal Employees
Rangeland destruction by cattle undermines conservation ambitions.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Remote Work Disconnect
Dr. Brianna Caza joins the podcast to discuss how organizations can foster connection during hybrid work.
Defense
Hell at Abbey Gate: Chaos, Confusion and Death in the Final Days of the War in Afghanistan
In firsthand accounts, Afghan civilians and U.S. Marines describe the desperate struggle to flee through the Kabul airport’s last open entrance. U.S. officials knew an attack was coming. Then a suicide bomber killed and injured hundreds.
Nextgov
White House Asserts Micromanagement Critique Was About a Previous Administration
Debate is heating up over the role of sector-risk management agencies in shoring up security of the nation’s critical infrastructure.
Benefits
What feds should know: New paid parental bereavement leave benefit
Thanks to the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, feds can take up to two weeks off after the death of a child.
Nextgov
DOD Advances Toward a 5G-Enabled 'Digital Battle Network' With Industry Collaboration
Two companies are embarking on a fresh agreement to help pave the way toward JADC2.
Employee Policy
Feds can now hold partisan elected office
Holding political office concurrently with a federal civil service job had previously been considered a violation of the Hatch Act. That's no longer the case.
Management