Pay & Benefits
OPM Adds Tribal School Workers to FEHBP, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
'Understaffed' IRS Is Letting Top 1% Avoid Taxes, Biden Administration Laments
Wealthiest Americans avoid $163B in taxes annually, but auditors warn that Biden's plan to fix the gap may yield underwhelming results.
Defense
'Dear America': Gold Star Families Want 'Archaic' Support Systems Fixed
The Pentagon team that manages them "have not protected us, and they have refused to listen."
Nextgov
Postal Service Will Focus on Big Data, Digital Platforms Over Next 10 Years
As the Postal Service looks at the next 10 years, the agency inspector general looked back at the last decade of technology innovation to see what’s worked and what hasn’t.
Management
HUD Cuts ‘Red Tape’ for Hurricane Ida Victims
Department announces a package of 27 administrative and regulatory waivers.
Defense
State Dept. Working ‘at the Highest Levels’ to Clear Mazar-i-Sharif Charter Aircraft
One problem: all the U.S. screeners have left Afghanistan.
Management
Why People Resist Disaster Preparedness Spending
Some people may oppose disaster preparedness spending because it "only seems worthwhile to those personally affected by extreme weather events."
Management
‘Get Out Now’ – Inside the White House on 9/11, According to the Staffers Who Were There
A top White House aide to President George W. Bush recounts what 9/11 was like for White House staffers.
Management
GovExec Daily: Managing a Merger and a Pandemic – All at Once
Roy Azevedo of Raytheon Intelligence & Space joined the podcast to discuss managing a huge contractor during a period of upheaval.
Benefits
LEO equity: Unions urge feds to push Congress
Federal employee unions and other labor advocates are pressing members to contact Congress to vote for H.R. 962 and companion Senate legislation, to correct a harsh unfairness built into law enforcement retirement and benefits. Currently, some feds get reasonable packages and others do not.
Route Fifty
10 States Didn’t Pay Off Unemployment Loans Ahead of Interest Deadline
States that borrowed money from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits began to accrue interest Monday. Together they have more than $45 billion in loans outstanding.
Management
Secretary of State Blinken Thanks Staff for Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts
The U.S. diplomatic presence in Afghanistan relocated to Doha, Qatar.
Nextgov
Biden Administration Releases Draft Zero-Trust Guidance
The documents form a roadmap for agencies to deploy the cybersecurity architectures by the end of fiscal 2024.
Nextgov
GSA Taps Tech Modernization Fund Chief
The fund figures to play an important role in helping agencies modernize IT.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Announces Leave Transfer Program for Feds in Four States Following Hurricane Ida
Feds in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and New Jersey could be able to take extra time off to recover from the storm.
Management
White House Seeking Up to $30B in Emergency Funds as Part of Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill
Request for emergency response and Afghan resettlement money raises stakes as deadline looms.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Planning for the Next Pandemic; More Workforce Guidance
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
This May Be First Step In Curing PTSD With A Pill
A start-up, funded in part by the U.S. Army, could be on track to revolutionizing what we know about PTSD.
Management