Defense
Hundreds of Troops Complain About ‘Woke’ Racism, Extremism Training, Cotton Claims
Senator confronts Austin, releases list of purported examples of Black Lives Matter advocacy, anti-white male bias, and diversity efforts.
Management
Analysis: Trump’s DOJ Was More Dangerous Than We Knew
Revelations since Biden’s inauguration are adding detail to a portrait of ethical decay at the department.
Workforce
Women Are as Likely as Men to Accept a Gender Pay Gap if They Benefit from It
An experimental study found that the vast majority of women didn't support a pay policy that corrected for an advantage they received, slightly more than men in the same position.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What to Do About the Politicization of the TSP
GovExec contributor Dallen Haws joins the podcast to discuss Congress and the White House meddling in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Benefits
DOD's electronic health records rollout hits 30 percent completion
DOD has completed nearly one-third of its rollout of its new electronic health records system, with 42,000 active users in more than a dozen states.
Benefits
FEHBP: Vaccine incentives come to some plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in FEHBP are offering a $50 incentive to member feds who get vaccinated.
Defense
‘No Man Left Behind’ Also Applies to Our Afghan Interpreters
If no action is taken, we are, in effect, sentencing them to death at the hands of the Taliban.
Workforce
Even Feds With Lifetime Tenure Can Be Fired for Cause, Court Rules
The dismissal does not require a special procedure, court finds in new precedent-setting case.
Management
White House Releases a Regulatory Agenda to Advance Its Priorities
Addressing the climate crisis, promoting racial equity and helping small businesses are high on the administration’s list.
Management
Biden Administration Outlines Plans for Unspent Border Wall Funds
A watchdog is still in the process of determining whether or not the construction pause at the start of Biden's term was legal.
Nextgov
VA Integrates Extended Reality Technology Across Sites and Treatments
The agency is also launching a new pilot program across multiple facilities.
Route Fifty
22 States, Biden Administration Ask Supreme Court to Keep Eviction Ban in Place
A legal challenge brought by landlords seeks to strike the national eviction moratorium, which is set to expire June 30 unless it is extended.
Management
NIH Aims to Boost Diversity and Inclusion Within Its Biomedical Workforce
The agency said the changes, which are part of a larger plan to combat structural racism in biomedical research, are “long overdue.”
Management
Biden Kept His Promise to Increase COVID-Testing Capacity, Even as Demand for Testing Drops
Experts said that the system’s capacity has improved and people now have access to different testing options.
Management
As More Climate Migrants Cross Borders Seeking Refuge, Laws Will Need to Adapt
Climate migrants don’t fit neatly into the legal definitions of refugee or migrant, and that can leave them in limbo. The Biden administration is debating how to identify and help them.
Management
GovExec Daily: The Federal Eviction Ban is Ending. What Now?
Route Fifty's Andrea Noble joins the podcast to discuss how local governments are working to help people with housing.
Employee Policy
Report: OPM surveys H.R. skills gaps
A new survey from OPM aims to help close skills gaps at H.R. departments across the federal government.
Employee Policy
New WH guidance for feds returning to the office
The Biden administration released new guidelines this week, permitting the large-scale return to in-person work across federal agencies, rolling back current COVID occupancy limits but at the same time maintaining maximum telework status in place.
Employee Policy
Bureau of Prisons suffers severe shortage of officers, union says
The Bureau of Prisons has far too few officers, according to AFGE, but there are glimmers of hope for a solution up ahead.
Route Fifty