Workforce
Biden's Transition Has Focused on Civil Service Issues as Familiar Faces Spearhead Efforts
Transition working groups on government management topics identify top priorities as Biden seeks to have quick impact.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Republicans Propose 2021 Pay Freeze for Feds One Month Before Deadline to Avoid Shutdown
President Trump has proposed a 1% across-the-board raise for federal employees.
Management
Top House Democrats Call on Agencies to Preserve Records for Transition
They sent letters to over 50 agencies about their statutory duties, despite the president contesting the election.
Nextgov
Top Tech Companies Begin Pushing Priorities for Biden Administration
Microsoft, IBM and other companies urged the president-elect to consider policies for boosting workforce development, solving the pandemic and addressing biometrics in surveillance.
Management
How You Can Help Veterans Every Day
The rate of death by suicide is rising among veterans. The most common stressor is a serious relationship difficulty.
Defense
Tata Tapped to Perform Duties of Defense Undersecretary for Policy
President Trump’s deeply controversial nominee was rejected by the Senate over the summer.
Route Fifty
Governments Offered Hazard Pay to Frontline Workers. Can They Keep It Up?
With the virus surging across the country, it is unclear whether governments will again offer lump sum payments or keep paying out augmented salaries.
Management
Viewpoint: Barr’s Election Memo Shows Perils of an AG Subordinate to the President
When the Justice Department is headed by an attorney general whose first priority is presidential piety, the independence of the position—and the department—will be questioned.
Management
What Will Regulatory Policy Look Like Under President Biden?
Experts predict the incoming Biden administration will work immediately to undo four years of deregulation under Trump.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: FDA Gives Emergency Use Authorization to Antibody Drug; HHS Launches COVID Innovation Contests
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Defense
Viewpoint: The Danger of Treating National Security Like a Political Sideshow
Monday was a dangerous day.
Oversight
Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses
A consortium of news organizations, including ProPublica, has won a legal fight against the Small Business Administration. It will now have to publicly release the names of borrowers who got government pandemic loans.
Management
GovExec Daily: Meetings and Telework During Quarantine
Author Cynthia Spraggs joins the podcast to discuss the ways to stay focused while working from home.
Management
Rolling Back Trump Workforce Policies Won’t Be As Simple As Rescinding Executive Orders
President-elect Biden has vowed to rescind on his first day a series of Trump-era directives aimed at weakening federal labor unions and politicizing the civil service, but repairing the damage could take much longer.
Route Fifty
San Francisco Voters Approve ‘Overpaid Executive Tax’
The surcharge will apply to businesses where top executives earn more than 100 times the median pay level for a company’s employees in the city.
Defense
Foreign Leaders Congratulate Biden, Ignore Trump’s Claim to Reelection
NATO allies France, Germany, and UK quickly recognized the president-elect’s win. Turkey and Russia remain quiet.
Management
Biden Transition Team Promises Diversity and Expertise in Federal Leadership
President-elect lays out his first priorities, including some changes to federal agency operations.
Route Fifty
One Republican Governor Reversed Course on a Mask Mandate. Others Are Still Resisting.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared an indefinite statewide mask mandate on Sunday as coronavirus cases continue to spike around the country, but other governors—including those in states hit hardest by the virus—haven't budged.
Nextgov
Analysts See ‘First Glimmers of Sustained Growth’ in Under-30 Federal IT Workforce
After a decade of declining ratios of younger-to-older federal technology employees, analysts see the start of a turnaround.
Management