Management
The Rival: Rebuilding the Bureaucracy
If Joe Biden is elected president, he promises to reverse the “hollowing out” of federal agencies and elevate the role of experts and scientists.
Management
Inclusion Starts with Better Management – Here’s What Employees Say about Making Diversity Work
Dozens of companies have made pledges in recent months to make their workforces more inclusive. A scholar asked employees what they think that means.
Route Fifty
After Decision Upholding FCC’s 5G Rules, Cities Now Weighing Appeal
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld FCC rules limiting local government’s ability to regulate 5G infrastructure and cap fees. Cities involved in the case have until Sept. 28 to file an appeal, but some experts say the ruling wasn’t all bad.
Tech
COVID-19 Vaccines: Open Source Licensing Could Keep Big Pharma from Making Huge Profits off Taxpayer-Funded Research
Governments must embrace policies that promote sharing and collective invention to create and distribute a vaccine quickly.
Workforce
Women in President Donald Trump’s White House Earn 69 Cents for Every $1 Paid to Male Staffers
The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House.
Route Fifty
‘All Kinds of Opportunity Here’: Will the Pandemic Help Improve the Way Cities Operate?
The virus brought about sudden changes to the way cities do business, some of which could stick. Local government leaders discussed this and other ways cities might transform during the final day of Route Fifty's Future Cities event.
Nextgov
Commerce Department to Bar TikTok, WeChat from U.S. App Stores
The Commerce Department announced a list of prohibitions meant to protect U.S. national security against the two Chinese-owned apps.
Management
Congress to Push Spending Measure to Avert Shutdown Through Dec. 11
Current funding is set to expire Sept. 30.
Management
OPM Moves to Formally Shift Administrative Law Judges Out of Competitive Service
Proposed regulations implementing a 2018 executive order confirm that existing judges at federal agencies will not be subject to the change unless they transfer to another agency or leave and return to federal service, but they will no longer be eligible for a number of financial incentive programs.
Route Fifty
Michigan Residents Urged to Stay Indoors to Avoid Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness
Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been confirmed in 22 horses and is suspected in at least one human in Michigan. The disease, transmitted by mosquito bite, kills a third of people it sickens.
Management
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Is Good News for Feds
The bill would ensure that an employee no longer has to choose between a healthy pregnancy and her career.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Former Pence Aide Speaks Out; Report on Minorities Voting During Pandemic Was Shelved
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.
More than 50,000 workers have taken time off for virus-related reasons, slowing mail delivery. The Postal Service doesn’t test employees or check their temperatures, and its contact tracing is erratic.
Nextgov
VA-Made ‘Smart Bandage’ Can Track Chronic Wounds—and Treat Them
The innovation also sparked a new startup to bring the technology to market.
Workforce
Poll: Biden Leads Trump Among Federal Workforce by 28%
Six-in-10 feds say they plan to vote for the former vice president.
Management
To Be a Great Innovator, Learn to Embrace and Thrive in Uncertainty
Many great innovators have personality traits in common. Comfort with uncertainty is critical, but passion, curiosity and a number of other learnable skills can prime you for an innovate idea.
Pay & Benefits
GovExec Daily: What are the Best Dates for Feds to Retire?
Tammy Flanagan joins the podcast to discuss her annual column on the best times for public servants to retire.
Route Fifty
CDC Officials Say Agency Didn’t Write Controversial Covid Testing Guidance, Report Says
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | People in flooded Florida neighborhoods waited for rescue on Thursday, the day after Hurricane Sally slammed coast … Salt Lake City considers new restrictions on military equipment purchases by police … Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly suggested prosecutors charge Seattle mayor.
Oversight
OPM Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Political Meddling in Reassignments of Senior Executives, Watchdog Finds
GAO reports that several agencies have made efforts to ensure that they comply with rules designed to prevent capricious reassignment of senior executives by political appointees, but gaps remain and OPM is unwilling to conduct oversight.
Oversight