Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: White House Advisor Denies Pushing Herd Immunity Strategy; HHS Wants to ‘Inspire Hope’
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Employee Policy
Unions, businesses call Trump’s tax deferral plan unfair, unworkable
President Donald Trump’s executive order deferring tax withholdings will go into effect with federal employees’ second September paycheck, despite condemnation from business and union officials.
Employee Policy
USPS to deliver weekly performance data
The same day Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced she intended to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for documents related to mail delays, DeJoy sent a letter to congressional oversight leaders pledging to provide weekly updates.
Management
If Trump Refuses to Accept Defeat in November, the Republic Will Survive Intact, as It Has 5 out of 6 Times in the Past
Five of the six contested presidential elections in U.S. history were resolved and the country moved on -- one ended in civil war. What will happen if the upcoming election is contested?
Pay & Benefits
Most TSP Funds Continued Ascent in August
Only one portfolio in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended last month in the red.
Management
There’s No Need to Choose Between Taking Action and Building Evidence
Too often, policies that seem like obvious solutions to societal problems fail to help the people they are designed to help. We can do better.
Pay & Benefits
Simple Nudge Gets More People to Start Retirement Nest Egg
Motivating people to save for retirement isn't easy, but when it comes to planning, "the simpler, the better," a new study confirms.
Tech
GovExec Daily: How Do You Avoid Collisions in Space?
Former Administrator of NASA Sean O'Keefe joins the podcast to discuss traffic management in low Earth orbit.
Route Fifty
Cuomo, Union Leaders Call on Congress to Provide New York $59 Billion in Aid
They say the state and its local governments are in an “impossible financial situation” because of the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Route Fifty
USDA Extends Free School Meal Program for Children
The U.S. Department of Agriculture loosened requirements for children receiving free meals through their schools at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and announced Monday it would keep those flexibilities in place through the end of the year.
Management
USPS Is Fighting to Block the Release of Data on Mail Delays
The Postal Service is fending off pressures before its regulator and federal courts, but it's already suffered one setback.
Oversight
Administration’s Decision to Halt Election Security Briefings Worries Many
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said that in an effort to prevent leaks, the intelligence community will no longer provide in-person briefings to Congress about threats, only written updates.
Pay & Benefits
Justice Department Employees Urge Leadership to End Pay Disparities
A group of six associations within the Justice Department said the practice of asking job applicants for their salary history fuels inequitable pay.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Coronavirus Task Force Reports Contradict White House Statements; FDA Approves Remdesivir for Wider Use
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Insights
The State of DoD Cloud
A Key Poll of Federal Government Defense Personnel on Cloud Computing
Management
I’m a Public Health Researcher, and I’m Dismayed that the CDC's Missteps Are Causing People to Lose Trust in a Great Institution
The CDC has long been a trusted source of health information, keeping the public not only safe but calm in times of disease outbreaks. Public health officials fear now for its reputation.
Benefits
OPM streamlines procedures for carrying over leave during emergencies
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to make it easier for agencies to restore annual leave to essential employees whose unused leave was forfeited because of their work in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
Employee Policy
USPS needs better overtime management, watchdog says
Excess overtime is being caused by understaffing, inadequate oversight and data collection errors, according to a new report from the Postal Service’s inspector general.
Management
CDC Keeps New Testing Guidelines Despite State Backlash
If you don’t have symptoms, the CDC says, you don’t need a test.
Workforce