Employee Policy
Same mission, different pay for National Guard
National Guard troops are usually are called up for domestic duty by governors, not by the Department of Defense, and — just as with other state workers — their pay and benefits vary widely even as they do similar jobs.
Management
GovExec Daily: Security and the November Election
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services, joins the podcast to discuss how government can thwart threats to the upcoming election.
Oversight
Watchdog: HHS Hasn't Done Enough to Catalog Reports of Sexual Misconduct in Migrant Children Facilities
In a six month period in 2018, the Health and Human Services Department IG found more than 700 possible sexual incidents of varying severity, including 48 incidents of misconduct by an adult against a minor.
Management
Pandemic Response and Racial Justice Efforts Delay 2021 Spending Process, Increasing Risk of a Shutdown
Bipartisan attempts to avoid a lapse in appropriations this fall hit a snag.
Nextgov
NSA Revises Guidance on Teleworking Services for Government Users
The agency now notes end-to-end encryption may not be an option for some use cases.
Oversight
Inspector General for 2008 Economic Recovery Program Offers Lessons for Pandemic Oversight
“We'll do whatever we can to help [the special IG for pandemic recovery] be successful,” says Christy Goldsmith Romero in an interview with Government Executive.
Route Fifty
As Coronavirus Spreads, So Do Mandatory Mask Policies
More state and local leaders are passing mandatory mask policies—including California on Thursday—to help slow the spread of coronavirus, which is rising in some places as restrictions are loosened.
Route Fifty
Virus is Squeezing State and Local Public Workers’ Personal Finances, Survey Finds
Employees are also worried about the amount of debt they are carrying, while some said they will save less for retirement.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: New Concerns About Vaccine Effort; Revised Cleaning Standards for Federal Offices
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Nextgov
NSA Piloting Secure Domain Name System Service for Defense Contractors
The effort is meant to help small- and medium-sized companies get more bang for their cybersecurity buck.
Defense
New Space Strategy Is Heavy on ‘Winning,’ Light on Details
The first major update in nine years set out more forceful goals, but leaves gaps.
Management
Facing a COVID-19 Resurgence and Unable to Act
Coronavirus cases are going up, but lockdowns seem less realistic than ever.
Oversight
How — and When — Can the Coronavirus Vaccine Become a Reality?
It is likely we’ll eventually have a coronavirus vaccine — but perhaps not as quickly as some expect. From development, to clinical trials and distribution, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen explains the tremendous challenges that lie ahead.
Employee Policy
IC leans on telework as offices slowly reopen
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed workers who are used to top-secret networks home. But as intel agencies begin bringing more personnel back, they'll have to contend with lingering anxieties.
Employee Policy
Lawmakers press BOP on COVID risks from protest deployments
Lawmakers are pressing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for details on the recent mass redeployments of potentially COVID-exposed personnel to help patrol the city street protests that erupted after the police killing of George Floyd.
Management
Juneteenth History Highlights Long Fight For Black Freedom
Even though Juneteenth marks the emancipation of the last slaves in bondage in the United States, it wasn’t the end of Black people’s struggle for freedom after slavery, a historian argues.
Management
GovExec Daily: Homeland Security Operations During the Pandemic
Eric Katz joins the podcast to examine how the agency will operate under this stage of the COVID-19 crisis.
Oversight
DEA Failed to Properly Consider Risks When Laundering Money for Drug Traffickers
Drug enforcement agents routinely ignored oversight mechanisms while laundering millions for illicit organizations, IG finds.
Pay & Benefits