Defense
Was the Coronavirus Outbreak an Intelligence Failure?
Warnings about major disease outbreaks are supposed to come from national and international medical intelligence and surveillance agencies that most Americans have never heard of.
Management
Public Administrators and the Imperative for Social Equity
Multiple systems we helped build and operate have enabled, and far too often exacerbated, structural inequities that trace race and income lines.
Workforce
Nondiscrimination Against LGBTQ Individuals Isn’t Just The Law – It Helps Organizations Succeed
More inclusive workplaces tend to perform better than those that aren’t.
Financial Planning
TSP offers COVID-related loan options
Thrift Savings Plan is now offering temporary loan options for TSP participants affected by COVID-19.
Employee Policy
Connolly calls on IGs to check reopening plans for safety
The Government Ops chairman also wants the Pentagon's watchdog to probe a civilian federal worker's death from COVID-19.
Workforce
There’s No Going Back to ‘Normal’
Once we accept, and grieve, that our old way of life is gone, we can build a better future.
Management
GovExec Daily: Challenging Government Orthodoxies During a Crisis
Deloitte's William D. Eggers spoke to the podcast about a new report on how to change the way government operates by challenging conventional wisdom.
Route Fifty
Multiple Gun Cases Rejected By Supreme Court
The court hasn’t handed down a major Second Amendment ruling in about a decade. On Monday, it for now put off the possibility of changing that anytime soon.
Management
Labor Authority Overturns Another Precedent Days After Court Rebuke
The agency that governs federal sector labor-management relations seeks to limit arbitrators' authority to provide prospective remedies in grievance proceedings.
Workforce
Supreme Court Ruling Cements, Expands Longstanding Protections for LGBTQ Feds
Sweeping nature of decision will make it harder for agencies to deny discrimination against gay and transgender employees.
Oversight
House Democrat Asks Inspectors General to Review Agencies' Reopening Plans
"Your continued oversight is critical to protect the health and safety of our government’s most valuable resource: its federal workforce," Connolly wrote.
Route Fifty
To More Easily Ban Problem Police Officers, Some States Focus on Licensing
Proponents of professional licensing for police say that such a system would make it easier to fire an officer for misconduct.
Nextgov
Social Security Wants a New Way to Manage Access for 330 Million Americans
The agency is considering overhauling its identity credential and access management, or ICAM, system to manage secure access for all users.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Announces CARES Act Loans Now Available
Federal workers and retirees who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic may now take advantage of favorable loan terms on their retirement accounts.
Route Fifty
Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Limits of Legal Immunity for Police
The court decided not to consider eight cases that challenge the legal doctrine of qualified immunity, which has been used to throw out civil lawsuits about police use of force.
Oversight
Analysis: The Postal Service Is Steadily Getting Worse — Can It Handle a National Mail-In Election?
Postal delays and mistakes have marred primary voting, and after years of budget cuts and plant closures, mail delivery has slowed so much that ballot deadlines in many states are no longer realistic.
Oversight
Coronavirus Roundup: Senate Democrats Introduce COVID-19 Ethics and Oversight Bill; VOA Officials Resign Amid Claims CDC is Excluding VOA Journalists
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
Your Security Clearance and Protests: What You Need to Know
You’re free to take to the streets or social media with your concerns—just don’t get arrested.
Oversight
For Experts Who Study Coronaviruses, a Grim Vindication
They warned that the next great pandemic would be a coronavirus, but research funding went to studying other threats.
Employee Policy