Oversight
A Republican Lawmaker Wants Answers on U.S. Park Police Staffing and Facilities Upkeep
Letter to the Interior Department follows an IG management advisory last month.
Management
Bridging the Digital Divide with American Rescue Plan Act Funding
One year after ARPA was signed, states, cities and counties are making meaningful progress to expand broadband access.
Management
A Bipartisan House Bill Would Set Federal Hiring Reform Measures Into Law
The Chance to Compete Act would codify recent administrative reforms aimed at incorporating skills-based assessments and stressing experience over educational attainment in the federal hiring process.
Defense
Concern Rising That Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons
Russian “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine suggests Putin is thinking the unthinkable.
Management
Lawmakers Face a Tight Deadline to Pass Funding Bills
Although appropriators still had not released the text of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package Tuesday afternoon, they insisted they would not resort to passing another stopgap measure to keep the government open.
Oversight
House Panel Advances DHS Acquisition Bills
Two bills seeking to improve oversight of the Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition programs were passed out of committee in a markup on Wednesday, along with a number of other measures.
Defense
Russia’s Invasion Will Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Top Democrat Says
Rep. Adam Smith: Putin’s war “fundamentally altered what our national security posture” needs to be.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Some Lawmakers Want Feds Back in Offices
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss some proposed bills that would bring pre-pandemic telework policies back.
Management
The Senate Passes a Measure Aimed at Undoing the Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The Supreme Court allowed it to stand last month, but lawmakers say the measure punishes the health care workforce.
Management
The House Oversight Committee Continues Its Probe Into Trump Records
A House committee is asking for more information about records from the Trump administration. One area of focus is missing social media records.
Management
State Dept. Nominees Can Move Forward, Now That a GOP Senator Has Lifted His Holds
Sen. Ted Cruz is allowing the process to move forward now that Biden has reinstated sanctions on the company in charge of the natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany.
Workforce
New Bills Try Once More to Force Feds Back to Traditional Offices
Federal employee unions have blasted the latest round of Republican legislation, arguing the bills improperly infringe on their right to negotiate over working conditions.
Oversight
GSA’s Lease for the Trump Hotel is Under Scrutiny Again
Lawmakers are calling for the agency to consider terminating the lease after the Trump Organization’s accounting firm said it could no longer vouch for the company’s financial statements.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Dems Want to Change the Debt Ceiling Process
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss plans to overhaul the debt limit and keep government open.
Defense
What’s Taking So Long? Rename Those Confederate Bases
It shouldn’t be this hard or require this political theater to do what’s right, right now.
Management
How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Pursuit of Success as a Lawyer and Parent Got Her a Potential Supreme Court Nod
In a 2017 speech to law students, the potential Supreme Court nominee talked about the difficulties of working at a big law firm — and how a confirmation hearing led her to knitting.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Feds Have to Follow Stronger Ethics Rules Than Members of Congress. Why?
The Project on Government Oversight's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette and National Taxpayers Union's Andrew Lautz join the podcast to discuss members of Congress trading individual stocks and ethics.
Management
The FDA Finally Has a Permanent Leader, After More Than a Year
The Senate voted 50-46 to confirm Dr. Robert Califf.
Oversight
The $76 Billion Cost of a Yearlong Continuing Resolution
Inflation is making 2022 a terrible year to lack a budget. Congress must act.
Defense