Workforce
What Federal Acquisition Personnel Can Do Right Now to Support Sustainability
Federal officials and government purchasing experts showed off tools and resources to help make federal procurement and acquisitions more sustainable and energy efficient.
Workforce
Agency Officials Defend Biden's Proposed Hiring Surges to Congress
USCIS, for example, says it cannot respond to immigration emergencies without more staff.
Oversight
She’s Supposed to Protect Americans From Toxic Chemicals. First, She Just Has to Fix Trump’s Mess and Decades of Neglect.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff and increasingly angry advocates.
Management
USPS Has Placed Its First Order for New Vehicles, and It's Going More Electric Than Anticipated
"Improved conditions" have altered USPS plans, postmaster general says.
Oversight
U.S. Plans New Safety Rules to Crack Down on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Portable Generators
The announcement comes two months after an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News detailed the deadly cost of the government’s failure to regulate portable generators.
Management
The Postal Service Has Rejected Biden's Push for More Electric Vehicles
The agency's decision to stick with its original plan marks "a crucial lost opportunity," the Biden administration says.
Management
The Postal Service and the White House are Fighting Over How Many Electric Vehicles to Buy
White House, EPA issue sharp warnings to the Postal Service over its fleet plans.
Oversight
The EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant
In the wake of an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune into the widely used chemical ethylene oxide, the EPA has moved to reject a less protective standard crafted by Texas regulators and backed by the chemical industry.
Oversight
The EPA is Taking Action to Combat Industrial Air Pollution
The EPA announced a raft of targeted actions and specific reforms including stepped-up air monitoring and scrutiny of industrial polluters in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into toxic hot spots.
Management
Biden Administration Faces Pushback Against Its Upcoming Agency Facility Closures
Agencies are asking employees to "uproot everything" and harming constituents, critics say.
Management
Biden Isn’t Living Up To His Pledge to Respect Tribal Sovereignty
The administration has ignored Indigenous leaders’ demands for consultation on federal wolf protections.
Defense
New Defense Department Climate Plan: Adjust Ops, Training, Gear for Extreme Weather
Virtual exercises will help when wildfires rage; equipment will be tested for health effects in intense heat and cold.
Management
House Panel to Vote on $7.4B in Funding to Electrify the Federal Vehicle Fleet, Including Funds for USPS
Less than 1% of the current fleet is electric, something President Biden has vowed to change.
Management
How to Reduce the Carbon Impact and Risk in Supply Chains
Five steps public sector leaders can take now.
Management
Why America Must Lead—and Fund—the Ocean Data Revolution
We have an opportunity to empower natural resource managers, federal agencies and local communities to make informed decisions with the best available science.
Management
Overcrowded U.S. National Parks Need a Reservation System
It's hard to preserve national parks "unimpaired," as US law directs, when they're overrun with tourists who stray off paths, strew trash and harass wildlife. A parks scholar calls for crowd control.
Management
GovExec Daily: Climate and a National Green Bank
Kathleen Sifer and Phil Kangas join the podcast to discuss one avenue for the federal government to advance environmental policy.
Workforce
California Lacks Federal Firefighters as Dangerous Season Looms
A third of Forest Service fire engines in California likely can’t run every day.
Defense
Climate Change Will Force Coast Guard to Respond to ‘More Intense’ Storms, Biden Says
One recent hurricane season cost the service nearly a billion dollars to respond to aid requests and repair the damage to its own facilities. The future is sure to bring worse.
Management