Pay & Benefits
OPM’s unfulfilled recommendations include health insurance benefits changes, IG says
The agency is making progress on implementing IG recommendations, but three of its top yet-to-be-completed recommendations included changes that would prevent improper and inaccurate payments within the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
Defense One
Biden puts limits on asylum requests at the US-Mexico border
No more than 2,500 incoming people will be able to apply for asylum per day under the new executive order.
Policy
Amended again, Grieving Families Act set to pass and seek Hochul’s approval
The legislation would update the state’s nearly 180-year-old law governing wrongful deaths to allow families to seek emotional damages.
Route Fifty
Support for rooftop solar outpaces other energy infrastructure
A new survey assessed support of local government officials in Michigan for solar, wind and nuclear energy infrastructure and power transmission.
Politics
Eric Adams on City Council tensions: ‘We know we still need to resolve this city’
The mayor alluded to events within his own family to smooth over recent disagreements.
Policy
Hochul attends Biden’s rightward border security announcement
A bipartisan group of elected officials traveled to D.C. for the president’s announcement of executive action on immigration.
Route Fifty
Proposed federal AI roadmap would fund local election offices
Amid warnings that artificial intelligence could “totally discredit our election systems,” a group of U.S. senators released a sprawling roadmap that includes grant funding to keep elections safe from AI.
Opinion
Commentary: Asbestos exposure may still affect New York veterans’ health
Awareness is key for helping those who served.
Funding
Officials sound the alarm on cuts to NYC contracts office
New York City isn’t paying nonprofits on time. The mayor wants to reduce contract services funding anyway.
Policy
Officials sound the alarm on cuts to NYC contracts office
New York City isn’t paying nonprofits on time. The mayor wants to reduce contract services funding anyway.
Management
Executive order limiting asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border signed by Biden
The White House order would cap asylum requests at the southern border at 2,500 daily crossings.
Nextgov
Pentagon’s AI office awards Palantir a contract to create a data-sharing ecosystem
The Pentagon’s marketplace for quickly onboarding new tech solutions helped Palantir receive its contract in 30 days.
Policy
Will these bills pass before session ends?
From social media regulations to red light cameras, here are some of the bills to watch during the last week of the legislative session.
News
Secret Service will brief Oversight committee about reports that VP’s agent fought coworkers
The Secret Service described the reported incident when an agent assigned to protect Vice President Kamala Harris attacked other agents as a medical situation.
Workforce
EPA union ratifies contract to protect employees’ scientific integrity
The deal also locks in a maximum of four days per week of telework, though labor leaders said that the agency will likely want to renegotiate the benefit after two years.
Policy
Commentary: It’s within our power to craft a more civil future for PA
The outgoing president of the Pennsylvania Society reflects on how her tenure has made her optimistic about what is to come in the commonwealth and the country.
Defense One
House defense bills on collision course over F-35, second sub
Appropriators would boost, not cut, jet purchases, and hew to the Navy’s submarine-building plan.
Nextgov
Tech sees steep cuts in House Republicans’ funding proposal
The Technology Modernization Fund would once again see zero contributions in FY25, though the U.S. Digital Service would get new authority to get reimbursements from agencies under the bill.
Companies
Deloitte acquires disease surveillance business
This marks the consulting firm's second purchase in as many months that focuses on public health.
Contracts
Protest ping-pong engulfs $345M Veterans Affairs contract
GovCIO and General Dynamics IT continue to trade blows as the file conversion contract has turned into a perpetual loop of protests and corrective actions.
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