Pay & Benefits
No, Your Retirement Investments Aren’t Insured
Planning for your post-work future involves managing risk.
Oversight
Senators Want a More Independent IG to Oversee the Federal Reserve in the Wake of Bank Failures
The IG office says it already is providing “robust oversight.”
Workforce
Flight Delays Will Spike This Summer Due to FAA Staffing Shortages, the Agency Warns
Union leader says the FAA is taking some positive steps to address the crisis, but a solution is years away.
Oversight
That Time Federal Bank Examiners Were Told to Play Nice
The Trump administration gave overseers a culture-shifting directive: Don’t be mean.
Tech
IRS Taxpayer Advocate Says Congress Shortchanged IT Modernization Efforts
Lawmakers didn’t allocate the $80 billion provided to the IRS in the right way, claims National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, adding that IT modernization and taxpayer services aren’t getting the money they need.
Management
Managers Repay Loyal Workers With Unpaid Labor
"Companies want loyal workers... But it seems like managers are apt to target them for exploitative practices."
Defense
Pentagon’s No. 2 Civilians Fire Back in ‘Woke’ Wars
“There's been no detraction from the primary mission,” Navy Undersecretary Erik Raven told dubious GOP senators.
Management
3 Customer Experience Tips for Feds from Feds
Two professional customer experience experts offered advice for other practitioners across the federal ranks this month.
Workforce
Should Feds Be Afraid of a Second Trump Term?
Stuart Shapiro joins the podcast to discuss the effects of the former president's attacks on the civil service.
Management
Biden Administration Opens a $250M Fund for Agencies to Make Their Buildings More Efficient
Agencies will be able to tap into infrastructure law funds as they try to meet Biden's ambitious government sustainability plan.
Pay & Benefits
More Federal Firefighter Pay and Benefits Reforms Are Highlighted in the 2024 Budget
President Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal would make temporary pay raises authorized by the bipartisan infrastructure law permanent.
Management
How Many Feds Are Back in DC Offices? A Watchdog Is Finding Numbers.
The Government Accountability Office is studying occupancy rates in federal agencies’ headquarters.
Management
‘Woke-ism’ Not an Issue, Top Military Leaders Say
Inclusion is actually a critical part of unit cohesion, Air Force chief and Marine commandant said.
Tech
CDC Seeks Digital Health App for Its Employees
The mobile application should provide meditation and mindfulness activities to help employees manage stress.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Caps: Fed Exec Lobby Group Says Reform Is Past Due
“We are stuck with a personnel system mostly put together too many decades ago,” says a policy chief for the Senior Executives Association.
Workforce
'Work From Anywhere' Works for Workers
GovExec Daily discusses how telework has changed – and benefitted employees – since early 2020.
Workforce
Trump Vows to ‘Shatter the Deep State,’ Revive Schedule F and Move More Agencies Out of DC
The former president also said that if reelected in 2024, he will crack down on whistleblowers.
Oversight
Here’s How the Prisons Agency Fared During the Pandemic
The Justice Department inspector general outlined opportunities for reform before the next public health emergency.
Workforce
VA Is Hiring at a Record Rate. Employees Say It's Still Not Enough.
Nearly every VA employee thinks its facility is understaffed, according to a new survey, despite the department's unprecedented hiring spree.
Tech
OPM Gives Agencies Guidance for a New Program to Rotate Cybersecurity Employees
The guidance seeks to implement the Federal Rotation Cyber Workforce Program created by lawmakers last year as a way to foster new critical skills.
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