Workforce
Here’s How We Might Improve Early Career Recruitment for Federal Jobs
Agency leaders must commit to understanding the gap between early career employees’ expectations, and current recruitment and hiring practices.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Diversity and Inclusion Are Key Parts of Modern Management
Author, CEO and businessman Donald Thompson joins the podcast to discuss how organizations can bring DEI into their work.
Nextgov
NDAA Negotiations Will Determine Success of Several Cyber Solarium Goals
Influence from major industry threatens once again to thwart lawmakers’ attempts to realize their policymaking goals through the annual defense authorization bill.
Pay & Benefits
House Lawmakers Have Proposed Restructuring Public Service Loan Forgiveness
A new bill would provide partial forgiveness for every year’s worth of loan repayments and expands what loans and repayment plans would qualify for the program.
Oversight
Congressional Oversight Involves Many Letters. DoJ Should Keep Better Track of Them, a Watchdog Says.
There were also areas the watchdog could not review due to incomplete information.
Tech
TikTok Should be Banned in the U.S., FCC Commissioner Says
The commissioner’s comments are the latest in a long line of concerns about the social media platform’s Chinese ties.
Defense
Military Leaders Praise Musk as Treasury Officials Eye Twitter Deal
Outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond thanked the SpaceX CEO “for being here.”
Defense
When the Military Orders Families to Move, Spouses Are Left to ‘Figure It Out’
The Pentagon announced new efforts to help military families shoulder the struggles that come with frequent moves.
Defense
Future Air Force Officers Get a 30,000-Foot View of Death in This Course
Views on death and the afterlife vary from person to person and culture to culture. This course gives Air Force cadets a broad perspective on mortality and its effects on people and society.
Oversight
What Would a GOP Takeover of the House Mean for the Oversight Committee?
The chair-in-waiting for the once “sleepy” committee would like to investigate COVID-19’s origins, the Biden administration’s border policies and the president’s family members.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Fight to Codify Civil Service Protections
Dr. Donald Kettl joins the podcast to discuss the future of anti-Schedule F legislation.
Management
Republicans Call for the Resignation of a Key DHS Official They Claim Is 'Unengaged'
The component chief is facing allegations of failing to engage with his agency and falling asleep during meetings.
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Workforce
Sen. Kaine is ‘Optimistic’ an Anti-Schedule F Bill Will Get a Floor Vote This Year
The Democratic senator described Republican arguments that the Trump administration’s abortive effort to make thousands of federal workers effectively at-will employees was aimed at dealing with poor performers as “not honest.”
Defense
How Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Raises Cybersecurity Risks For The Rest Of Us
The problem is not just more misinformation, but five new threats to the network.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Tick Up After Two Months of Losses
Nearly all of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings plan posted gains in October.
Pay & Benefits
Want to Vote or Volunteer at the Polls on Election Day, But Not Sure What the Leave Policy Is? We Can Help
President Biden signed an executive order in March 2021 that outlines leave policies for voting in elections and serving as poll workers or observers.
Management
We’re Not ‘Shawshank Redemption’: New Federal Prisons Director Tackles the Bureau’s Reputation
Staffing and employee accountability are also priorities for Colette Peters.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Bureau of Prisons Director Wants to Address Workforce Issues in a 'Meaningful Way'
Courtney Bublé interviews Colette Peters about her role and perceptions about the federal prisons agency.
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