Workforce

Social Security’s Union Is Calling for $16.5 Billion in Funding and Cooperation from Management

Labor leaders say the only way out of the agency’s staffing crisis is more money and the abandonment of cutthroat collective bargaining tactics by the agency’s Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations.

Tech

'Mixed Progress' So Far for the Office of Federal Student Aid's Modernization Push

A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the Office of Federal Student Aid doesn't have reliable cost and schedule estimates for the project.

Management

Coronavirus Roundup: A Watchdog Raises More Concerns With the Strategic National Stockpile

There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Tech

Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients

Veterans Affairs’ electronic health records aren’t friendly to blind- and low-vision users, whether they’re patients or employees. It’s a microcosm of America’s health care system.

Management

GovExec Daily: Partnering to Protect Coastal Areas

Megan Rocha and Michael Esgro join the podcast to discuss the launch of Tribal Marine Stewards Network.

Defense

U.S. Military Will Pay for Troops to Travel for Abortions

Post-Roe abortion restrictions are hurting recruiting and retention, defense officials say.

Workforce

OPM: Federal Employees’ Engagement ‘Stabilized’ in 2022, but Morale Continues to Fall

The Office of Personnel Management has released preliminary data from the 2022 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

Pay & Benefits

It's Time to Prepare for Open Season 

It’s in your interest to conduct an annual insurance checkup—especially this year.

Management

After Six Years, It’s Time to Confirm a Defense Department Inspector General

IGs perform a critical role in holding powerful officials and government agencies accountable, and the Senate should confirm a Defense IG when it returns from recess.  

Defense

Why The Pentagon’s Crush on Elon Musk is Dangerous For Democracy

Once considered a cross between Thomas Edison and Moses, Musk is revealing himself to be an ill-informed, modern-day tyrant.

Management

EPA Calls Out Environmental Racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

In a “remarkable” letter, the EPA accused Louisiana regulators of neglecting Black residents’ concerns about toxic air pollution and urged the state to move kids out of a school where monitors found extreme levels of a cancer-causing chemical.

Workforce

The FLRA Says HHS Erred in Implementing a Partial Union Contract During the Trump Administration

The agency that oversees labor-management relations in the federal government also chided a union for trying to get out of an agreement it previously reached because it conflicted with President Biden’s labor executive order.